1. Dr. Sami Mahmoud Abdelkhair
ALSO®Sudan
Dr. Sami Mahmoud Abdelkhair
Clinical MD
Consultant OBGYN
Khartoum , Sudan
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2. SUDAN

3. New map of Sudan
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4. Sudan at a glance Poor health MDGs indicators Life expectancy 56 years
Low coverage and access to PHC services (45-60% -2004)
MMR has reached 1140/
IMR 68/1.000
U-5 MR 104/1.000
Low level of health expenditure (less than 0.9% GDP)
Health scene is dominated by communicable diseases
Multiple factors affect WHY a woman dies during pregnancy.
The “three delays” model”:
Delay in decision to see care: lack of information about problems/warning signs, social factors
Delay in reaching care: having transportation, road conditions
Delay in receiving care: lack of equipment or personnel at facility, lack of funding, poor attitude of personnel

5. Recognition

6. Recognition
Referral

7. Recognition
Referral
Responsiveness

8. 1) What is the objective - in other words, what are we trying to change?

9. Multiple factors affect WHY a woman dies during pregnancy.
The “three delays” model”:
Delay in decision to see care: lack of information about problems/warning signs, social factors
Delay in reaching care: having transportation, road conditions
Delay in receiving care: lack of equipment or personnel at facility, lack of funding, poor attitude of personnel

10. Obstetric Emergency Training

11. ALSO® Sudan Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics
ALSO® Sudan was established in 2004
ALSO courses in Sudan are run under license from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which is leased to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum.
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ALSO Sudan team
Dr. Abubakr Elmardi , Dr. Hassan Shehata, Dr. Badrelldin Ahmed, Dr. Hisham Mirghani , Dr. Siddig Adam. Dr. Reem Mansour , Dr. Nayla Abusalih , Dr.Abdelrahman Mageed , Dr.Basheer Elgaily , Dr. Atif Fazari
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13. ALSO® Providers and Instructors course
There are 53 ALSO® providers courses
1487 candidates trained since implementation.
There are eight ALSO® instructors courses
230 trained instructors since implementation
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21. Other Training in Sudan
Parallel to the ALSO course , our instructors usually organize one day course for midwives in Arabic language . This is often performed in remote states of Sudan where midwives lack training in many fields like : Episiotomy & perineal repair , EMOC & infection control.
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23. Our Successes
We have accomplished our training goals in terms of No. of courses & candidates.
Managed to buy new sets of six mannequins (6000 sterling)
Updated new ALSO manual 2012 edition.
More states were covered in the peripheral parts of Sudan.
We reduced the tuition fees for the candidates. (200$)
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24. Challenges/Barriers
Instructors are working on voluntary basis.(Not paid at all)
The ALSO is not yet incorporated in the formal training for all residents by the Sudan National Specialization board.
Still many candidates can not pay the tuition fees which is 40 USA $ .
Some Paramedics can not apply for the course because it is in English language.
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25. Future Forward
Wider coverage of all Sudan states e.g. ALSO in Darfur state is a real challenge.
More collaboration with other African countries to exchange expertise.
Incorporate the ALSO as a Mandatory program in the curriculum of different medical schools.
ALSO course in Arabic language.
Adoption of the ALSO by FMOH.
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26. what were the results and what did We learn ?

27. Maternal Mortality
260/100,000 ???

28. The Impact of ALSO on our Performance
Shahad Mahmoud Hussien - MRCOG
Sami Mahmoud Abdel-Khair - MD

30. THE IMPACT OF ALSO ON INSTRUCTOR’S ATTITUDE

31. Two Sudanese Midwives attending a training course in UK in 1954
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