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Basic Emergency Care (BEC) for nurses and midwives: evidence, impact and outcomes [1]

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Date: 2024-03-05

Introduction:

There are over 28 million Nurses and Midwives globally, making up 55% of the healthcare workforce. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Nurses and Midwives are the main provider of healthcare to large populations. Nurses and Midwives are critical to preserving lives and guaranteeing that vulnerable people receive timely emergency care. The emergency care training that Nurses and Midwives receive varies greatly and many receive insufficient or no training, to acquire these potentially life-saving skills. As a result, many of them lack the knowledge necessary to offer basic emergency care. One out of every two fatalities in LMICs is attributable to conditions that can be treated with emergency care.



Context:

In 20231, the WHO Director General launched the 25 x 25 Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Campaign. The WHO Chief Nursing Office, together with the Health Services, Clinical Services and Emergency Care, are leading the implementation of this campaign for nurses and midwives.



In May 2023, the World Health Assembly unanimously adopted resolution 76.2, “Integrated Emergency, Critical and Operative Care for Universal Health Coverage and Protection from Health Emergencies2,” a powerful declaration from governments around the world, of their readiness to address this disparity in healthcare access. To meet the call of this resolution, working in collaboration with an extensive network of partners both within and external to WHO, the CNO office has commenced the development, promotion, advocacy and access of the BEC training.



Aim:

The 25x25 Basic Emergency Care Campaign, aims to provide Nurses and Midwives with access to training3 that offers first contact emergency care to patients, mothers and children in 25 low-and medium-income countries, by 2025. This will be achieved within community and acute integrated settings.



Objectives:

Objectives of the webinar will include to:

Showcase the evidence, impact and outcomes following the implementation of basic emergency care in 2 countries:- Uganda and Afghanistan. Outline the work undertaken in many countries and the impact that this has had on positive outcomes for people especially in low to medium income countries. Demonstrate the impact for populations when they engage in population health projects.



Outcomes and Expectations:

This webinar will offer insights into the implementation and ‘on the ground’ training involved in the BEC campaign. The evidence, impact and outcomes following the implementation of BEC in the two countries below, will be showcased:

Uganda, in a large city hospital; and Afghanistan, for mothers and newborns.

The work underway in many countries will be outlined and positive outcomes for people especially in low-and medium-income countries, as well as demonstrate the impact of Nurses and Midwives in delivering positive outcomes for populations in these areas.

The webinar endeavours to offer a lived reality to the campaign.



Key Speakers and Participants:

Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango TUIPULOTU, Chief Nursing Officer, WHO (CNO/WHO)

Dr Rudi EGGERS, Director, Integrated health Services (HIS/UHL/WHO)

Prof Lee WALLIS, Lead, Emergency Care (CSY/IHS/UHL/WHO)

Dr Allisyn MORAN, Unit Head, Maternal Health, (MAH/WHO)

Topics to be discussed include:

Welcome and introduction

WHO CNO opening remarks

Country experience: Afghanistan

Basic Emergency Care training - Evidence, impact and outcome

Country experience: Uganda

Q&A

Closing

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1 World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/04/07/default-calendar/world-health-day-2023-health-for-all

2 World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA76/A76_R2-en.pdf

3 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241513081

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