As part of the University of Ottawa's Yunnan (China) Maternal and Child
Health Project, a study tour from China to a south-east Asian country
(Thailand, Malaysia or the Philippines) is being planned for spring 2000.
If you have suggestions for potentially relevant projects or organizational
contacts within these countries, this information would be appreciated.

This study tour is one of several which will take place over the next
several years of the project, with a focus on rural community maternal and
child health PHC provision, training (esp. using participatory approaches)
of grassroots health workers (especially midwives, traditional birth
attendants, etc), and high-risk referral systems for remote rural areas.

The seven participants include project key trainers and people from
county-level health bureaus and  MCH hospitals.

Study tour objectives are detailed below.

Thank you for your help.

Susan Roelofs
China Projects Coordinator
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, K1H 8M5
tel: 613-562-5800, ext.8438   fax: 613-562-5443
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South-east Asia study tour objectives:

Participants will:
1. Gain an understanding of local approaches to rural MCH PHC health
service provision, organization, management and financing

2. Share experiences on specifics of training health workers, especially
grassroots female health workers such as midwives or TBAs (methodology,
organization, curriculum, student experiences, supervision and evaluation,
application post-training)

3. Learn local approaches to providing continuing education for health workers

4. Collect resources and training materials useful to the Yunnan MCH Project

5. Understand the various types of grassroots MCH health workers, their
roles and responsibilities, and financing

6. Share experiences with application of community-based participatory
processes

7. Organization of MCH high-risk referral systems, financing and supporting
policies

8. Gain familiarity with local approaches to training, retaining,
supporting and financing grassroots female health workers such as midwives
or TBAs

9. Compare local health information systems with those of China

10. Field and clinical site visits: local training activities, rural MCH
clinics or health station, community MCH work, MCH hospital, children's
hospital





Susan Roelofs
China Projects Coordinator
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, K1H 8M5
tel: 613-562-5800, ext.8438   fax: 613-562-5443