Number of nursing and midwifery schools in SEAR, 31kb

Number of Nursing and Midwifery Schools In countries of South-East Asia Region

Nursing-midwifery
school

Nursing school
Midwifery school
(separate)/College (separate)/PHM
of public
Nursing

Auxiliary
Nursing and
Midwifery
school

public

public

private

public

private

18 mo
Junior
Midwifery:
10 (3
attached
to NI)

-

-

-

-

-

Country

Bangladesh

Bhutan

private

NI: 43 NI: 31
NC: 7
NC : 11
Armed
Forces
:1
Medical
U. : 1

1*

-

-

-

private
-

-

public

-

-

Other types

Source of Data

Post Basic
BScNM
College ,
public: 4
private 8

Nursing Institute offers
Diploma NM
Nursing College
Offers BSc
Source: Bangladesh
Nursing Council
(Ms Rahima Ahktar,
WCO)
*Royal Institute of
Health Science, Royal
University of Bhutan
Source : Ministry of

Health

Democratic
Republic of
Korea
India

62

Number
not
available

Source Dr Arvind
Mathur, former MO ,
WHO DPRK
Only schools
recognized by INC as

of 31 March, 2010.

Note : some schools
offer more than 1
programme
Source : Snap shot
Website Indian
Nursing Council
Indonesia

-

-

102

634

69

578

-

-

Maldives

1*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*Institute of Health
Science

Myanmar

-

-

-

-

-

Source: Ministry of
Health letter dated 09
Aug 2011

23+2*
+1**

-

20+2***

Data on
auxiliary school
( 3 yr post
junior edu) is
not available.

Source: Ministry of
National Education
website
and MoH
(Mr Masfuri, WCO)

Midwifery prog : 2 yr
* -University of
Nursing
** Nursing related field
practice training
school
*** Domiciliary
Midwifery Training
School and Lady
Health Visitor Traning
School

Nepal

7

117

-

-

-

-

-

48

Sri Lanka

16

Data not
available

-

-

Public
Health
Midwife :
6 (5
Regional
training
Center &
NIHS*)

-

-

-

Thailand

Timor-Leste

55

24

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Post Basic :1
Midwife field
training
centers: 3

Source : Nepal
Nursing Council Jul 1,
2011
(Ms Tara Pokhrel)
PHM 18 mo post
nursing
Source: Ministry of
Health
(Dr Kesavan S. WCO)
* National Institute of
health Science,
Kalutara
Source: Thailand
Nursing and Midwifery
Council
(President)

Institute of
Health Science
for conversion
Midwifery III

Both schools are in
the National
University of Timor
Leste

Note : Indian Nursing Council snapshot: there are 676 ANMs, 2028 GNM and 1244 BSc institutions recognized by INC as of March
31, 2010. (some schools may offer 2-3 programmes).
In the World Midwifery report 2011, there are 4271 public and 3820 private midwifery schools. (This number may be referred to ANM
schools..to be checked)
Complied by Prakin Suchaxaya, NUR, SEARO