Global Health Nursing & Midwifery
Domiciliary Nursing at Mbarara University of Science and Technology- Uganda
In an effort to achieve the Millennium Development goals (MDGs), Mbarara University of Science and Technology adopted community based Medical Education as a tool for training health workers, who will in turn work in the rural areas of the country and beyond. It has been documented that more than 90% of the health threats in the developing countries are preventable thereby having need for Community Midwifery nursing (Commonly called Domicilliary).
In Domicilliary, the Nursing students at this University, take care of mothers and the neonates from the family's homes, outside the hospital setting. It has proved fruitful and enjoyable though with great challenges in this era of HIV?AIDS.
1. The practice is only for a limited period of time (3-4 weeks) by students in their final year of study.
2. There are constraints and only mothers from Mbarara Municipality are considered; These may not be representative of the communities out there.
3. There are challenges of HIV status disclosure among couples and family, which in turn greatly affect newborn nutrition and care.
Does your University practice Domicilliary? if so, what challenges are you faced with and how have you addressed them?
What advice would you give to my University, considering its position in a resource linited setting?
Byaruhanga Emma
olubunmi Lawal
Greetings to you all,
I worked in National Hospital Abuja Nigeria, is a referrer center and we do
not have such fantastic work for our community.
We do not have regular student sent to my hospital.
I want to commend your effort because i am hoping to have a time were Nurses
will go beyond borders.
You can source for fund to sustain this wonderful initiative.
I t is worth emulating.
More grace to your elbow.
Lawal Olubunmi
Nigeria
4:40 PM, 20 Apr 2011 | Permalink