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China to train 22 Ghanaians in maternal healthcare

Xinhua, September 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Twenty-two Ghanaian health professionals will leave Accra Tuesday to undergo training in maternal healthcare service in Chengdu, capital of China's southwest province of Sichuan.

The 90-day program is aimed at improving the professional knowledge and capabilities of medical staff in maternal healthcare in Ghana from Sept. 11 to Dec. 9.

The course will be under the aegis of the International Health Exchange Center of Sichuan Province's Health Department, an independent legal public institute, under the direct leadership of the Health and Family Planning Commission of the Province.

At a reception held Monday night to bid farewell to the departing team, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Sun Baohong said China and Ghana had enjoyed effective cooperation on health over the years.

She reiterated China's commitment to further strengthen this cooperation.

"China is willing to share its experience and techniques in maternal health with Ghana so that we can learn from each other's strength, improve on our work, and benefit our people," she said.

The Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Sylvester Anemana, said the reception re-emphasized the continuous support from China to improve Ghana's social interventions to fight maternal and child mortality.

He urged the participants to take the course seriously and learn from the best practices of China on maternal healthcare so that the knowledge acquired would be used to save the lives of more women and their new-born.

"You should maintain high sense of discipline and focus on the training to achieve the expected optimum results," Anemana told the team which is made up of doctors, midwives and nurses and tutors drawn from the various regions of Ghana.

From 2003 till now, more than 3,500 Ghanaian officials, technicians and managerial personnel have been invited to China to attend seminars or training courses related to more than 20 fields.

In 2015, more than 700 Ghanaian officials and technicians benefited from the Chinese government's human resources development cooperation programs. Enditem