🎯 Key Objectives

• Train 5,000 skilled midwives by 2030

• Certify 20 midwives in the pilot phase (August 2025–January 2026)

• Address urgent maternal and newborn health needs

• Revitalize post-graduate midwifery education

• Promote female leadership in healthcare despite systemic restrictions

📖 About the Program

Compassionate Care: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Training Program is a six-month, hands-on, competency-based training initiative based in Kabul, Afghanistan, designed to address the nation’s critical shortage of skilled midwives and the devastatingly high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality.

Amidst restrictive policies affecting women’s education and healthcare roles, this program provides Afghan women — especially those who completed academic midwifery training but were barred from practical internships — with essential skills and certifications to safely deliver babies, manage emergencies, and serve in high-need communities.

Through practical hospital rotations and rigorous classroom education based on WHO Global Midwifery Standards, we aim to rebuild Afghanistan’s maternal health workforce — one midwife at a time.

📍 Pilot Program Details

• Location: Kabul, Afghanistan

• Timeline: August 2025 – January 2026

• Participants: 20 midwifery diploma/degree holders who were unable to complete clinical training

• Structure:

• 4 weeks of intensive theoretical learning

• 20 weeks of clinical rotations in selected hospitals

• Final certification and evaluation aligned with international standards

🏥 Why Kabul?

• Kabul is strategically selected due to:

• Reliable access to functioning hospitals

• Proximity to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)

• A significant number of qualified but uncertified midwifery graduates

• Better coordination and logistical feasibility

🧪 Curriculum Highlights

• Maternal and Newborn Emergency Care

• (e.g., postpartum hemorrhage, neonatal resuscitation)

• High-risk pregnancy management

• Family planning and antenatal counseling

• Infection control and ethical practices

• Clinical rotations in maternity wards, NICUs, and obstetric units

• Practical assessments and OSCEs to evaluate readiness

📊 Expected Impact

• Short-Term:

  • 20 certified midwives ready to serve in Kabul and nearby underserved areas

  • Over 500 safe births expected during pilot delivery assistance

• Mid-Term (2026–2028):

  • Expansion to high-mortality provinces like Herat, Kandahar, Nangarhar

  • 1,500–2,500 midwives trained and deployed

• Long-Term (By 2030):

  • 5,000 certified midwives across Afghanistan

  • Substantial reduction in maternal and neonatal deaths

👩‍⚕️ Empowering Afghan Women in Healthcare

This program does more than train—it empowers. In a time when Afghan women’s professional lives are under threat, Compassionate Care revives their career paths and provides them a meaningful way to serve their communities.

🤝 Strategic Collaboration

We coordinate closely with:

• Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)

• Private and public hospitals in Kabul

• Afghan health education experts

• Local and international donors supporting healthcare access and women's rights

Support us in building a future where every Afghan mother has access to skilled, compassionate care. By investing in midwifery education, you are investing in life-saving impact and gender equity in health.

📧 Email: info@casdho.org

Website: www.compassionateafghanistan.org

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