On 9–25 July UNFPA in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan conduct training for trainers (ToT) on building up and upgrading skills of health care providers involved in Emergency Obstetric Care from Andijan, Jizzakh, Ferghana, Kashkadarya regions and Tashkent city.

The training course aims at discussing ways of improving the management of obstetrical urgencies and emergencies which may help standardize the skills of practicing maternity care providers and review the importance of utilizing regional maternity care services as well as identifying possible barriers which might limit access to them.

This ToT will help preparing a group of national trainers in building up and upgrading skills of health care providers involved in Emergency Obstetric Care. It is planned that upon completion of the TOT these trainers will be employed for delivering cascade training for health care providers in the province and potentially nationwide.

"Overall aim of this training programme is to enhance knowledge and procedural skills of health care professionals to help them manage obstetrical emergencies," commented Mr. Fuad Aliev, UNFPA Uzbekistan Assistant representative. "We believe that this activity is a significant contribution in the efforts of the Ministry of Health on further improving maternal health in the country."