22 April 2015, Haiti—Training on the management of obstetric hemorrhage was held from April 13-15 2015 in the South Department of Haiti as part of the PAHO/WHO project "Zero Maternal Deaths by Hemorrhage."
This training was implemented by the PAHO/WHO team in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and FLASOG (Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Obstetricia y Ginecología) trainers: Dr. Evelyne Degraff, the Maternal & Neonatal Health Advisor in the Haiti PAHO/WHO office; Mrs. Marie Nicolas Cadet, a nurse for the PAHO/WHO Mother & Child Health program in Haiti; FLASOG trainers; Dr. Laurent Adrien from the Haitian Obstetrics and Gynecology Society; Dr. Gerard Evens Lucien and Dr. Roosevelt Pierre, OB/GYN at the South Departmental Hospital, jointly conducted the training. Fifteen people attended the training, including general doctors, nurses and midwives from hospitals and health care centers in the South Department.
The objective of the training was to reinforce the skills of the medical workers of the 10 health facilities involved in the "Zero maternal deaths" network in the South department. As part of the training, participants were provided the tools and knowledge needed to prevent and treat hemorrhage complications during pregnancy, delivery and post-partum.
The training included theoretical presentations and practical sessions about the implementation of the hydrostatic balloon and the use of the Non-pneumatic Antishock Garment (NASG). Each participant had the opportunity to use these tools during simulation exercises.
Several other training sessions on this topic will be organized in the coming weeks in the South Department, specifically for the OB/GYNs of the Departmental Hospital and the Community Reference Hospitals.
