The National Observatory for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality, "Safe Motherhood", has launched a training programme targeting 60 additional midwives, as part of the health component of the Nouakchott Emergency Development Programme, following the training of a similar group.
According to the Ministry of Health, the programme aims to develop midwives' skills in pregnancy monitoring, childbirth and newborn care, and to improve the quality of health care for mothers and newborns, particularly in the new health centres.
The ministry placed the training within its efforts to raise the readiness of medical teams and keep pace with the expansion of health services in the capital, Nouakchott.
