Papua New Guinea midwives perspectives of the effect of a targeted village birth attendant education program

- The need for proper toilets for waste disposal, putting windows in houses for fresh air, building dish racks to store utensils, and keeping the environment clean.
- Addressing the paucity of clinical resources, such as birthing kits, for the VBAs to continue clean birthing practice during emergencies and for stimulated learning, textbooks and computers to access data.
- Hands-on practice and case studies in the hospital and community.
- Need to fund VBA salaries, patient transport and mobile phones services.