Today we taught two Helping Babies Breathe courses in Tulear which is in southern Madagascar on the Mozambique Channel. We taught 12 midwives who will become local trainers for this region.
After an accelerated course that started early in the morning, they helped us teach 50 physicians, nurses, and midwives in another course today. None of them had ever used a bag and mask to resuscitate a baby.
In addition to the course certificate, each provider received a bag and mask and a stethoscope in a small LDS Charities duffle.
Some of the participants came from very remote areas of this region where malaria is rampant and where there is no cell service or internet access, so follow up may be difficult.
The regional director for the ministry of health and the regional advisor for UNICEF attended and spoke at the closing ceremony.
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