The History of the NMCHC In-Service Training

NMCHC (National Maternal and Child Health Center) is one of the national centers directly under the ministry of health and plays a central role in maternal and child healthcare in Cambodia. Not only for provision of obstetric, gynecological and neonatal care as the highest level of the referral hospitals, NMCHC also has a governmental function which manages reproductive, maternal and child health policies and administration. In addition, teaching functions is another key role of NMCHC, the training center provides essential clinical trainings to doctors, midwives and students to ensure the quality of maternal and child health care in Cambodia.

1930s	Founded by Chinese Association
1980s	Provided prevention activities such as EPI, ANC, gynecological screening, hygiene, health education, growth monitoring and infant follow-up as “Central MCH center”
1990	Merged with maternal and child hospitals (January 7^th hospital)
1992	Established as National Maternal and Child Health Center Merged with PMI(Program for public health and prevention program for maternal and child health) and MCH department of ministry of health NMCHC consisted of 6 national programs (MCH training program, Health information system program, Control for Diarrhea Diseases and Cholera program, Acute Respiratory Infection program, Nutrition program, Maternal health program) and hospital functions for obstetrics (3 wards each with 170 beds and 4000 births/year) and pediatrics (500 beds)
1995	Pediatrics department was separated as a Kunta Bopha hospital
1997	Relocated to new building
1998-1999	Restructured with 5 national programs (Nutrition program, Reproductive Health Program, Immunization program, Program for ARI and CDD, Program for PMTCT)

History of in-service education

NMCHC has been providing a number of trainings to variety of health care providers with multiples donors to respond the changing needs of population since 1997.

9 courses for midwives in Referral Hospital
- NMCHC RH MW Training (ANC, Clean & Safe Delivery, EOC, PNC, Newborn Care, Nutrition (Breastfeeding), EmOC, etc.)
- Life Saving Skills (MVA, PPH, MgSO4, INC etc.)
- ToT
44 courses for midwives in health center
- NMCHC HC MW training
- Life Saving Skills
- ToT
- 4 months course training