Mission Director- National Health Mission, Assam MS Laxmipriya on Tuesday inaugurated a skills lab for competency building of health care providers to deliver quality maternal, newborn and child health services at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) Dibrugarh. This skills lab is established in collaboration with Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AMCH and Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics) through USAID-supported Saksham project. 

Users of this skills lab will be able to learn key skills around antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care in a hands-on manner, would be able to practice these skills on humanoid models and will also be learning about standard guidelines for management of various conditions.

Principal of AMCH Dr Sanjeeb Kakati, Joint Director of Health, Dibrugarh Dr Rajiv Kumar Baruah, Head of Obstetrics department, AMCH Dr Paresh Shyam and faculty and staff from AMCH and DPM Unit, NHM, Dibrugarh, Jhpiego officers from state and national level were present on the occasion.

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