The training was initiated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and received technical and financial support of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and the Ivorian Society of Pediatrics.
It is part of part of the "Helping babies to breathe" program. It aims to reduce the neonatal mortality rate in the north-eastern region of Côte d'Ivoire.
Sabwé Binéné, President of the Ivory Coast Mission Abidjan of the Church, said about 10 per cent of the world's nascent children needed medical assistance that required special skills.
This was what the church sought to bring to the health professionals of Gontougo and Bounkani.
"Children are the future of a country and it is Heavenly Father's children who have the right to life.
We must do all we can to keep them alive from birth," he said.
He said they were eager to ensure that the training was sustained and passed on to other health workers.
Established on April 06, 1830, in the United States, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is represented on all continents with a membership of 22 million.
It has, to its credit, many provided support - wheelchair donations to people with disabilities, the distribution of school supplies and construction of boreholes for rural populations.
Medical kits including, pediatric stethoscopes, resuscitation balls, neonatal resuscitation vacuums and image boxes were given to the participants.
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