Two midwives working in the rural clinics of the province will receive accolades for their dedication and hard work in providing maternal and child services to pregnant women at a function to be held in Durban.
Ms Beatrice Vezumusa Zungu of Nongoma clinic and Ms Ayanda Ngema of Nseleni Clinic will on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 evening, at 18h00, be awarded certificates for going an extra mile in the improvement of Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV at the Sothern Sun Elangeni Hotel, North Beach. Journalists are invited to attend.
The Midwives AIDS Alliance (MAA) was formed in 2008 to add the voice of midwives to the HIV debate and advocacy work in South Africa. It provides both advocacy and communication platforms for its members, while supporting them to take a lead and be recognised for their vital role in the response to HIV in delivering maternal and newborn health care.
The MAA introduced Better Practice Awards in 2009 as a way of recognising midwives who have gone an “Extra Mile” to improve service delivery in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT). For 2011, the Alliance focused on the Primary Health Care (PHC) or Clinic midwives who have been innovative and creative in prevention and management of HIV in maternal and child health services of each of the nine provinces of South Africa. This was aimed at motivating the midwives to become more committed to integration of PMTCT policies into maternal and child care practices thus contributing to the achievement of MDGs 4,5 and 6.
There are ten recipients to be awarded for great work on the day from all the provinces. The first prize winners received all expenses paid attendance to the current International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) congress.
We kindly request journalists who are interested in attending the event to RSVP with chris.maxon@kznhealth.gov.za as spaces are limited.
For more information contact:
Chris Maxon
Cell: 083 447 286
