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Liberia—Phebe Hospital School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Partners: ELCA and Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing.

DESCRIPTION:

Prior to the war, Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing operated several training centers, including nursing, laboratory technician, and midwifery training. Phebe is a church hospital, which has been designated the country medical center and referral and training hospital.

Training is still a component of Phebe, on a more limited basis, now that parts of Phebe’s program have begun again.

OBJECTIVES:

• To train nurses who will in turn train traditional village midwives.

• To provide safer delivery of babies in the large service area of Bong County served by Phebe Hospital and its community outreach programs.

• To assist person working in the difficult community health problems caused by the many disruptions of the civil war.

• To assist in the process of reconstruction and renovation of the hospital and school of nursing facilities.

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