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Attending the plenary session “The last healthcare professionals standing: an exploration of the role of midwifes in humanitarian and fragile settings at #ICM2023 A standing ovation honouring presenting midwife Tselyk Vira from Ukraine. #IYCFE
Also presenting, UNFPA’s Under-Secretary General and Executive Direcror @Atayeshe on how midwives stay and continue care when other hcps leave in times of disaster. She has five calls to action:
- improve preparedness and involve midwives in all phases of preparedness and response
- demand better and appropriate compensation and fully empower midwives to make decisions to save lives in the spot
- address supply chain problems, set up better referral networks
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- demand better and appropriate compensation and fully empower midwives to make decisions to save lives in the spot
- address supply chain problems, set up better referral networks
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