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The risk of maternal death in sub-Saharan Africa is 1 in 26. To improve the chances of surviving childbirth or other trauma for pregnant women, their babies and children it's vital to improve emergency care. If a woman can get to a hospital she may not receive the quality of care that will save her life of that of her baby.
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Our SEC - Strengthening Emergency Care programme trys to reduce maternal and child mortality by: Ø establishing a sustainable training programme for health care professionals and community workers in emergency care for mothers, neonates and children. This is a clinical training programme as a public health intervention strategy. The training course is called EMNCH –Emergency Maternal, Neonatal and Child Healthcare Ø ensuring the availability of essential drugs, medical and surgical supplies and equipment, renovating existing hospital premises and Ø making the “emergency chain of care” functional by developing communication and transportation for the critically ill or injured. A range of teaching methods utilising the latest techniques in education and involving combinations of lectures, workshops, scenarios and skills training with manikins are used to deliver a curriculum that is fully consistent with the content of existing WHO/UNICEF training materials.