Examination mannequins and medical training tools were yesterday donated to the National Post-graduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, in partnership with the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a non-governmental organisation.
The practioners are to use the tools in their Observed Structured Clinical Examinations (0SCE) for Residents.
The Global Health Partnerships team, under which the Global Health Workforce Programme is implemented, is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) UK and managed locally by Ducit Blue Solutions.
According to LSTM, the focus of the partnership is to Improve the availability of quality emergency obstetric and newborn care at national and sub-national hospitals, by strengthening the capacity of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria to deliver Advanced Obstetrics Surgical Skills (AOSS) Competency-based curriculum to Resident Doctors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The handing over took place at the Surgical Skills Centre of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH), Idi-Araba, where medical experts spoke on their training experience and modern strategies for halting the high incident of mortality among pregnant women.
The panel discussion titled: “Insignts and experiences from master trainers,” evoked the impact of training and learning, leading to trainers’ and traineers’ willingness to deploy their experiences to produce multiplier effects.
At the handover were NPMCN Faculty Chair Prof. Deji Oluwole, Registrar, Dr. Salam Sule, Grand Manager of Global Health Partnershios Adenike Badiora, LSTM Course Director Dr. Helen Allot, Head of Public Health Department,Prof. Charles Ameh.,and Prof. Omotade Ijarotimi from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.
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Ameh decried the high risk of pregnancy death, which propelled the UK school to come up with sustaining and cost-effective training models.
He said the examination mannequins would increase the quality of trainig and assessment of medical trainees and trainers.
Ameh, who noted that over 50 teaching hospitals have benefitted from the project, thanked the partners -Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Uk International Development and Global Health Partnerships – for their effective collaboration and cooperation for success.
Sule, who received the medical equipment on behalf of NPMCC, reiterated its dedication to competency-based medical examination, stressing the importance of partnership in the areas of funding for training and assessment.
He said quality patient care is depended on sound mecical education, adding that a well trained and certified doctor is most likely to treat patients well.
Sule said partners can really offer invaluable assistance by donating modern technological tools in medicine, thereby furthering the cause and advancement of medical practice.
Tendering the World Health Organisation (WHO, Badiora lamented that Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) stands at 1,047 deaths/100,000 live births, making it one of the 10 countries
contributing the most to global MMR.
She recalled that under the first phase of the trIning, 225 doctors benefited, comprising 95 consultants, 126 Obstetric residents and four medical officers).
Badiora disclosed that two Centres of Excellence have been established in LUTH, Idi Araba, Lagos and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja.
She also said 48 health institutions across the six geo-political zones are currently benefiting from this project through the ‘Training of Trainers (TOT) Residency Trainings, stressing that the project has provided the opportunity for the inclusion of the Advanced Obstetrics Surgical Skills (AOSS) course into the training curriculum of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN).
Badiora added: “By strengthening clinical training and supporting the next generation of medical professionals, we are taking one more vital step toward reducing preventable deaths and ensuring that every woman and child has access to timely, quality emergency care.
“Together, let us continue to build resilient health systems not just for Nigeria, but for all of Africa. The journey ahead is promising, and united, we can deliver impact that saves lives and shapes a healthier, more equitable future.”
