🧵At the NHS Race & Health Observatory, we believe that our healthcare system should provide high quality care for everyone. Ahead of the coming election, we've developed seven key priorities to deliver race equity in health. This thread that outlines these priorities… (1/9)⬇️nhsrho.org/news/race-and-…

Lord Victor Adebowale (Victor Adebowale) underscores leaders' influence on an organisation's culture.

Congratulations Hello My Name is Karen Bonner (She/Her) OBE, such great news that you have been recognised in this way. So well deserved

⚡ #ClimateChange is displacing women and girls in the #Caribbean islands and threatening their health and rights. See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking #ClimateAction: unf.pa/srt ✍ via The Economist

🗣️ "🔸Why cut something off without any health benefit in the first place? I can vividly remember the trauma and pain I went through the day I was #circumcised.🔸" These are words of a #FGM survivor from The Gambia. Read her full testimonial here 👉 👉 unf.pa/4eMx5u2

Looking forward to attending what promises to be an excellent event of recognition and celebration Caribbean & African Health Network

Congratulations and welcome to the midwifery profession. Such great news as Sierra Leone’s Austin Demby health minister takes significant action by declaring a national state of emergency for maternal mortality and uses a methodology that reduces maternal mortality.

‘A world where all births are safe’ I continued to be inspired by the impact of the ‘safer births bundle of care’ a programme aimed at reducing maternal and newborn mortality. Maternal deaths reduced by more than 50% in Tanzania. saferbirths.com Laerdal Global Health

Unsurprising findings~not enough midwives in humanitarian &fragile settings~rising workloads, insufficient and/or inconsistent resources limit care provision, threats to the safety&security of midwives journals.plos.org/globalpubliche… Governments must use &fund the internationalmidwives.org/resources/prof…

In collaboration with the Nepali Ministry of Health and Population and UNFPA, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Nepali version of the Safe Delivery App. Read the press release here 👉maternity.dk/launch_of_nepa…

The NMC Independent Culture Review outlines deeply concerning issues. We commend the commissioning of the review and urge other organisations to do similar. Transparent acts of accountability are now needed at all levels to drive much-needed change. nhsrho.org/news/rho-state…

Promises to be a great resource “This model emphasises that palliative care is not synonymous with end-of-life care ..highlights how palliative care is very much ‘everyone’s business’ can be delivered by existing perinatal teams with support from community andspecialist services”

Thx to International Confederation of Midwives for featuring our latest global research on midwifery leadership in their latest newsletter: internationalmidwives.org/enablers-of-st… Coventry University Research Nursing Now Challenge Centre for Healthcare and Communities Daniela Drandić Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE UN Women Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Royal College of Midwives 💙 Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation ThePractisingMidwife MIDIRS

We’ve commissioned MFT NHS to review the screening of jaundice in Black, Asian and ethnic minority babies. They will be collaborating with a range of leading healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers and experts by experience. Further info: nhsrho.org/news/mft-selec…

Insightful reading …an-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… "Just growing midwife numbers is not enough. Strengthening the infra structure in terms of policy, licensing, education, scope of practice, regulation, leadership and availability of staff is likely to catalyse higher benefits"

So good to hear this movement gaining momentum parliamentarian Neema Lugangira . We spoke in Oslo, you listened and acted. Thank you for your focus on the health of mothers and babies in Tanzania, by engaging with midwives. The future is bright!

Thankyou to CAHN for a memorable evening of acknowledgement & celebration at the Black Healthcare awards. Congratulations to all award winners for the incredible work you do: midwives, nurses, doctors, pharmacists, scientists. Humbled, but proud to give the Dunkley-Bent award

Working with early career midwives and ICM colleagues to build leadership capacity, ahead of our regional conference is inspiring #thankyou early career midwives

What's included in ICM Regional Conferences fee? 3 days workshops, coffee breaks, lunches, and a Welcome Reception on September 24. 🍽️ Plus, don’t forget the Optional Conference Dinner on September 25! ow.ly/i2T750T30Ps 🍽️ Register & pay to secure your spot.

Can you imagine having a C-section birth without pain relief? Pregnant women in humanitarian crises should never be denied access to life-saving aid. Join UNFPA to call on world leaders to #ActForHumanity and safeguard the delivery of medical supplies: unf.pa/hhw