Israel Trains Nigerian Health Workers on Maternal Emergency Care
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria has trained Nigerian healthcare professionals in life-saving maternal emergency care as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s response to childbirth-related
The Israeli Embassy in Nigeria has conducted a five-day training program for Nigerian healthcare professionals in Enugu, focusing on maternal emergency care. The program, led by Israeli medical specialist Professor Offer Erez, aimed to improve the response to childbirth-related complications, particularly postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), which is a major cause of maternal deaths worldwide.
With Nigeria recording about 75,000 maternal deaths annually, the embassy emphasized the importance of enhancing emergency obstetric care and access to skilled medical intervention. Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Israel in Nigeria, Ms Racheli Stavissky, highlighted Israel’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s healthcare development through medical expertise and capacity building.
The training combined evidence-based clinical instruction, high-fidelity medical simulations, practical sessions, and multidisciplinary emergency response exercises. Participants received specialized instruction in the early detection and management of obstetric haemorrhage, maternal stabilisation, haemostatic resuscitation, emergency blood transfusion protocols, and coordinated clinical decision-making.
The Training-of-Trainers approach was designed to empower Nigerian healthcare professionals to train their colleagues, extending improved emergency obstetric care to other healthcare institutions.
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