A Nursing and Midwifery training center open its doors on May 6 in Vientiane, Lao PDR within the framework of the International Day of the Midwife (May 5th) and the International Day of Nursing (May 12th). The opening ceremony will be held at 9:00 am in the premises of the new Centre located in Simeuang Road, beside the Ministry of Health’s main building.  

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in collaboration with Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA), United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank (WB) and Luxembourg Government supports the Lao Ministry of Health for the re-institution of the professional midwife training programme in Lao PDR after more than two decades gap. The National Skilled Birth Attendance plan in Lao PDR (2008-2012) supports the Community Midwife (CMW) programme for upgrading existing auxiliary nurse-midwife (ANM). The programme is currently providing scholarships to 140 students distributed in seven health schools around the country. The first promotion of graduates will be celebrated in October 2010.

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