CAM congratulates our partners, the South Sudan Nursing and Midwifery Association (SSNAMA), UNFPA, and the Government of South Sudan on passing a great milestone for midwifery in the country. On March 6, 2018, the South Sudanese Ministry of Health took a historic step in announcing the establishment of an Interim Regulations and Registration Committee for…
Ontario Promotes Home Birth During the month of March, the AOM ran a campaign to promote midwifery-attended home birth as a birth place option for Ontario families. The campaign used a mix of radio and digital ads to raise awareness and education about home birth, espe-cially for those who may have never considered it before.…
The More and Better Midwives for Rural Tanzania (MBM-RTz) project officially launched at Bukumbi College, Mwanza, in Fall 2017. Currently in Tanzania there are not enough healthcare workers to meet the needs of the population. Like in Canada, recruiting healthcare workers to rural areas is particularly challenging. The aim of the five-year MBM-RTz project is…
NACM Member Chosen for International Leadership Program Congratulations to NACM member and new registrant Emily Chartrand-Hudson who was one of 300 chosen out of 3000 young leaders from around the world to participate in the Women Deliver Young Leader’s program. The participants were selected for their potential to have a lasting impact on the lives…