“You’re going where?” Nursing Possibilities in International Health

Julia Bluestone, CNM, MSSenior Technical AdvisorGlobal Learning OfficeJhpiego

Jhpiego Saves Lives

Maternal and child health Malaria prevention HIV/AIDS/TB Cervical cancer prevention Infection prevention Family planning Health innovations Health system

strengthening/ Quality improvement

Pre-service education

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Jhpiego’s Approach

Strengthen health systems:Afghanistan: Rebuild midwifery educationNepal: Misoprostol to prevent postpartum deathsTanzania: Scale up of male circumcision to reduce HIV infectionEstablish national training centers

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Role of Nurses: Jhpiego

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Clinical expertise Regulatory expertise Informatics/Monitoring and

evaluation Program management Curricula development

Delhi Kolkata Ludhiana Vellore

Nursing Schools andANMTCs

Vadodara

Indian Nursing Council

What has been done so far……

MoU between the INC and Jhpiego signed for 5 years.

5 Colleges of Nursing identified as the National Nodal Centers (NNCs) of excellence for Pre-Service Education (PSE)

1 State Nodal center at IGIMS, Patna

Figure: Geographic distribution

Development of Performance Standards

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NEPI slide here

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Pathways

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Thank you!