Jigawa State School of Midwifery

Jigawa State School of Midwifery
Established March, 2010
Founder Aisha Moh’d Kazaure
Principal Aisha Moh’d Kazaure
Location Jigawa, Nigeria
12°20′24″N 8°20′20″E / 12.340°N 8.339°E / 12.340; 8.339Coordinates: 12°20′24″N 8°20′20″E / 12.340°N 8.339°E / 12.340; 8.339
Colors white
Website http://www.nairaland.com/2906757/jigawa-state-school-nursing-midwifery

The Jigawa State School of Midwifery was the first school of midwifery in the state of Jigawa in northern Nigeria.

History

Aisha Moh’d Kazaure

The school was created in March 2010 and founded by Aisha Moh’d Kazaure, who is a midwife and a teacher. because of the low number of midwives in the state of Jigawa. The funding came from the British Department for International Development which recognized that, while there are five million people who live in the state, there are less than 30 midwives.[1]

Entry

Girls can join the course if they have credits in English and Science. These are relatively high qualifications as women's illiteracy is over 90% in the region. Students are typically female and in their early twenties[1] despite that 80% of health workers are male. Applications are via a form available online.[2]

Other schools

In 2015, Jigawa State said that it intended to set up another School of Midwifery at Hadejia.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Called to be a midwife in northern Nigeria, UK Government, Retrieved 2 February 2016
  2. ↑ form, Nairaland.com, Retrieved 2 February 2016
  3. ↑ Jigawa to establish Nursing School, 29 July 2016, NGRGuardianNews, Retrieved 2 February 2016
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