Skilled Birth Attendant: NSI Nick Simons Institute

Skilled Birth Attendant

Safe deliveries closer to mothers’ homes.

National Need

There is a lack of doctors outside of hospitals, and doctors can’t provide all the services needed inside hospitals
Nepal has a goal to train 5000 SBAs by 2015
Government is aiming to reach Millenium Development Goal 5

Course
Description

2-months for nurses, shorter for doctors
27 competencies through hands-on clinical work

Results

Total 1797 trained so far since 2006
NSI is a part of national system of SBA buildup

Nick Simons Institute

The Nick Simons Institute is a Nepal-based organization whose mission is to innovate solutions in rural healthcare –through training and hospital support– and to advocate for their scale up with the government of Nepal.

Contact Us

Nick Simons Institute

Box 8975, EPC 1813
Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal
Phone: 977-1-5520322, 5550318
Fax: 977-1-5554250
Email: nsi@nsi.edu.np

National Need	There is a lack of doctors outside of hospitals, and doctors can’t provide all the services needed inside hospitals Nepal has a goal to train 5000 SBAs by 2015 Government is aiming to reach Millenium Development Goal 5
Course Description	2-months for nurses, shorter for doctors 27 competencies through hands-on clinical work
Results	Total 1797 trained so far since 2006 NSI is a part of national system of SBA buildup