International Job and Volunteer Opportunitieshttp://www.Midwife.orgwww.midwivesforhaiti.org Midwives For Haiti is a non-profit organization started by CNMs and doctors who were appalled by the maternal and infant death rate in Haiti- the highest in the western hemisphere. Many efforts to reduce maternal mortality have failed across the developing world, but WHO determined that what saved the most lives was a three-pronged effort: 1) trained skilled birth attendants, 2) provision of transport to tertiary centers and 3) a well-staffed and equipped tertiary center. Midwives For Haiti (MFH) is in Haiti because most women in Haiti still do not have access any of these resources, Although the main focus of MFH is training skilled birth attendants, (see this link to understand what they can do - http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/9241591692/en/index.html), they also provide prenatal care to hundreds of women in rural Haiti, transportation for high risk women, and staff birth centers and hospitals across the country. One of Midwives For Haiti's great strengths is the huge number of midwives who volunteer with them every year. The volunteers come and see the problems that are faced by MFH with new eyes and fresh minds. They are innovative and willing to devote themselves to making Haiti a better place for women and babies. They mentor students and provide support to graduates who work in difficult settings. They give compassionate and skilled care to pregnant women in remote villages. They improve our curriculum content and teach both student midwives and the traditional birth attendants, called matrones, in our Matrone Outreach Program. Volunteers can apply through the website's volunteer page (http://www.midwivesforhaiti.org/index.php/volunteers). There is a link to the electronic application on this page along with other important information about volunteering. Volunteers will stay in either Leogane or Hinche; their fee pays for their transport, room and board, and a translator. In Leogane volunteers stay in a guesthouse. In Hinche they stay at our headquarters. At both places there is security, electricity, clean water, and safe food. The path forward is not always certain but our mission is clear: to bring skilled care to every pregnant woman in Haiti. You can be a part of our efforts. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=1515http://www.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=1515Recherche d’un Assistant Technique Pour les Ecoles Sage Femmes au Cameroun Date Février 2013 - fin juillet 2014 Titre du projet Projet d’Appui à la Santé de la Reproduction (PASaR) au Cameroun dans le contexte de l’initiative G8 Muskoka Bailleur GIZ, sous-contrat chez EPOS Responsable chez le siège d’EPOS Inke Fabian de Barreto, Project Manager and Consultant, Integrated Primary Health Care, Hindenburgring 18, D-61348 Bad Homburg, Germany Phone: +49 6172 930-268, Email: Inke.FabiandeBarreto@epos.de Place de l’AT Maroua, avec des voyages à Buea, Douala et Yaoundé EPOS est en train de mettre en œuvre avec la GIZ un projet de Santé de la Reproduction et Planning Familial, dans lequel nous assistons aussi des Ecoles Sages-femmes (ESF). Nous cherchons une sage-femme avec de l’expérience dans des écoles qui va conseiller les trois ESF à Maroua (Extrême-Nord), Buea (Sud-Ouest) et Douala (Littoral) pour appuyer l’établissement et l’optimisation de l’organisation et de la formation théorique et pratique de ces écoles et assistera le Ministère de la Santé au niveau national avec la GIZ par rapport à l’adaptation du Curriculum, le système de formation et l’approche pédagogique. La position est pour une durée de max. 1.5 ans jusqu’à la fin de Juillet 2014. La base est Maroua, mais environ la moitié du temps sera presté aussi à Yaoundé, Douala et Buea. Vous serez intégré/e dans un programme et vous collaborez avec plusieurs sages-femmes expatriés. Vous entrez donc dans une structure existante et vous serez appuyés de manière logistique et administrative. La langue principale de travail est le Français et l’anglais à Buea. Congé et vols de congé en Europe seront prévus selon les règles de la GIZ (4 jours calendriers par mois de travail etc.). Le paiement est conformément aux qualifications et l’expérience du candidat. La mission pourrait aussi se passer de manière intermittente, avec au moins 7 à 9 mois sur place et le reste sous forme de coaching par mail/téléphone/Skype dès l’Europe. Profil - Qualification et éducation dans la domaine de Sages-femmes - Au moins 5 années d’expérience professionnelle - Expérience dans la formation théorique et pratique des sages-femmes - Expérience en suivi et évaluation et assurance qualité seront d‘avantage - Au moins 2 ans expérience professionnelle en Afrique - Connaissance du Francais et l’Anglais, connaissance de l’allemand est un avantage N’hésitez pas de nous contacter pour connaître plus des détails : Inke Fabian de Barreto, Projektmanager ou Christina Stern EPOS Health Management GmbH Tel: +49 6172 930-238 Hindenburgring 18, D-61348 Bad Homburg, Germany Christina.Stern@epos.de Phone: +49 6172 930-268 Email: Inke.Fabian de Barreto@epos.de Homepage: www.epos.de Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/School-Technical-Advisor-Cameroon---French-language-requiredhttp://www.midwife.org/School-Technical-Advisor-Cameroon---French-language-requiredVolunteer