A group of midwives with white coats and black berets as a symbol of their qualifications
Midwives in Sierra Leone at the graduation ceremony. © action medeor / Evelyn Fey

Train medical staff

Strengthen health systems

action medeor sees the training and further education of medical staff as an important basis for the long-term improvement of healthcare.

Key to a stable healthcare system

Midwives, pharmaceutical staff, medical technicians - without healthcare staff, there is no health. Unfortunately, there is an absolute shortage of medical staff in many countries.

A healthy start to life

Mothers-to-be receive no medical support during their pregnancy, and often not at birth either. This is the standard in many regions around the world, especially in rural areas. This leads to extremely high mortality rates for mothers and babies after birth. action medoer therefore supports the training of midwives and obstetricians, for example in Sierra Leone.

© action medeor / Evelyn Fey (www.feyproductions.de)

Joyce is one of the first students to graduate from the midwifery school in Sierra Leone. In the video, she talks about what motivated her to become a midwife and what is special about training at the midwifery school.

First successes

Since the midwifery school opened in 2017, the number of trained midwives in the country has risen significantly: Back then, there were just under 300 midwives across the country; now there are more than four times as many: 1,400 midwives now support expectant mothers before, during and after birth.

Medical technology can save lives

We often see medical equipment standing around unused or broken in hospitals because there is a lack of staff who can install, operate, maintain and repair it. Yet this equipment can save lives when it comes to diagnosing illnesses, for example. And without a diagnosis, no medical treatment is possible.

With the action medeor branches in Malawi and Tanzania, action medeor is committed to training hospital staff in the use of medical equipment.

  • Medical technician has laboratory equipment and tools on a table in front of her
    Biomedical technician Jacqueline Dzidzi inspects a defective hematology analyzer. Maria Thundu / action medeor / Fairpicture
  • A group of pharmacy students in the classroom
    In a two-week course, pharmacists learn, among other things, how to better recognize undesirable side effects of medication. © action medeor / wyne_cortez
  • Midwife talking to a mother carrying her baby in her arms
    Especially in rural regions, there are hardly any opportunities for pregnant women to receive medical care. © action medeor/Evelyn Fey

No medicines without pharmaceutical staff

In many countries, it is not the lack of medicines but the lack of pharmaceutical staff to check the quality and safety of these medicines that is the decisive factor. This is because there are many counterfeits in circulation, which are sold at high prices and have dangerous side effects. By training pharmaceutical personnel, action medeor is counteracting this.

"The knowledge of clinical pharmacy makes it easier for me to recognize, assess and monitor patients to prevent unwanted side effects. I am now part of the team that conducts clinical visits, where I am allowed to interact with patients freely and within a team."
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Lisa Masinde
Pharmacist and participant in further training for hospital pharmacists:innen

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