50 midwives trained on partograph

Tue, 06 May 2008 06:09:48 GMT

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Fifty midwives were recently awarded certificates after a successful completion of a two week training on the use of partograph, at a ceremony held at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH).

The training, held at the Management Board Room of RVTH, was sponsored by Sheikh Abdullah Jah Charitable Foundation (SAJCF).

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Dr Tamsir Mbowe, Director of Health Services, duelled on the significance of partograph. He said that it was one of the most important tools in the management of labour cases. Dr Mbowe quoted one of his lecturers, whom he said had defined partograph as a visual/graphical representation of related values or events over the course of labour, in which relevant measurements might include statistics such as cervical dilation, fetal heart rate or other vital signs on coat.

He said that one’s understanding of partograph and its value and role would help them in the effective management of labour cases and reduce the incidence of maternal morbidity and mortality. And, finally, expressed his confidence that the midwives would utilise the knowledge gained from the training to the best of their abilities.

Speaking earlier, Dr Omar Jah, president of Sheikh Abdullah Jah Charitable Foundation (SAJCF), expressed optimism that the training would add value to the skills and abilities of the trainees, to enable them perform their work more effectively and help reduce the alarming rate of maternal and new born mortality in this country. He further went on:

“when we agreed to assist in funding the training we had been driven by the awareness that incident of new born, infant and morternal mortality had been considerably reduced if not completely eradicated in many countries of the world today. If it can be done in those countries then it should be possible in The Gambia.

” Dr Jah stressed his foundations’ commitment to continue their collaborative partnership with the department of state for health in general and RVTH in particular, in improving the health conditions of “our health services at all level”. He also reiterated that they would continue in complementing the commendable efforts of our government under the leadership of president Yahya Jammeh, especially in the field of health services.

For her part, Dr Mariatou Jallow, Chief Medical Director RVTH, said the need for the training was prompted by the urgent need to improve the quality of care to pregnant women and new borns.

Ebba Secka, the nurse in charge of Gambia Health Centre, delivered the vote of thanks on behalf of his colleagues. He spoke at length on the importance of the training and finally solicited for this type of training to be extended to other regions in the country.

Author: by Sheriff Barry

Level I volleyball course underway

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:34:40 GMT

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

A level I volleyball coaching course for twenty-two volleyball coaches drawn from the various zones yesterday kicked-off at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.

The training course that will run for two weeks is jointly organised by the International Volleyball Federation, Olympic Solidarity and The Gambia National Olympic Committee, and will expose the participants to new technic in volleyball including basic volleyball skills and techniques, roles, responsibilities and principles of coaches, skills defence and attack, lead-up gains as well as beach voleyball.

Speaking a the opening ceremony, Abdoulie Kah, deputy permanent secretary at the department of state for Youth and Sport, who deputised for the secretary of state Axi Gye, commended the sponsors for their support for the game of volleyball, adding that the training will go a long in fast-tracking revival of the game in the country.

Kah implored the participants to take the training seriously and make themselves availbale for the effectively dessimination of the gained knowdledge to their respective volleyball clubs.

Mr Kurt Radde, the course director, described the training as a standard Level I that will help boost the game in the country if taken seriously.

“This training is very tough and this is why we need a lot of cooperation from the trainees in the quest to register success at the end of the training”, he said, noting that the trainees at the end of the course will be examined on both both theory and practical aspects of the game.

Laurence Bruce, Deputy Executive Director of The Gambia National Olympic Committee, described the training as yet another milestone development in the annals of the country’s sports sector. He advised the participants to be cooperative during the course of the training.

Author: by Hatab Fadera

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50 midwives trained on partograph

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