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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">brhejo</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">The BRICS Health Journal</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>The BRICS Health Journal</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">3034-4700</issn><issn pub-type="epub">3034-4719</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Sechenov University</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47093/3034-4700.2026.3.1.19-30</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">brhejo-105</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Health Professions and Education</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>International training programs for maternity hospitals staff based at BRICS countries: the Russian experience</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title></trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-0088</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Murashko</surname><given-names>Mikhail A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Mikhail A. Murashko, Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Minister of Health of the Russian Federation</p><p>3, Rakhmanovsky per., Moscow, 127994</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">info@minzdrav.gov.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff xml:lang="en" id="aff-1"><institution>Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>14</day><month>08</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>3</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>19</fpage><lpage>30</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Murashko M.A., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Murashko M.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Murashko M.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.bricshealthjournal.com/jour/article/view/105">https://www.bricshealthjournal.com/jour/article/view/105</self-uri><abstract><p>Continuous professional education is an important component of efforts to improve maternal and newborn care, particularly in countries with heterogeneous healthcare systems and significant training needs.</p><sec><title>Aim</title><p>Aim. To describe the structure, geographical reach, participant characteristics, and immediate evaluation outcomes of the international training program “Ways to reduce maternal and infant mortality” implemented by the Kulakov National Medical Research Center between 2012 and 2025.</p></sec><sec><title>Materials and Methods</title><p>Materials and Methods. A retrospective descriptive study was conducted using aggregated administrative reports from training activities involving healthcare professionals from 11 BRICS members and partner countries. Available variables included country and year of participation, demographic and professional characteristics, training format, and post-training feedback. Descriptive statistics were used; no inferential analyses were performed.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results. The analysis included 1,055 participant records from 11 countries. Most records were from the Commonwealth of Independent States, particularly Uzbekistan, while program coverage expanded in 2022–2025 to include broader participation from Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Obstetricians-gynecologists, neonatologists and pediatricians, as well as anesthesiology and intensive care specialists accounted for 91.2% of records. The program combined multilingual, simulation-based, multidisciplinary, center-based, and on-site training. Mean post-training ratings ranged from 4.55 to 5.00 on a five-point scale.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Conclusion. The program was very international in scope and showed high immediate acceptability among participants. 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