Malawi Health Institutions Development Project: evaluation report

This is the initial review of the manpower development initiative conceived by MOH and Howard University in support of MOH activities. The project is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development [USAID]

Project paper for implementation of Malawi health institutions development project

A Howard University and Ministry of Health project proposal submissited to the United States Agency for International Development [USAID] for manpower development and training in the fields of MCH; PHC and child spacing

Diploma in nursing programme

A description of the nursing programme at KCN; its philosophy; objectives and syllabus

The nursing examination process for entry into practice

The objectives of the World Health Organization [WHO] short-term consultancy to the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi was to contribute to strengthening the knowledge and skills of examiners responsible for preparation; marking and evaluating examination papers used to test registered and enrolled nurses for entry into practice

Field review of the Malawi Health Institutions Development Project as proposed by Howard University and Meharry Medical College

"An investigation into the ""unsolicited"" health project proposed by Howard University and Meharry Medical College to the United States Agency for International Development [USAID] concerning training of mid-level health workers."

Should the nurse be blamed?: A study of factors contributing to poor quality of nursing care in government health institutions in the central region of Ghana

The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the relationship between nurses' level of basic training and its influence on their performance; (2) determine factors in nurses' work environment that negatively affect their performance; (3) determine factors in the service conditions of the nurses that influence their performance; (4) assess the level of interpersonal relationship among nurses that influence their performance; (5) assess the level of nurse-client interaction in relation to nurses' performance. Study was carried out by focus group discussion for various grades of nurses and in-depth interviews for individual supervisors. Some of the findings were that professional nurses perform tasks below their level of training; e.g. cleaning wards. Lack of basic facilities like equipment and supplies affect the performance of duty. When other members of the Health Team; for example; doctors; revenue collectors; and orderlies are not at post; nurses are forced to do their work at the expense of the nurses' work. There is lack of continuing education and in-service training and there is undue delay in the selection of nurses for the upgrading of their knowledge and skills