Clinical Educator in Maternal Health Summary: Jacaranda Health’s mission is to change the way that maternity care is provided in Africa. We are combining innovations to create a self-sustaining and scalable chain of clinics that provide reproductive health services to poor urban women. We are seeking a clinician with experience in obstetrics to help coach and mentor our team of midwives and ensure that they are delivering the highest quality patient-centered care. Background: Our goal is to become the largest provider of affordable maternity care in the region, and a laboratory for innovation in maternal health. We are proving the concept in Nairobi with two clinics, and if we are successful we will aim to scale up across East Africa over the next five years. To date, we have built a world-class team, developed critical partnerships and support within Kenya, sparked the interest of the global maternal health community, and received awards for our business model. We have launched our first mobile clinic and are about to go live with our fixed clinic. Our model of care has been exceptionally well-received by our customers. For more detail, please visit our website http://www.jacarandahealth.org/ or our blog, blog.jacarandahealth.org. Jacaranda's approach is to set up a chain of midwife led clinics that offer friendly, affordable, high-quality service based on the best available maternal health innovations. Our model is a combination of two tightly-integrated services to ensure that women receive the full continuum of maternal health care: (a) mobile clinics that create a direct link with our patients, boost demand for services and healthy outcomes through antenatal care and birth preparedness; and (b) fixed clinics near low income areas where women can go for respectful obstetric care, safe delivery, family planning, and postnatal care. Besides being a service provider, Jacaranda is also a laboratory for some of the most exciting innovations in maternal and child health. We are incorporating innovative practices from around the world — in mobile health, evidence based medicine, electronic medical records, and financial and marketing innovations — and measuring their impact on quality of care and health behaviors. Position: Our first maternity opened in August 2012 and we are seeking to partner with an experienced health professional well versed in obstetrics. We have hired a team of competent, enthusiastic Kenyan nurses, who come to us with a variety of experience. They have been through a rigorous screening and hiring process, and we are confident that we have put together an exceptional team. Based on our philosophy of standardizing work and implementing protocols and policies to support the high quality services that we will be providing, we are seeking a clinician to assist in validating staff competency and performing an educational gap analysis, working together with the Clinical Operations Director in formulating an initial and ongoing education and training plan. This will require the individual to work alongside each nurse to evaluate key skills through the triage, admission, and discharge process. Assessments will include the evaluation of their technical (hands-on) and analytical (critical thinking) skills and their practical application of theory into practice. This role will have no supervisory or performance management functions: It will be solely educational and supportive in nurturing the growth of our health professionals. 3-6 months based in Nairobi, with preference given to candidates who can commit for longer. The position is a volunteer fellowship, but Jacaranda can offer a stipend for expenses and housing. We see this opportunity equally benefitting you as a stepping stone in your career as a physician, educator and researcher. We would like for this position to commence as soon as possible, and last for at least three months. Please feel free to contact me at fmuigai@jacarandahealth.org if you have additional questions. Faith Muigai, RN, MSN, CNRN Director, Clinical Operations Jacaranda Health, Kenya www.jacarandahealth.org Working to improve maternal and newborn health in East Africa Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/Volunteer-Clinical-Educator-in-Maternal-Health---Kenyahttp://www.midwife.org/Volunteer-Clinical-Educator-in-Maternal-Health---KenyaThe Rwanda Ministry of Health's Human Resources for Health Program has several openings for clinical nursing and midwifery faculty. Positions are available immediately and require at least a 6-month commitment. Recruitment is also beginning for full time faculty for year 2, which begins August 1, 2013. Since faculty are employed by US universities, applicants must be employable in the US. Nurses or midwives with experience across most specialty areas are encouraged to apply. Go to http://www.hrhconsortium.moh.gov.rw/ for more information and to apply. To read more about the position, please visit http://hrhconsortium.moh.gov.rw/job-descriptions/nursing-midwifery/. