The lifetime risk of dying in Nigeria is 1 in 22 during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum period compared to 1 in 4,900 in most developed countries. The causes of maternal mortality include Pre-eclampsia /Eclampsia (PEE), obstructed labor, postpartum hemorrhage, puerperal sepsis and abortion complications.
These causes are treatable and preventable when labour is supervised by Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs). Perinatal morbidity and mortality are closely related to events during pregnancy and labor.
The high rate in Nigeria is a result of poor maternal health, sub-optimal care during pregnancy and childbirth, and lack of newborn care.
The major causes of newborn deaths are birth asphyxia, neonatal sepsis and prematurity. Universal access to Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) services is one of the strategies that can reduce these deaths and sufferings along with the ten core signal functions of the services.
Improving access to quality basic emergency obstetrics and newborn care is critical to reducing these preventable maternal and newborn deaths and is a top priority of the Government of Nigeria. Therefore, as part of the commitment of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW) to ensure that there are well equipped CEmONC facilities throughout the country to provide quality healthcare services, a nationwide CEmONC health facility assessment was conducted. to identified existing gaps.
As part of the efforts to bridge the identified gaps in healthcare workers competencies, Jhpiego, in collaboration with the FCT, Ebonyi and Kebbi State Governments, through funding from USG in Nigeria, provide technical assistance to GoN to bridge the capacities of doctors, nurses, midwives, anaesthetic nurses, laboratory scientists/assistants in selected health facilities in 3 states.
Purpose of the CEmONC intervention
- This intervention aims to bridge existing gaps in the identified competencies of healthcare workers to provide quality CEmONC services during the recently concluded CEmONC health facility assessment in at least one CEmONC public facility per LGA in the selected states to improve quality services for women during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and postnatal period.
Responsibilities
- Each consultant will participate in a virtual one-day skills standardization and pretraining planning meeting to be organize by Jhpiego.
- Conduct an on-site capacity building of an average of 8 healthcare care workers, which would include doctors, nurses and midwives.
- Conduct follow up mentoring of the trained healthcare workers to strengthen their confidence and competence in using the newly acquired knowledge and skills.
- Conduct pre- and post-test assessment for each of the modules of the training package.
- Compile and submit a comprehensive report of the training within 5 working days after completion of the training.
- Participate in a one day post-training debrief meeting with key stakeholders in the state.
Deliverables
- Detailed and analysed pre- and post- training scores for each of the trainee for each module of the training package.
- Detail report of the training to be submitted within 5 working days of completion of the training.
Required Qualifications
- Registered and practicing Obstetrician/Gynaecologist.
- Evidence of previous and ongoing work experience in a facility delivering CEmONC services.
- Evidence of previous experience conducting CEmONC training especially within the last 24 months (preferred) OR Evidence of active involvement in the training of specialist doctors in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Evidence of having up-to-date annual practicing license with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply below