Empowering and supporting skilled nurses at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health care means strengthening the resilience of the entire national health system, better health protection and population health outcomes. Retaining nurses and midwives in the national health system is all the more crucial in view of the aging population, brain drain and other systemic challenges in North Macedonia
CEP supports key stakeholders in implementing the necessary change in North Macedonia in the field of education and regulation of these noble professions – in order to renew the roles and competencies of nurses and midwives in primary care, to enable their further development, leadership and recognition as effective members of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
Our team involves senior experts from Zbornica Zveza, Ministrstvo za zdravje Republike Slovenije, Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje – NIJZ, Fakulteta za zdravtsvo Angele Boškin who all contrubuted to this week’s activities in Skopje.
Consecutive workshops with representatives from the ministries of health and education successfully transferred new knowledge on the effective management of capacity-building projects, addressing local gaps in experience and absorption capacity. Main modalities were agreed on how the 2nd phase of our project (2026–2028) will act upon concrete deliverables achieved so far, transform the national education system of nurses and midwives in North Macedonia and set up the system for regulating these professions. We will also continue to empower graduate nurses in the field of health prevention and work toward a national ‘school for parents’ programme in cooperation with local associations of nurses and midwives.
State Secretary Mr Denis Kordež, Dr Vesna Janevska, North Macedonia’s Minister of Education, and H.E. Ambassador Gregor Presker from the Slovenian Embassy in Skopje opened the official launch ceremony this morning. Ministers reaffirmed the value of the Slovenian-Macedonian development partnership and their full commitment to implementing priority actions in the national health strategy.
A further enforcement of concrete synergies with their programmes in North Macedonia was discussed with WHO North Macedonia as well as UNFPA North Macedonia and UNICEF MK.
Supported by Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia through the Slovenian Aid and Partnerships
