Home
Who We Are
- About Us
- Patrons
- Staff
- Board
- Partners
- Our Supporters
- CNIS Senior Instructors
- CNIS Volunteer Team
- Honorary Life Members
- Institutional Donors
- Accountability
- Financial Accountability
- Environmental Impact
- Who We Are
- We send doctors to Africa to train African colleagues to teach medical student more skills.
  
  When CNIS Started 1 in 13 women in Sub Saharan Africa died a maternal death
  
  CNIS with your support we will drop this number down to Zero
"CNIS has trained over 22,000 health care professionals" Donate
What We Do
- Initiatives
- We teach life saving skills to Africans; We teach kids conflict resolution to lower injury rates in the future; We build labs; we send books and information. BUT most of all we empower the African people by giving them the tools and training to save themselves.
  
  Injury Kills More People Than HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Combined
"Every man woman and child is worthy of proper Medicine" Donate
Where We Work
- Canada
- Nationwide
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Guana
- Vision
- Every year, 500,000 Women Die a Maternal Death. More Than Half are from Sub-Saharan Africa.
  
  Most common injury death for children under 5 in Africa is BURNS.
  
  CNIS Train the Trainer approach allows us to give life-saving skills to remote villages where it can take maximum effect. 13 reasons to support us
- 13 reasons to support us
"CNIS duplicate our success to meet the need of more people" Donate
How To Help
- Urgent Needs
- 1. Donate
- 2. Urgent Needs
- 3. Donor Recognition Program
- 4. CNIS Volunteer Team
- 6. Add a banner to Your Site
- 7. Become a Member
"Every penny is appreciated. Thanks to all of our Supporters" Donate
Store
Contact

1. Safer Surgery and Obstetrics

Objective

Facts

1 in 13 African women die a maternal death
Most surgical and obstetrical procedures in Africa are performed by non-specialists
HIV impedes recruitment and retention of personnel
Surgical and obstetric services do not address the needs of the population
Teaching obstetrics skills, such as Caesarean section procedures, is critical to reducing maternal mortality

How We Work

CNIS aims to teach life-saving skills in an ethical, sustainable and cost-effective manner. Our instructors follow a standardized curriculum, in which they employ simulators, skills laboratories, and supervised teachings in the operating room.

Our Impact

For 16 years, CNIS and our partners in eight African countries have trained close to 20,000 practitioners through more than 500 surgical and obstetrical workshops.

Current Challenges

Expansion of Essential Surgical Skills, Structured Hernia Repair and Structured Operative Obstetrics courses
Implementation of a curriculum for Fundamental Intervention, Referral and Safe Transfer, Safe Surgery Saves Lives for Nurses and Surgical Skills for African Residents courses