14th May, 2011 The Project Support Unit (PSU) of PRIME Foundation Pakistan conducted a closing ceremony for the first batch of midwives refresher course. This Midwives refresher course was planned for the capacity building of women especially Midwives in flood affected areas of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK). There were 16 candidates in the 1st batch of the refresher course. The Director Project Support Unit, Dr. Saeed Anwar, highlighted the intended goals, objectives and a brief history of the course. He explicated the whole process of the course, its vitality, positive impact, and benefits concerning the professional life of the midwives.
After that Additional Medical Superintendent (AMS KTH), Col (Rtd) Dr. Iftikhar highlighted the importance of professional skills and the contribution made by the midwives refresher course. The chief guest, Dr. Rafiq, who works as a programme specialist in UNICEF, also addressed the ceremony and examined the inevitability of the refresher course and its part to lessen the pre natal and post natal mortality rate in the community. He also emphasised the professional ethics, integrity and dignity of the workers who willingly adapted a role of midwives. Certificates and delivery kits were also distributed among the outgoing batch by Dr. Usman Raza the Deputy Director of PSU, the chief guest and AMS KTH.
