11th Annual Congress
The Afghan Midwives Association (AMA) held its 11 th annual congress to discuss ways to improve
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The AMA is the technical body for midwifery education, professional development and policies that enable every midwife in Afghanistan so midwives can practice the highest level of care for the mothers and newborn of the country. The AMA is a member of key national and international forums. For example AMA is an active member of the Human Resource Development Task Force, National Reproductive Health Task Force, The Maternal Newborn Health committee, Afghanistan Midwifery & Nursing Education and Accreditation Board, Afghan Women Network and Secretariat for National Nursing and Midwifery Steering Committee. Similarly, at regional and international level AMA is an active member of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) for the safe motherhood and women empowerment; also member of the Asia Midwifery Regional Resource Centre.
Read MoreThe second mini-university on introduction of high-impact interventions and innovative approaches in health with special focus on Respectful Maternity Care was conducted on 29 Sep 2016 in Kandahar province. The event organized and led professional associations including AMA, ANA and AFSOG in close consultation with MoPH-RHD under technical and financial support of HEMAYAT.
The first mini university on introduction of high-impact interventions and innovative approaches in health was conducted on 29 March 2016 in Herat province. The event organized and led professional associations including AMA and AFSOG in close consultation with MoPH-RHD under technical and financial support of HEMAYAT.
Every year, millions of women and newborns around the world are cared for by skilled midwives. Every day, thousands of babies are born, mothers are taken care of and lives are saved by midwives. Every May 5th, we dedicate one day to remind the world of these everyday achievements. On the International Day of the …
