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Intergenerational Action for Bodily Autonomy: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goal 3
08 July - 08 July 2021
Youtube Live
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Happy Father’s Day
This Sunday we celebrate fathers who are breaking traditional parenting roles, raising strong daughters, educating their sons and supporting their partners
Generation Equality Forum
30 June - 02 July 2021
Global
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The State of the World's Midwifery 2021
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 presents findings on the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health (SRMNAH) workforce from 194 countries. The report, produced by UNFPA, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Novametrics, shows the progress and trends since the inaugural 2011 edition and identifies the barriers and challenges to future advancement. The report establishes a global shortage of 1.1 million SRMNAH workers, the largest shortage (900,000) being midwives.
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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021 Report
The world is currently facing an acute shortage of 900,000 midwives, which represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce. The COVID-19 crisis has only exacerbated these problems, with the health needs of women and newborns being overshadowed, midwifery services being disrupted and midwives being deployed to other health services.
The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Fast facts
An executive summary of the key points from the detailed analyses conducted for the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021, including an infographic which presents the headline results and conclusions.