Summit
Celebrating midwives' vital work through the Unifying Midwifery in Africa Summit.
Unifying Midwifery in Africa Summit 2024
Theme: Unifying Midwifery in Africa: Reimagine, Reignite, Rise!
CEHDAR partners with continental and global institutions to convene midwifery leaders, policy makers, educators and advocates. The Summit celebrates midwives' vital work, catalyses regional collaboration and drives commitments to strengthen midwifery education, regulation and practice across Africa.
A Message from the Convener
DR JEMIMA ARABA DENNIS-ANTWI
Summit Convener
The Centre for Health Development and Research (CEHDAR) welcomes leaders of midwifery, health and social development from Africa and beyond to the Unifying Midwifery in Africa Summit. Evidence shows that fully educated, licensed and integrated midwives, supported by interdisciplinary teams and an enabling environment, can deliver about 90% of essential SRMNAH interventions — yet they account for less than 10% of the global SRMNAH workforce.
These realities compelled a group of globally inclined but Africa-focused midwives, who met at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference in May 2023, to birth this Summit — an intentional forum to align on approaches that support the profession and, ultimately, improve maternal and newborn outcomes across Africa.
Over three days we will:
- Employ a human-centered consultative process to discuss, deliberate and align around key issues influencing midwifery professional development in Africa — and the implications and potential impact of a continental coordinating body.
- Provide an avenue for African midwife leaders and stakeholders to recommend a Roadmap and key strategic actions for uniting midwifery in Africa toward improving outcomes for the mothers and families we serve.
Dr. Mrs. Jemima Araba Dennis-Antwi — Founding President / CEO, CEHDAR
Thematic Areas of Discussion
Deliberations at the Summit are organised around four interlinked thematic areas that shape the future of midwifery in Africa.
Current trends in midwifery and global health
Unifying midwifery in Africa – Leadership, Governance and Coordination
Advocacy, policy dialogue and capacity building
Building partnerships, resource mobilization and sustainability
Summit Conveners
DR JEMIMA ARABA DENNIS-ANTWI
CO-CONVENER
FRANCES GANGES
CO-CONVENERKeynote Speakers
DR BERNARD OKOE-BOYE
DR ANTHONY NSIAH-ASARE
DR JENNIFER A. BOATENG
DR KGOSI LETLAPE
DR PANDORA HARDTMAN
Steering Committee
A 12-member Steering Committee co-chaired by CEHDAR guides the Summit — comprising stellar midwifery leaders and stakeholders from within and outside Africa.
DEBRAH LEWIS
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
DR SARAH NYIRONGO NGOMA (PhD)
ZAMBIA
DR MUNA ABDULLAH
SOUTH AFRICA
FATIMA GOHAR
KENYA
ANGELA NGUKU
KENYA
PROF DOREEN KAINYU KAURA
SOUTH AFRICA
MBOUMBA EP IBINGA KOULA RACHEL
GABON
HILMA SHIKWAMBI
SENEGALSummit Resources
Access the official Summit outputs to review outcomes, commitments and the way forward.
Summit Album
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