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Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association has raised concerns over the National Service Secretariat charging an unauthorized fee each month when members submit their performance forms, which are required to determine their allowance eligibility. Despite no official fee being mandated, the Secretariat has been taking money from the nurses and midwives, prompting the association to demand an immediate halt to this practice
In this Opportunity Spotlight episode, Christoph Clodius is joined by Adrienne Carruthers, Co-Chair of the Midwives Association of British Columbia (MABC). She shares how she advocates for midwives' access to proper health benefits, liability insurance, and training opportunities. Adrienne also explains MABC's work for indigenous midwives and their current search for a new executive director.
The President of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association says nurses and midwives in NSW face relentless challenges, from overcrowded hospitals to inadequate resources, all while performing lifesaving work under immense pressure, yet they remain underpaid and undervalued despite promises and strikes demanding change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has announced that its members will not participate in the strike action declared by Organised Labour. The Association, however, reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against illegal mining.
Politics in the Pub at the Family Hotel in Katoomba on 15th June 2024 featured two speakers on the topic of Tax Justice. Richard Denniss of the Australia Institute showed us how the spending choices made in government budgets inform us about government priorities and how tax payers can be deceived into thinking we can't afford "nice things". Michael Whaites of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, and formerly of Public Services International told us about the shocking findings of inquiries conducted by PSI and CICTAR into the privatisation of public services. This is a link to the bios of both speakers. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. This podcast was produced by Debra Smith. Opinions expressed in this video are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW.
Unemployed Graduate Nurses and Midwives Association honours Ministry of Health's director --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ksspod/support
The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, has called for a review of the SSNIT structure. Contributing to a discourse on pension reforms on JoyNews' National Dialogue on July 25, 2024, she highlighted concerns about SSNIT's investments not benefiting workers adequately.
Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has rescinded its decision to embark on Industrial action over the verification fee increase. President of the association Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo says the decision came after the Governing Board of Nursing and Midwifery Council took the decision to halt the implementation of newly approved fees and charges pending its review and has accordingly reverted to the previous fee structure
Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// This Saturday, healthcare workers from across Victoria are rallying in Geelong to protest and demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. Sonia Spoke with Noor Al-Assafi (she/ her) a social worker in mental health, & Jackie Kriz (she/her) a delegate for the Australian Nurses & Midwives Association, on the Geelong Trades Hall exec & works as a mental health nurse with us on the line to discuss the action, welcome. Louise Morris, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) Oil and Gas Campaign Manager, spoke with Annie McLoughlin of Solidarity Breakfast about the transnational geotechnical company CGG lodgement of plans to conduct seismic blasting in the Otway Basin just kilometres off the coast of the Great Ocean Road and in the calving grounds of the endangered southern right whale. The community objection pharse finishes on 23 February with the AMCS offering submission support. For more info and to use the submission guide, head to marineconservation.org.au. Marisa from the Doing Time show spoke with Cheryl from ISJA Melbourne. Cheryl quoted the words of Warrior Ray Jackson who has since passed away but was a staunch supporter of the Hickey family, who said "Redfern Police continue to refuse to allow the installation of the Commemorative Plaque to be installed at the fenceline where TJ was impaled as a result of his bicycle being rammed by a police vehicle. The police want to see this as an accident. That will never happen". Doing Time is broadcast on 3CR on Mondays at 4pm. We will be talking more about this next Wednesday on the anniversary of TJ Hickey's death. Sonia Spoke with Kieran Stewart-Assheton, national president of the Black People's Union. Kieran talked about Camp Sovereignty. Songs: Leve Palestina By: Kofia BandEl Quds El Ateeka By: Fairuz Black Boy By: Emily Wurramara
