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Safe obstetric care in Sierra Leone in the light of outbreak prepardness and infection control

University and Hospital Partnerships in AfricaPatient safety

The first intervention area of the partnership is capacity building measures. A midwife/nurse training programme on ‘Infection prevention and control‘ practices for midwives and nurses to provide normal and emergency obstetric care and support in a post-Ebola setting’ at the partner institution in Sierra Leone is jointly developed and implemented. The training programme will be embedded in the midwifery curriculum on a permanent basis. Furthermore, a south-south cooperation has been established within the partnership project. This targets the exchange of experiences and capacity building in emergency obstetric care and Ebola response through advanced training and bedside teaching by SL staff in the Ugandan partner institution. The second intervention area is quality improvement at the facility. In the third Intervention area, an operational study targeting an increase in facility-based safe deliveries in Sierra Le-one through mHealth approaches (assessing risk factors for delivery through SMS contact or via a Safe Delivery App) has been conducted.

Partner Country
Sierra Leone
Partner organisation in partner country
Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, Sierra Leone // Holy Family Virika Hospital, Uganda
Partner organisation in Germany
Institut für Tropenmedizin und Internationale Gesundheit; Charite-Uniklinikum
Project duration
5/1/2017 – 4/30/2019
Funding amount
Up to 110,000 €
Funded by
University and Hospital Partnerships in Africa
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