Celebrations of the 2007 International Day of the Midwife in Ethiopia.

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The Ethiopian Nurse Midwives Association (ENMA) marked the international day later than usual with a day conference on July 10, 2007, at the Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa. Sister Kiros Kebede, director of ENMA, gave a welcoming address, referring to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the great need for Ethiopians to work towards these. She felt that midwives were among the key health professionals who could take the work forward, but that Ethiopia needs around 30,000 midwives to...