By P. Clarence Jackson, latifahkpah172@gmail.com
As part of efforts to augment the efforts of the Liberian government in providing trained health care providers to improve the health care delivery system of the country, the Phebe Paramedical Training Program in Bong County has graduated and awarded Diploma to 97 mid- level health care workers, following the completion of three years of study.
The 97 trained mid-level health care providers graduated with Diplomas Professional Midwifery, Nurse Midwifery, Certified Midwifery, Professional Nursing Program, and Medical Laboratory Technology Programs.
Speaking at the program, the Director of the Phebe training program Humphrey G. Loweal said, as a pre- service Institution, the program has over the years contributed significantly to the development of Liberia’s health workforce. Mr. Loweal praised the Maternal and Child Survival Program Human Resources for Health for making so much difference in the life of the Institution over the past three years.
Guest Speaker Gloria Stevens, President, Nurses Association
“I can assure you that what has been achieved would not have been possible without the help of our partners and we are making another history by graduating for the first time, four females from the Medical Laboratory Technology Program, Mr. Loweal said”.
“ It is also good to let you know that we are also graduating the second Male Nurse Midwife today since the program was resuscitated, bring to two the number of male nurse midwife the country.
For her part, the President of the Nurses Association of Liberia Mrs. Gloria Stevens who served as Guest Speaker commended the Mr. Loweal and all those who helped in the training process for what she called a job weel done.
Madam Stevens further challenged the graduates to see the health care profession as a call to serve encouraging them to always be focus and determined in the discharge of their duties as health care providers.
The President of the Nurses Association also challenged the graduates to use the knowledge and skilss they have acquired during their study to motivate other through their behaviors.
“Graduating today is not the end of the journey, what is more important for me is how you put into practice what you have learned so that others will be passionate about this noble profession”.
In remarks, the Maternal and Child Survival Program, Country Director, Anne Fiedler recounted the impact USAID donations have had on improving the quality of training Mid-level Health care workers in Liberia. She added that graduating students had the opportunity to have benefited from the improved teaching and learning environment due to the MCSP HRH support.
The Phebe Paramedical Training Program is one of the six Pre-Service Training Institutions being supported by the Maternal and Child Survival Program a global effort to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes funded by USAID as its primary support to the MOH National Health Workforce Program for increasing the quality and quantity of human resources for health.