Press Release
Midwifery Day
By Project EMBRACE
Rovieng District, Preah Vihear Province
May 24, 2018
On May 24, 2018, members of ADRA Cambodia’s EMBRACE team conducted
an awareness meeting on Midwife's Day on the topic of "Midwife provides
Quality Care". The event was conducted to raise awareness and improve knowledge of women and villagers on other problems pre and post birth deliveries and to encourage
husbands to bring their wives to help on deliveries at health centers. The
session was held in cooperation with the Provincial Health Department,
Operational District and the local authorities in Chey Sen district, Preah
Vihear province.
This was a live on air program event. We were able to
broadcast live to local Phnom Tbeng Radio 97.3MHz, in which we open questions
for participants to ask guest speakers to answer as much as possible.
Mr. Tith Sokham, deputy district governor of
Chey Sen District who presented as a chairperson for the event, addressed to
all participants to focusing on caring mothers and child health specifically
Antenatal care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC).
Ms. Muy
Chanmoly, representative of midwives from provincial department gave a provincial
health reports and provided some advices to mothers, fathers, also students to
take care health by encouraging and bringing their wives, mothers, and sisters
to closer health centers and hospitals.
Ms. Naung Sotheavy, representative of
midwives from Tbeng Mean Chey Operational District, also provided similar
messages of health care and what danger signs that affected mother and child health.
She also encouraged mothers to go to health centers and hospitals even when there
are no danger signs during pregnancy.
Project EMBRACE (Enhancing
Mother/Newborn/Child Health in Remote Areas through Health Care and Community
Engagement), is being implemented by ADRA Cambodia. It is primarily
funded by Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada department
with support from ADRA Canada’s generous donors.
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