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The government and other development agencies made the call a day before the celebration of the World Press Day in a one day training workshop that brought together at least 16 journalists from across the country in Juba.
Facilitated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners; government and Association of Nursing and Midwifery of South Sudan, the training highlighted the key role played by the nurses and midwives in the country that mostly go unnoticed.
It also focused on the role men can play in nursing and midwifery in the country. Myths in South Sudan have kept men out in the midwifery sector as the work is only regarded to belong to women.
The agencies said in many African, European and American men play greater role in the midwifery and nursing sector, hence requiring media awareness to the public.
Lorraine Shamalla, the Communications Officer of the UNFPA said the workshop was aimed at “developing a common strategy to promote advocacy on” the role of nursing and midwifery.
“Midwives and nurses play a great role in addressing maternal health in South Sudan,” Lorraine said, adding that there is less attention being given to them.
She said even if the media have the necessary statistics on the situation of midwifery and nursing and maternal mortality in South Sudan, they do not understand the role of the nurses and midwives.
Petronella Wawa, Principal of Juba College of Nursing and Midwifery cited lack of instruments and facilities and in-conducive environment as challenges frustrating their efforts to curb maternal and child mortality.
Other challenges are low salary scale that makes them sometimes quit job and opt for better paying jobs.
South Sudan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world according to the Sudan House Hold survey carried out in 2006.
Hello, I am co-founder of 34 Million Friends of the U.N. Population Fund here in the U.S. http://www.34millionfriends.org I think UNFPA does marvelous work all around the world. When the world takes care of women, women take care of the world. I know a doctor from Kenya who works tirelessly in South Sudan for women’s reproductive health care. Dr. Solomon Orero.