Monrovia – The Liberian Board for Nursing and Midwifery has successfully wrapped up a three-day Development and Validation of the National Community Health Program Curriculum, held in Monrovia. This event brought together numerous community health workers from across the country to focus on improving community health education and services.
Providing an overview of the validation process, Humphrey Gibbs Loweal, Chairperson of the Liberia Board for Nursing & Midwifery, emphasized the curriculum’s importance in preparing nurses to tackle global health challenges.
Loweal highlighted that the core philosophy of the proposed postgraduate program is to provide specialized strategies and advanced training in community health nursing and midwifery. The aim is to promote comprehensive health care delivery in Liberia.
He further noted that the curriculum has been developed to serve as a standard tool for training community health nurses with enhanced competency in the provision of quality health services.
During the closing remarks, Dianah Bedell Makekodunmi, IRC Deputy Country Director, expressed gratitude towards USAID for their significant support in validating the Community Health Curriculum. She remarked that the accomplishments were largely due to the support provided by USAID through the government of Liberia for the implementation of this great milestone.
Health systems specialist at the International Consultant (IC), Bettina Muthama, praised the Ministry of Health and its partners for their efforts in developing a curriculum that aims to improve community health nationwide. Muthama highlighted that the curriculum is expected to provide added value to community health workers, enhancing the quality of healthcare delivery in all facets of the community.
The project’s objective is to develop, validate, and institutionalize the post-basic Community Health Program Curriculum. The three-day Development and Validation of the National Community Health Program Curriculum concluded over the weekend in Monrovia, marking a significant step forward in enhancing community health education in Liberia.
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