Background The African Health Profession Regulatory Collaborative (ARC) for nurses and midwives was created in response to the increasing reliance on shifting HIV tasks to nurses and midwives without the necessary regulation supporting this enhanced ...

Introduction In 2010, the Lesotho government required professional regulatory bodies to enforce continuing professional development (CPD) amongst their members. The Lesotho Nursing Council (LNC) sought financial and technical support from the African ...

Introduction Although required under the National Health Policy of the country, Swaziland lacked a comprehensive framework to support a CPD programme for the nursing and midwifery workforce. Aims and Methods Through consecutive grants from the African ...

The shortage of trained health workers is particularly severe in Tanzania. Due to the health worker shortage, many nurses and midwives in Tanzania provide critical HIV services that were formerly provided by physicians. This service delivery strategy, ...

This paper describes the process by which the Nursing Council of Kenya decentralised selected regulatory functions into four zonal offices. With expertise and support from key stakeholders, Nursing Council of Kenya mobilised resources, trained and ...