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 29th Triennial Congress - International Confederation of Midwives 2011

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The International Confederation of Midwives supports, represents and works to strengthen professional associations of midwives on a global basis. At present ICM has 99 Member Associations in 88 countries. The ICM works with midwives and midwifery associations globally to secure women’s right and access to midwifery care before, during and after childbirth.  We have worked alongside UN agencies and other partners for decades in global initiatives to help reduce the numbers of mothers and babies who die in and around childbirth, and evidence is growing that shows expanding midwifery care is one of the best ways to combat maternal mortality. The drive for safer motherhood continues to gain strength as more women worldwide achieve access to midwifery care. Please use the website to find out more about the ICM and its members; its work and projects; and many publications and documents that you may find helpful.
  

News and Announcements

Download the latest ICM news: ICM Newsletter 2010 Volume II

Read the ICM 2011 Triennial Congress Newsletter

Visit the ICM 2011 Congress website

16 July 2010 Merlin's Hands Up For Health Workers campaign - ending needless deaths starts with training health workers.
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SYMPOSIUM: Washington DC 5-6 June 2010

On 5 and 6 June 2010, ICM and UNFPA in collaboration with partner organisations WHO, GHWA, JHPIEGO, FIGO, UNICEF, and the World Bank organized an international symposium on strengthening midwifery in Washington D.C. The symposium aimed to raise awareness of the critical role of midwifery services (including education, regulation and association development) in achieving MDGs 4, 5, and 6.

The one and a half day event brought together midwives and others with midwifery skills, leading UN agencies, civil society, policy makers, and donors engaged in strengthening midwifery education and the quality of midwifery services. Participants shared experiences on the particular challenges facing midwifery, and the event culminated with the launch of a joint “Call to Action” from key partners in support of strengthening midwifery services.

Read the Call to Action in English;   en français;   en español.
  

2010 Conferences and Events


• 25-27 August 2010: Lusaka, Zambia. Third Quadrennial Scientific Conference: Revitalising Primary Health Care and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
• 3-5 September 2010: Rotorua, New Zealand. New Zealand College of Midwives - 11th Biennial National Conference.
• 16-17 September 2010: Oslo, Norway. Norwegian Association of Midwives. The Midwifery Days 2010.
• 29 September-3 October 2010: Strasbourg, France. Midwifery Today Conference: Birth is a Human Rights Issue. 
Read the Press Release.
• 6-8 October 2010: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM/ACSF) 10th AGM, Conference & Exhibit.
• 24-27 October 2010: Durban, South Africa. 7th International Conference of Neonatal Nursing.
• 1 November 2010 - closing date for abstract submissions - University of Central Lancashire. Conference - Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives.
• 6-19 November 2010, Montreux, Switzerland. First Global Symposium on health systems research. 
Registration is now open!
• 10-11 November 2010, Limassol, Cyprus. Nursing and Midwifery National Conference, CYNMA.
• 12 November 2010, Slovenia. Nurses and Midwives of Slovenia, Midwives section: National Conference Midwives Slovenia.
• 19-20 November 2010, Funchal – MADEIRA. ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DOS ENFERMEIROS OBSTETRAS will hold the 3rd EMA EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

 

For full list of events click here
  

 
 
 
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