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USAID Trains Nurses in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses

Over the past eight months, USAID’s ZdravPlus and Healthy Family projects trained 237 nurses from all five country’s provinces (welayats) on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). The series of trainings aims to improve primary health care provided by family nurses.

The issue continues to be important in Turkmenistan, as nurses are often the first point of contact within the health care system, especially in rural areas. Each training consists of a six-day course with practical sessions in counseling and interpersonal communication skills to facilitate work with patients and their families. Pre- and post-training tests show that nurses increase their knowledge of IMCI by an average of 30 percent. Nine more rollout trainings for nurses will be conducted through September 2007. IMCI trainings in Turkmenistan have been widely successful due to coordination among the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the two USAID projects.

Nurses are often the first point of contact within the health care system Photo Credit: ZdravPlus

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