Islamabad – May 14, 2004
Graduation ceremony of USAID-funded training organized
by Green Star Social Marketing program
Sixty-one health providers who completed
a USAID-funded training course organized by the Green
Star Social Marketing program were honored by senior
Government of Pakistan officials and Mission Director
Lisa Chiles at a graduation ceremony held in Islamabad.
The graduates are in private practice and included physicians,
nurses as well as ancillary health workers. They completed
three to five-day courses offering practical training
in various aspects of family planning and reproductive
health, including basic orientation to contraceptive
methods, IUD-insertion and counseling, infection control,
etc.
Most of the graduates are women,
whose services are in great demand in Pakistan. Practical
refresher training is rare for private providers,
and representatives of the graduates noted with appreciation
the quality and relevance of the Green Star courses
to their clinical practices. Through USAID support,
Green Star providers furnish health services to over
three million persons annually. Mission Director Chiles
cited the importance of Green Star in helping meet
the needs of Pakistanis for quality health care, and
commended the graduates for their initiative in pursuing
continuing education – showing their commitment
to providing quality care to patients and staying
on top of the latest developments in medicine.
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