Santo Domingo.-With the aim of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in health centers, the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) and the National Health Service (SNS) graduated 31 nurses specialized in caring for high-risk pregnancies and births.
This group will be part of a comprehensive effort to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths preventable in the Dominican Republic.
The event had the collaboration of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Dominican Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Popular Foundation, institutions that highlighted the importance of facing the critical challenge of maternal mortality, which in the region exceeds the regional average.
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To the 31 graduated nurses, the 22 from the first cohort of 2022 are added, making a total of 53 graduates.
This program, supported by international organizations such as PAHO/WHO and UNICEF, is carried out in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile, the School of Nursing of the UASD, and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT). ).
Mario Serrano Marte, national representative of UNFPA, stressed the importance of training obstetric nurses, highlighting that “investing in the training of midwives is one of the most cost-effective interventions in public health,” stressing that every peso invested contributes to save lives and reduce health costs.
