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5 May 2021 - 5 May 2021
Global
International Day of the Midwife
“Follow the Data, Invest in Midwives” is the theme of this year’s International Day of the Midwife. The data, included in the newest State of the World’s Midwifery report launching 5 May (it was last published in 2014), show that achieving universal coverage of midwife-delivered interventions by 2035 would avert 67 per cent of maternal deaths, 64 per cent of newborn deaths and 65 percent of stillbirths and would save an estimated 4.3 million lives a year.
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8 March 2021 - 8 March 2021
Global
International Women’s Day
In 1975, the United Nations began observing International Women’s Day – an occasion to celebrate women’s achievement – and in 1977, officially recognized it in a resolution calling for United Nations Day for Women and International Peace.
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18 December 2020 - 18 December 2020
Nepal
High Level Policy Dialogue on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence shows a rapid increase in home delivery, an increase in the number of maternal deaths reporting, and low utilization of services at the health facilities across Nepal. A significant human resource gap for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services exists in all provinces. The procurement and supply chain management capacity remain weak, resulting in shortages of essential medicines at the service delivery points. The challenges have further exacerbated in the current COVID-19 context.
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