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words http://tinyurl.com/ylgt9bwr Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com 654 patients waiting to get a bed in a ward. 654 othar ag fanacht le leaba a fháil i mbarda. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association, there were 654 patients waiting for a bed in a ward in the country's hospitals this morning, which is fourteen people more than yesterday. Dar le Cumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann go raibh 654 othar ag fanacht le leaba a fháil i mbarda in ospidéil na tíre ar maidin inniu, sin ceithre dhuine dhéag níos mó ná inné. 446 of the patients were in emergency departments, and the other 208 were on trolleys or in chairs in wards. Is i rannóga éigeandála a bhí 446 de na hothair, agus is ar thralaithe nó i gcathaoireacha i mbardaí a bhí an 208 eile. The situation was worst in Limerick University Hospital this morning, where 110 people were waiting for a bed. Is in Ospidéal Ollscoile Luimnigh is measa a bhí an scéal ar maidin, áit a raibh 110 duine ag fanacht le leaba. Subsequently, 88 people were waiting for a bed in University Hospital, Cork; 65 people in University Hospital, Galway; and half a century at the University Hospital, Letterkenny. Ina dhiaidh sin, bhí 88 duine ag fanacht le leaba in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Corcaigh; 65 duine in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Gaillimh; agus leathchéad in Ospidéal na Ollscoile, Leitir Ceannain. In addition to that, eleven children between the three children's hospitals in Dublin were waiting for a bed. I dteannta an mhéid sin, bhí aon leanbh déag idir na trí ospidéal leanaí i mBaile Átha Cliath ag fanacht le leaba. As bad as that was, it was even worse yesterday, when 27 children were involved. Dá dhonacht sin, ba mheasa fós inné é, tráth a bhí 27 leanbh i gceist. The nurses are demanding that non-urgent elective operations be postponed in light of the crisis and priority given to the patients arriving at the emergency departments. Tá na haltraí ag éileamh obráidí roghnacha neamhphráinneacha a chur ar atráth i bhfianaise na géarchéime agus tús áite a thabhairt do na hothair atá ag teacht chuig na rannóga éigeandála. Damien McCallion from the Health Service Executive said that the prevalence of respiratory diseases is at this time of year every year, which is the calmest of the crisis. Dúirt Damien McCallion ó Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte gurb é leitheadúlacht na ngalar riospráide a bhíonn ann an tráth seo bliana gach uile bhliain, gurb é is siocair leis an ngéarchéim. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar accepted this afternoon that far too many people were waiting too long to get a bed in a ward. Ghlac an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar leis tráthnóna go raibh i bhfad an iomarca daoine ag fanacht rófhada le leaba a fháil i mbarda. On the contrary, he claimed that great progress had been made in several years and drew attention to the additional 20,000 people who had been recruited by the health services from 2020. Os a choinne sin, mhaígh sé go raibh an-dul chun cinn déanta le roinnt blianta agus tharraing sé aird ar an 20,000 duine breise a bhí earcaithe ag na seirbhísí sláinte ó 2020. The Taoiseach also said that Ireland is among the five countries with the highest number of nurses per person in the population. Dúirt an Taoiseach freisin go bhfuil Éire i measc na gcúig thír ina bhfuil an líon is mó altraí in aghaidh gach duine sa daonra. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ
Dr Lana Leslie asks for comment on why some First Nations people weren't included in the Regional Dialogues which developed the Uluru Statement from the Heart, including the Darug and Gundungurra peoples of the Blue Mountains. Thomas Mayo responds. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
A Blue Mountains resident asks if "Yes" vote supporters in the Voice to Parliament referendum have reason for cautious optimism? If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
A Blue Mountains resident draws on her own Irish heritage of dispossession and oppression to understand the different perspectives of both First Nations people, and our settler/convict forebears. She asks, "How can bring some of the cultural survival methods that our First Nations people have used into our...community, which is facing more and more crises, and collapse?" If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
A Blue Mountains resident asks, "How do we counter some of the misinformation, for instance, in the Electoral Commission booklet, it (the No campaign case) said, the statement cycle is going to hold up the courts forever". Kerry O'Brien responds. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
CONTENT WARNING - Discussion of suicide and troubled families. Support services: https://bth.humanrights.gov.au/healing/support-organisations A worker describes the feedback she is getting from First Nations people from La Perouse to Lithgow - and her fears if a Voice to Parliament is rejected. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
Dr Lana Leslie asks Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien to respond to issues raised by the "No" campaign. These questions and answers are also duplicated in separate podcast episodes. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
A Blue Mountains resident asks, "How does the Voice guarantee that there isn't going to be a more divisive community? Based on what what the no argument, no people are saying?" Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien respond. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
A Blue Mountains resident asks, "What would be the strategy to cut through that to make sure that this [Yes] case is well argued for? And while the media seems to focus on the no side, what would be the key to sure that the yes, the prize of the yes Voice are really well heard?" Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien respond. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
