CBNS-II project trains 550 nursing professionals in Bangladesh
A total of 550 individuals received training under the "Project for Capacity Building of Nursing Services Phase 2 (CBNS-II)," a technical cooperation initiative jointly implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
A dissemination seminar was held on Thursday at Windy Town of the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, highlighting its achievements, activities and lessons learned.
The seminar also introduced the "CBNS Model" as a sustainable framework aimed at strengthening nursing education and clinical nursing practice in Bangladesh.
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Implemented from 2022 to 2026, the CBNS-II project focused on strengthening implementation systems for nursing education and clinical nursing practice through collaboration with eight divisional-level public nursing colleges, partner hospitals and relevant institutions, including the Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery (DGNM), Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC) and the Health Ministry.
The project aims to improve healthcare services for patients through enhanced nursing capacity and professional development.
Dr Syeda Naushin Parnini, Additional Secretary of the Medical Education and Family Welfare Division said JICA has long been a trusted development partner of Bangladesh.
She said the CBNS-II project implemented a unique cascade training model involving Master Trainers (MTs) and Clinical Nurse Teachers (CNTs) to strengthen the professional capacity of nursing personnel.
Morikawa Yuko, Senior Representative of JICA, said the seminar aimed to share the project's achievements and lessons more widely among practitioners and policymakers so that the initiatives could be expanded beyond the project sites.
Under the project, various capacity-building initiatives were conducted in areas such as faculty development, clinical nurse teacher training, nursing administration and management, and inter-institutional mutual learning.
A total of 64 Master Trainers and 486 Clinical Nurse Teachers received training under the programme.
Based on project experiences and lessons learned, the CBNS-II project developed the "CBNS Model", designed to support sustainable nursing capacity strengthening in Bangladesh.
The model includes four key components — capacity development through cascade training, improved training methodologies, stronger collaboration between nursing colleges and hospitals, and quality improvement through mutual learning among institutions.
Representatives from nursing colleges, medical college hospitals, professional organisations, government institutions and development partners attended the seminar to exchange experiences and discuss future strategies for strengthening nursing human resources in Bangladesh.
