Institutional Mandate & Governance
The School for Enrolled Community Health Nurses and Midwives (SECHN/M) located in Mansakonko is a public institution operating directly under the oversight of the Ministry of Health’s Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery Services (DNMS).
Our primary mandate is to train and equip Second-level Nurses and Midwives as frontline professionals. These graduates serve as the definitive backbone of Primary Health Care (PHC) Circuits across the country’s Rural Health Networks, ensuring that even the most remote settlements have access to essential Health Care Services.
Principal
ACADEMICS
Program 1: Enrolled Community Health Nursing (ECHN) Certificate
This track blends intensive classroom theory with continuous Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) and weeks of specialized clinical and community field placements.
Program 2: Post-Basic Midwifery Training
An advanced clinical upgrading program designed specifically to Sexual and Reproductive Health complications by creating expert, localized care providers. The curriculum focuses entirely on Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) systems.