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Mali

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MSF has been supporting the paediatric Hospital of Koutiala in Mali for years, and decision was taken to dispense the Basic Clinical Nursing Care programme to the hospital’s nursing staff. The initial assessment activities started in Koutiala in October 2021. The knowledge and technical competencies of the participants were evaluated in order to establish a baseline to measure the learning outcomes of the programme once finished. The results confirmed the need for our training and gave us a clear picture of the areas to develop.

The learning activities started in Koutiala in March 2022. In May 2023, activities started as well in Niono, with staff from the Paediatrics, Neonatology and Maternity services. In 2024 the Basic Clinical Nursing Care programme and the Midwifery Clinical Care programme were launched in Tenenkou.

A future learner being observed treating a fake wound as part of the baseline Competency Gap Assessment, Mali, 2021. ©MSF

In Koutiala, after two years of implementation, 89 participants (most of them nurses but also nursing assistants and nursing supervisors) graduated and received their diploma in 2024.

The MSF Academy is currently present in Niono with over 90 learners and in Tenenkou with 60 learners.

In Niono, the staff from the Paediatrics, Neonatology and Maternity services that had started the BCNC in 2023 were joined in 2024 by the surgery nursing staff.

In Tenenkou, in August 2024 the BCNC was launched for 39 nursing staff. The Midwifery Clinical Care training programme started to be implemented as well, with the 21 participants going through the BCNC prerequisites first.