MAP Events

MAP Strategic Planning and Resource Mobilization Workshop

5th and 6th November, 2015 at Beach Luxury Hotel MAP has conducted a vital activity on MAP strategic planning and resource mobilization, facilitated by Kamyla Marvi on 5th and 6th November, 2015 at Beach Luxury Hotel. The UNFPA sponsored the entire activity. The aim of this activity was to overall review of MAP Strategic Plan 2013 to 2015.The facilitator conducted activities inorder to engage the board members on discussion about hope and fears. This exercise …

MAP Board Meeting 2015

29th August, 2015 The face to face MAP board meeting was held on 29th August, 2015 to share MAP updates with Board Members. The President informed the members on a) International Day of Midwives-2015, its success and challenges; b) Asia Pacific Conference (not clear), b)MAP new initiatives and partnership status with UNFPA, MCHIP & Ipas; c) Update on MAP governance through increasing membership. Lastly the MAP constitution was reviewed, comments and suggestions were incorporated after …

Capacity Building Training for Community Midwifery Tutors

24th August, 2015 The Midwifery Association of Pakistan (MAP), in collaboration with the Integrated Reproductive, Maternal, Child Health (IRMNCH) & Nutrition Program Punjab and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Punjab initiated a three-week capacity building training for the Community Midwifery Teachers at the College of Nursing, Nishtar, Multan from 24th August to 11th September, 2015. The core participants were the midwifery teachers from different districts of the Punjab. The integrated approach applied to enhance capacity …

International Breast Feeding Day

13th of August, 2015 at Lady Dufferin Hospital, Karachi. The Midwifery Association Pakistan [MAP] has celebrated International Breast Feeding Day on 13th of August, 2015 at Lady Dufferin Hospital, Karachi. The MAP has invited 18 midwifery schools from Karachi in order to create awareness and collaboration within community midwifery students, tutors and doctors. The crowd of 100 was benefited from this event. The event was highly interactive and provided an opportunity to learn and share …

International Day of the Midwife 2015

PAK American Culture Center, Karachi On MAY 5, 2015 Midwifes: for better tomorrow On MAY 5, 2015 MAP celebrated the International Day of the Midwives (IDM) and a midwifery conference for midwives of Karachi in collaboration with partner agencies, includingMNCH Sindh and Ipas, which is a global NGO dedicated to ensuring safe respectful and comprehensive reproductive health care to women. DrSahibJanBaddar Provincial Director MNCH Sind was the honorable chief guest of the event. The main …

International day of Midwife (IDM) celebration in Cowasjee School of Midwifery, Lady

Dufferin Hospital, Karachi Pakistan The Cowasjee School of Midwifery, Lady Dufferin Hospital, Karachi Pakistan, celebrated the International Day of Midwifery (IDM) on MAY 6, 2015. The President and Chairperson of the education committee of Midwifery Association of Pakistan (MAP) graciously honored the event with their presence at the school. After cake cutting ceremony midwifery students performed a walk in the hospital with banners in their hand highlighting the role and scope of midwifery in Pakistan. …

Strategic Consultative Meeting

26th February 2015 at Karachi, Sindh A strategic Consultative meeting was held on February 26, 2015 with the joint efforts of MAP, Ipas, and MNCH Sind, at the Avari Tower Hotel, Karachi Pakistan. Overall, 28 participants attended the meeting, including DG health Punjab, Provincial Directors MNCH Sindh and Punjab, Additional program director Policy and strategic planning unit Lahore, Assistant Director of Nursing Sind, Midwifery Specialist MNCH Sind, representatives of several NGOS , District Focal Person …

The ICM Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2015

2/2/2015 The ICM Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2015 to be held in Yokohama Japan in July 20 – 22, 2015. The theme of the conference is “Midwifery care for every mother and their newborn”. Visit the link for further details http://www.icmaprc2015.org/en/index.html

A Policy Dialogue on Midwifery Education and Practice

20th February 2015 The Midwifery Association of Pakistan (MAP) along with Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKUSONAM) organized a workshop on ‘’Future of Midwife and Midwifery: A Policy Dialogue on Midwifery Education and Practice’’, on February 20, 2015. The participants included representatives from different organizations, and NGO’s such as, MNCH, MCHIP, and AKHSP. Principals, teachers and students from various midwifery schools were also present. Dr. Rafat Jan presented a report on the …

Executive Board Members meeting

06 December 2014 In December 2014 the third face to face meeting of Midwifery Association of Pakistan took place at Mehran hotel Karachi. The main highlights of this meeting are as follows : The data base of active and inactive MAP members was shared with the board and it was identified that MAP’s previous membership was initiated during TACMIL Health Project and consisted members mostly from Punjab but unfortunately those members could not retain their …

BScM Final week celebrations (AKU-SONAM)

13 November 2014 The first batch of Bachelors of Science in Midwifery (BScM) Programme graduated in November 2014 from the Aga Khan School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM). This batch comprised of 21 students from all over Pakistan including 1 from Afghanistan. As this is the pilot Programme focusing on midwifery higher education, hence before the graduation week some refreshing activities were conducted as token of remembrance. Students were taken for an outing within the …

Networking Meeting of Karachi Providers on Post Abortion Care and Contraception

October 17, 2014 Venue : Avari Hotel, Karachi In October 2014, MAP along with two of its partner organization Ipas and The National Committee for Maternal Health (NCMNH) organized first networking meeting of the doctors, midwives, and LHVs of Karachi on post abortion care (PAC) and contraception. Overall, 52 participants attended the meeting, among which 42 were LHVs and Midwives and 10 were doctors. The meeting aims to strengthen providers’ collaboration, networking, and referral systems …

Midwives and m-Health

9 September 2014 Venue : School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University "m- Health is use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of healthcare objectives” (WHO). It is most appropriately understood as a tool for strengthening health systems and promoting healthy behaviors and facilitates to improve access to health information and services for underserved populations, generate cost efficiencies, and improve the capacity of health systems to provide quality health services. Acknowledging …

Strategic Planning Meeting

13-14 June 2013 Participants from Karachi, Matiari , Lahore, Jhelum, Islamabad & Gilgit PURPOSE To identify issues, gaps and challenges of Midwifery Education, Regulation and Association in Pakistan based on Member Association Capacity Assessment Tool (MACAT) To develop strategic directions for five years To share draft of the Action plan with development partners to solicit organizational commitment for the implementation of plan. OUTCOME : Developed Strategic directions for five years to promote the profession of …

Midwifery Association of Pakistan Celebrated the International Day of the Midwife And Midwifery Conference 2014

5-7 June, 2014 Venue : Beach Luxury Hotel & Avari Towers, Karachi In MAY 2014 MAP celebrated the International Day of the Midwives (IDM) and a midwifery conference for midwives of Pakistan in collaboration with partner agencies, including USAID, MCHIP, UNFPA, Ipas and MNCH Sindh. The main highlights of the conference were an informal opening ceremony and plenary sessions at day 1, several concurrent skill development and capacity building sessions on day 2 and a …