At the conclusion of "The Voice - Finding Our Heart" in the Blue Mountains, Thomas Mayo recites the Uluru Statement from the Heart to a packed house. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was part of an address by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, chaired by Dr Lana Leslie at the Hub Theatre in Springwood NSW on 2nd September 2023 where they answered the questions of Blue Mountains residents about the upcoming Referendum on 14th October 2023. We acknowledge the support of: Australians for Native Title and Recognition (ANTaR) Blue Mountains Residents for Yes Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains Unions NSW Australian Services Union (ASU) Health Services Union (HSU) Independent Education Union (IEU) Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN) Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message
The New South Wales nurses' union has launched legal action against the State Government, just 10-days out from the state election. The Nurses and Midwives Association alleges it has ‘uncovered systemic and ongoing non-compliance… resulting in hundreds of thousands of missed nursing care hours.' But the Premier is remaining adamant that the state's health system is the strongest in the country. - राज्य स्तरीय निर्वाचन नजिकिँदै गर्दा, न्यु साउथ वेल्सको नर्स युनियनले राज्य सरकार विरुद्ध कानुनी कदम चालेका छन्। "प्रणालीगत र निरन्तर रूपमा नियमहरूको पालना नगरिएको, र हजारौँ नर्सिङ केयरका घण्टाहरू कम भएको भन्दै" नर्स तथा मिडवाइफ सङ्घले सरकार माथि आरोप लगाएको हो। यता प्रिमियर डोमिनिक पेरोटेले राज्यको स्वास्थ्य प्रणाली देशकै सबैभन्दा बलियो रहेको भनी दाबी गर्दै आएका छन्।
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2jw9a3eb Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com 651 patients waiting for a bed in hospitals. 651 othar ag fanacht le leaba in ospidéil. There are 651 patients in hospitals across the country still waiting for a bed, according to the latest daily figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association. Tá 651 othar in ospidéil ar fud na tíre fós ag fanacht le leaba, de réir na bhfigiúirí laethúla is déanaí ó Chumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann. 495 of the patients are in emergency departments and the other 156 are in wards. Is i rannóga éigeandála atá 495 de na hothair agus is i mbardaí atá an 156 eile. The situation is worst at Limerick University Hospital, where 116 people are waiting for a bed - 56 of them in the emergency department and the other 60 in wards. Is in Ospidéal Ollscoile Luimnigh is measa atá an scéal, áit a bhfuil 116 duine ag fanacht le leaba – 56 acu sa rannóg éigeandála agus an 60 eile i mbardaí. Yesterday, there were 104 patients in that hospital waiting for a bed. Arú inné, bhí 104 othar san ospidéal sin ag fanacht le leaba. In light of the latest crisis, all operations at the hospital have been postponed – apart from time-sensitive elective operations – and priority is being given to children and the elderly. I bhfianaise na géarchéime is déanaí, tá gach obráid san ospidéal curtha ar atráth – seachas obráidí roghnacha a bhfuil práinn ama leo – agus tá tús áite á thabhairt do pháistí agus do sheanóirí. The management of the hospital said that 252 patients came to the emergency department between 8 o'clock yesterday morning and 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Dúirt bainistíocht an ospidéil gur tháinig 252 othar chuig an rannóg éigeandála idir 8 a chlog ar maidin inné agus 8 a chlog tráthnóna inné. According to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association, there are 74 patients at University Hospital, Cork waiting for a bed; 52 in University Hospital, Galway; and 47 at University Hospital, Tallaght. De réir na bhfigiúirí ó Chumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann, tá 74 othar in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Corcaigh ag fanacht le leaba; 52 in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Gaillimh; agus 47 in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Tamhlacht. In that regard, there are 27 children in the three children's hospitals in Dublin waiting for a bed. Ina cheann sin, tá 27 leanbh sna trí ospidéal leanaí i mBaile Átha Cliath ag fanacht le leaba. The General Secretary of the Association Phil Ní Sheaghdha claimed that things have once again gotten out of control and said that the nurses are looking for an urgent meeting with the new head of the Health Service Executive to discuss the situation. Mhaígh Ard-Rúnaí an Chumainn Phil Ní Sheaghdha go bhfuil cúrsaí imithe ó smacht arís eile agus dúirt go bhfuil na haltraí ag lorg cruinniú práinneach le ceannasaí nua Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte chun an scéal a phlé. She pointed out that the meeting is even more exciting since an extremely busy weekend is in store for the country's nurses and the St. Patrick's Day celebration is in full swing. Thug sí le fios gur mó an chruóg fós atá le cruinniú ós deireadh seachtaine thar a bheith gnóthach atá i ndán d'altraí na tíre agus scléip na Féile Pádraig faoi lán seoil. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ
The New South Wales nurses' union has launched legal action against the State Government, just 10-days out from the state election. The Nurses and Midwives Association alleges it has ‘uncovered systemic and ongoing non-compliance, resulting in hundreds of thousands of missed nursing care hours.' But the Premier is remaining adamant that the state's health system is the strongest in the country.
