Consultative Workshop On Midwifery Kicks Off in Juba A three day consultative and planning workshop on Midwifery organized by the United Nations Population Fund, (UNFAP) kicked off yesterday in Juba.30 November 2011 An expert sharing experiences during the workshop in Regency Hotel in Juba [©Gurtong]By Waakhe Simon Wudu Juba, 30th November 2011 [Gurtong] - A three day consultative and planning workshop on Midwifery organized by the United Nations Population Fund, (UNFAP) kicked off yesterday in Juba.
Gillian Garnett, a Midwifery Specialist with the UNFPA told the press that, the workshop aimed at developing a Regulatory Guide to improve and uplift the status of the midwives and nurses in South Sudan. She stated that, the workshop in in support of the Ministry of Health of the Government of South Sudan to strengthen the development of the midwifery and nursing in the country. Gillian stated that, the workshop is objectively meant to, Increase awareness and explore among key midwifery and nursing stakeholders the need and approach for nursing and midwifery regulations in South Sudan, develop action plans for establishing a Midwifery and Nursing Regulatory Frame Work for South Sudan that will provide overall directions for regulating the midwifery and nursing workforce, and to establish consensus on the future vision, mission and key priority areas that will guide the future development of a broad Strategic Plan for strengthening midwifery and nursing over the next three years. 40 participants considered as midwives and nurses, representatives from all the ten States of South Sudan, Association of Midwifery and Nursing and from the Midwifery and Nursing institutes in the country are the participants in the workshop. Experts from the Eastern Central Southern African College of Nursing, (ECSAON) and Kenya Nursing Council, (KNC) were invited to share their experiences in the workshop to enhance a comprehensive national guideline that meets with the international standards. South Sudan is one of the world’s countries with highest maternal mortality rate. Amid this year it was estimated that the country has less than 30 professional midwives with most being Traditional Birth Attendants, (TBAs). Most nurses and midwives according to UNFPA operate in remote areas that lack necessary equipments to facilitate effective service delivery to expectant mothers in the country. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
