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Newmont trains midwives on keeping mothers training the Midwives and Nurses
and babies alive...Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) will be able to automatically know
how to handle emergencies when
project they happen.
“I know that Newmont Ghana and
It is every pregnant woman’s Project C.U.R.E hope to take this
wish that when she goes project nationally, so that all
to deliver her baby, she will midwives, other health workers
return home safely with her can continue to care for mothers
bundle of joy. Unfortunately and babies and keep them all
that is not always the case. safe and alive” Patty remarked.
Sometimes a mother returns
from the labour ward without Joyce Agyeiwaa, a master trainer
her baby or does not return for Helping Mothers Survive from
at all. Many factors Sunyani Nursing and Midwifery
contribute to this very sad College commended Newmont
reality. and Project C.U.R.E for
organizing the training.
As part of efforts to prevent the has aligned its sustainability “We identified gaps in the
most common causes of strategy to Ghana’s SDGs while it Midwives’ knowledge and so this
maternal mortality and morbidity in globally contributes towards training has been very
the Brong Ahafo region, Midwives advancing sustainable resourceful due to the introduction
and Nurses from five health development goals. of new trends and low cost
directorates in Asutifi North and interventions”.
South, Tano North, Sunyani The training essentially focused
municipality and West have been on modules from a refresher for Speaking on behalf of Newmont
taken through a weeklong Helping Babies Breath, to help Ghana Ahafo mine, Joseph
Master Class to update them on those who have taken the course Danso, the Social Responsibility
new research in Helping Babies before refresh their skills, Manager urged the trainees to
and Mothers survive using World Essential Care for Small Babies, make the best out of the training
Health Organization (WHO) Helping Mother’s survive through to help prevent mother and child
guidelines. prevention of the most common mortality in the region. “Newmont
causes of postpartum hemorrhage has been partnering with
Newmont has been partnering and blood pressure, as well as Project C.U.R.E for about 5 years
with Project C.U.R.E, a US based quality improvement classes. to organize such trainings for our
NGO since 2013 to provide health workers in order to save
annual trainings as well as The Master Class training mothers and babies within the
donating medical equipment and organized annually does not only region” he said.More than 120
supplies to hospitals and health provide the midwives with healthcare providers within
facilities within the Ahafo Mine’s essential skills in child and mother Sunyani, Asutifi North & South as
catchment areas and beyond to care but also serves as a career well as Tano North have received
support quality health care and development booster for them. neonatal training since 2014.
prevent maternal mortality in the
region. Patty Kelly a registered nurse, A research by health experts who
mentor and Master Trainer for evaluated the impact of the HBB
Newmont globally considers Helping Babies Breathe, Helping training programme established
Sustainable Development Goal Babies Survive and Helping that between 2015 and 2017 an
3 (SDG) “ensure healthy lives Mothers Survive who has taught estimated 157 deaths from birth
and promote wellbeing for all at the course in 12 countries and asphyxia in the Brong-Ahafo
all ages” as one of its five priority facilitated the Ghana class for the region was prevented.
goals as it aligns with the past 5 years described the
business’ core health and safety training as rewarding and was
value. As such Newmont Ghana expectant that at the end of the
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