Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI)
- Date:
- 1986-1997
- Reference:
- SA/ICM/P/1/28/10
- Part of:
- International Confederation of Midwives
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
WHO reports, correspondence, conference and Workshop proceedings and reports, relating to the SMI. For related material,see alsoSection J, 1987 pre-Congress Workshop, The Hague; 1990 pre-Congress Workshop, Kobe, Japan; 1993 pre-Congress Workshop, Vancouver; 1996 pre-Congress Workshop, Oslo.
Publication/Creation
1986-1997
Physical description
5 boxes Paper
Biographical note
A major focus of ICM collaboration with WHO and UNICEF is the Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI), a global programme initiated at the International Conference on Safe Motherhoodin Nairobi, 1987. This conference was organised jointly by the World Bank, WHO and the UN Fund for Population Activities, and concluded with a 'call to action' for midwives to take positive action to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, in line with Millenium Development Goals.
This programme of activities included conferences and Workshops, focusing on Regional and country surveys, research and training to support and implement SMI goals. The first of the ICM/WHO/UNICEF collaborative pre-Congress workshops took place in The Hague, August 1987, prior to the ICM 21st International Congress; the first sub-regional Workshop was held in Ghana, January 1989.