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:22:31 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/Nursing-and-Midwifery-Faculty-for-Rwandahttp://www.midwife.org/Nursing-and-Midwifery-Faculty-for-RwandaMujeres Aliadas, a not for profit Mexican NGO, is seeking an English and Spanish speaking CNM volunteer for one year to work with us on our women’s health and empowerment project in the beautiful Lake Pátzcuaro area in the Mexican state of Michoacán. This is an excellent opportunity for a CNM who wants international experience, immersion in another culture, and who has a strong desire to help and work with women and girls. You will be a key member of the Mujeres Aliadas team (10 women, including two professional midwives) as it continues to provide the following much-needed programs and services to area indigenous and mestiza women and girls: • Community health education and empowerment • Women’s health services in our clinics and birth center • Education and training of local nurses enrolled in our professional midwife school • Adolescent workshops covering topics such as sexuality, self-esteem and interpersonal relationships. You will work with the Mujeres Aliadas staff on all of these programs and services, with lead roles in clinical oversight and teaching in the school. Although we would like a one year commitment, beginning as soon as possible, we are open to discussing shorter commitments. To learn more about what we do, please visit our website: www.mujeresaliadas.org Required Skills and Competencies • Certified Nurse Midwife • Fluency or near fluency in both English and Spanish • Excellent writing, communication and computer skills • Excellent interpersonal skills • Experience working collaboratively in a team structure • Experience working in a multicultural environment an advantage Mujeres Aliadas will pay for housing and in-country, work-related travel. If interested, please contact: Brenda Madura brenda@casapex.com Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:45:14 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/CNM-Opportunity-with-Mujeres-Aliadas-in-Rural-Mexicohttp://www.midwife.org/CNM-Opportunity-with-Mujeres-Aliadas-in-Rural-MexicoGlobal Impact Corps: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Experience http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps is a high-impact immersive global health experience for students and for professionals. Unite For Sight is renowned as the highest quality global health immersion and volunteer abroad program worldwide. Unite For Sight prides itself on offering the best global health experience for our Global Impact Fellows, coupled with the highest quality of healthcare delivery programs with our partners. Locations of Year-Round Programs: Ghana, Honduras, India (volunteer for 7 days, 15 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more) What do Global Impact Fellows do? Global Impact Fellows support and learn from the partner clinics' talented medical professionals. Through hands-on, structured training, Global Impact Fellows gain a comprehensive understanding about best practices in global health and social entrepreneurship, and they receive a Certificate in Global Health & Program Delivery. Global Impact Fellows come from very diverse backgrounds, including those interested in public health, medicine, international development, social entrepreneurship, and the social sciences. Global Impact Fellows work with local doctors to eliminate patient barriers to care for patients living in extreme poverty. They assist with patient education, visual acuity screening, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication prescribed by the local eye doctors, and other important support tasks. They also have the opportunity to observe the surgeries provided by the local doctors. Additionally, Global Impact Fellows may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for those interested in pursuing global health research. For example, current Global Impact Fellows are pursuing research studies about medication management, the use of visual resources for patient education, traditional medicine practices, and patient barriers to care. What do Global Impact Fellows say? "I gained a vast basin of knowledge not only about eye health, but also on the healthcare infrastructure, patient interactions, and management systems of the developing world. Reading about health issues in the news or in class became stark reality during my summer in Dhenkanal, and I now aim to reinvigorate my efforts to study and contribute to the field of international health. Over the course of my career, I hope that I can one day return to India as a doctor and remedy the health inequalities that remain ever-present on a global scale," Pallavi Basu, Global Impact Fellow. See more volunteer accounts at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad/volunteer-accounts See the complete details and the online application at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:14:56 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/Global-Impact-Corps-Global-Health-Volunteer-Abroad-Experiencehttp://www.midwife.org/Global-Impact-Corps-Global-Health-Volunteer-Abroad-ExperienceThu, 09 Jun 2011 18:44:12 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/Volunteer-midwife-position-with-Project-HOPE-Mongoliahttp://www.midwife.org/Volunteer-midwife-position-with-Project-HOPE-MongoliaFri, 29 Apr 2011 21:52:14 GMThttp://www.midwife.org/Volunteer-midwifery-faculty-in-Mexicohttp://www.midwife.org/Volunteer-midwifery-faculty-in-Mexico