SickKids Global Child Health Program

Results achieved as of the end of project (September 2014) include: In Ghana: (1) 153 students from four cohorts have graduated as paediatric nurse specialists from the year-long training program at the University of Ghana’s School of Nursing which is the first of its kind in West Africa. The nurses come from all ten regions of Ghana; (2) 86% of graduates from the first three cohorts passed the Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana Licensing Exam; (3) 99% of graduates of the program are now working with children and families in clinics across the country; and (4) the School of Nursing is now equipped with a skills training lab educational resource materials a computer lab vehicles and an accredited curriculum. In Ethiopia: (1) 37 students from seven regions graduated in the first two cohorts. They were selected by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health to complete the Paediatric Nurse Practitioner stream in the Masters of Nursing program at Addis Ababa University. The University ran a 3rd cohort in the 2013/14 academic year; and (2) the curriculum developed for the three Paediatric Nurse Practitioner courses focuses on clinical competencies and is aligned with national maternal and child health priorities. In Tanzania: (1) 19 physicians assistant medical officers and nursing professionals completed the Neonatal Care Management Training course delivered in partnership with the African Medical Research and Education Foundation at Shinyanga Regional Referral Hospital; and (2) students increased their knowledge in neonatal care management by 34%.