A landmark national initiative to increase neonatal nursing capacity has been formally inaugurated with the launch of the Neonatal Critical Care Nursing Training Initiative at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. The program aims at training 1,500 nurses across the country through an intensive blended online–offline training model and ushers in a significant partnership between Getinge Medical India Pvt. Ltd., KEDMAN SkillEd India Foundation, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, and Amrita Hospital under the Corporate Social Responsibility mandate of Getinge India.
The following dignitaries attended the inauguration ceremony at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad: Swami Nijamritananda Puri, Administrative Director, Amrita Hospital – Faridabad, Dr. Sanjeev K. Singh, Medical Director, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, Ms. Aruna Nayak, Managing Director, Getinge MedicalIndia, Mr. Rajiv Mathur, CEO, KEDMAN Skilling Private Limited, and Dr. Hemant Sharma, Senior Consultant, Neonatology, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad.
Speaking on the occasion, dignitaries emphasized the transformative power brought about by scaling neonatal nursing competencies through structured, high-quality training, and said the partnership is a powerful example of academia, healthcare, industry, and global collaboration coming together in ways that strengthen national health systems.
The programme has been designed with academic and clinical expertise provided by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and is implemented by KEDMAN SkillEd India Foundation, offering a comprehensive structured curriculum in neonatal critical care. The program contains 12 medically validated training modules prepared by leading neonatologists — Dr. Hemant Sharma, Dr. Praachi Singh, and their team — at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. The modules have been delivered through an advanced learning ecosystem that combines the latest digital content, LMS-enabled delivery, simulation-based skill development, specialist-led clinical case discussions, and hands-on exposure.
The training included AI-enabled proctored assessments, competency-based certification, and residential advanced immersion for high performers. The selected nurses were provided with hands-on training in Amrita Hospital's Level 4 NICU, fully equipped with state-of-the-art neonatal technology, in order to further refine their clinical skills and confidence in managing high-risk newborns.
By the next decade, India will need excess of 100,000 specialized neonatal nurses, with an additional 650,000 nurses to meet the WHO-recommended workforce benchmarks. This effort will help address a critical national gap by building neonatal care competencies at scale and, consequently, contribute toward improved survival outcomes for vulnerable newborns.
The program also reflected strength in global collaboration: rooted in Indo–Swedish educational partnership, supported by CSR-driven investment, and anchored in Amrita’s clinical excellence; the initiative aligns with India’s SDG 2030 commitments and supports the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision for expanded skilled healthcare manpower, including enhanced opportunities for global placement.
This ground-breaking Neonatal Critical Care Nursing Training Initiative is all set to roll out across multiple regions of India, equipping nurses with the specialist knowledge and practical skills required to provide advanced neonatal care and improve outcomes for the country’s youngest and most vulnerable patients.
