Prof Address Malata, who is the Principal of KCN and the KCN lead for our project has been elected as Vice President of the ICM, which is a Global Midwifery body. This news was announced at the ICM conference which took place in Prague this June.
We wish Prof Malata all the best in this role. It is the first time that Africa has been represented at this level within the ICM.
“The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) supports, represents and works to strengthen professional associations of midwives throughout the world. There are currently 116 Midwives Associations, representing 102 countries across every continent. ICM is organised into four regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. Together these associations represent more than 300,000 midwives globally.”
International Confederation of Midwives
The conference in Prague attracted over 3700 participants globally during the 4 day conference from 1st-5th June 2014. The next ICM conference will be in 2017 and will take place in Toronto.
Video highlights from the ICM Conference