How expanding access to midwives can improve the overall health of children Guest: Dr. Zoë Hodgson, Clinical Lead for the Midwives Association of BC and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Seg 1: How expanding access to midwives can improve the overall health of children Guest: Dr. Zoë Hodgson, Clinical Lead for the Midwives Association of BC and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine Seg 2: With the finance minister announcing the NDP budget, what will be the most significant impact to the Province? Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC's Minister of Finance Seg 3: With young persons using social media and smartphones on a daily basis, how important is educating kids about sextortion, regardless of their gender Guest: Tiana Sharifi, CEO of the Exploitation Education Institute Seg 4: Why overlooking funding towards local businesses can have adverse effects on healthy communities Guest: Fiona Famulak, President & CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce Seg 5: Why is the City of Vancouver proposing a 10.7% property tax? Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2pgufm28 Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Hospitals across the State under tremendous pressure today - Union. Ospidéil ar fud an Stáit faoi bhrú as cuimse inniu - Ceardchumann. Hospitals across the State are under immense pressure, says the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association. Tá ospidéil ar fud an Stáit faoi bhrú as cuimse, a deir Cumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann. The Association says they have never seen so much overcrowding at this time of year. Deir an Cumann nach bhfaca siad an oiread seo de róphlódú ariamh ag an tráth seo 'bhliana. The union said that all hospitals, large and small, are struggling as it becomes difficult for them to provide safe health care to patients. Dúirt an ceardchumann go bhfuil na hospidéil uilig, idir bheag agus mhór, ag streachailt agus é ag dul dian orthu cúram sláinte sábháilte a chur ar fáil d'othair. The Association wants private and public hospitals to function as one system in order to reduce the pressure and ensure that the situation does not get worse. Tá an Cumann ag iarraidh go bhfeidhmeoidh ospidéil phríobháideacha agus phoiblí mar aon chóras amháin ar mhaithe leis an bhrú a laghdú agus chun a chinntiú nach rachaidh an scéal chun donais. The Society's General Secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha said that any emergency policy "must be implemented immediately because it will not be possible to deal with the emergency in a safe way if the conditions in the hospitals get worse." Dúirt Ardrúnaí an Chumainn Phil Ni Sheaghdha go gcaithfear aon bheartas éigeandála "is gá a chur i bhfeidhm láithreach bonn mar nach mbeifear in ann plé leis an éigeandáil ar bhealach sábháilte má éiríonn cúrsaí sna h-ospidéil níos measa." It is not normal for the number of patients in hospitals to be this high that 570 people would be so ill that they would need hospital care and there would not be enough beds for them, said Phil Ní Sheaghdha. Ní gnáthach leis an líon othair in ospidéil a bheith chomh hard seo go mbeadh 570 duine chomh tinn sin go mbeadh gá acu le cúram ospidéil agus nach mbeadh dóthain leapacha ann dóibh, a dúirt Phil Ní Sheaghdha. Early in the new year the hospitals get busy but the Association says they have never seen this much overcrowding. Go luath san athbhliain a éiríonn na h-ospidéil gnóthach ach deir an Cumann nach bhfaca siad a oiread seo de róphlódú ariamh. "Sick people have no choice but to go to the Emergency Departments of hospitals because they are unable to get an appointment with their family doctor," said the leader of the union. "Níl aon rogha ag daoine tinne ach dul chuig Rannóga Éigeandála na n-ospidéal mar nach bhfuil siad ábalta coinne a fháil lena ndochtúir teaghlaigh," a dúirt ceannaire an cheardchumainn. The Health Executive has decided to help GPs provide additional clinics to attend to patients to ease the pressure on the health system. Tá sé socraithe ag an Fheidhmeannacht Sláinte go gcabhróidh siad le dochtúirí teaghlaigh clinicí breise a chur ar fáil le freastal ar othair chun an brú ar an chóras sláinte a mhaolú.
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2gcwqewz Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com "Emergency departments of the country's hospitals under the greatest pressure ever". "Rannóga éigeandála ospidéil na tíre faoin mbrú is mó riamh". The accident and emergency departments of the country's hospitals are under the greatest pressure they have ever experienced, says a new report from the Health Information and Quality Authority. Tá rannóga timpistí agus éigeandála ospidéil na tíre faoin mbrú is mó a bhí riamh orthu, a deirtear i dtuarascáil nua ón Údarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte. As evidence of how bad things are, the report draws attention to the case of one patient in Limerick University Hospital who was waiting 116 hours for a bed - that's almost five days. Mar sholaoid ar chomh dona agus atá cúrsaí, tarraingítear aird sa tuarascáil ar chás othair amháin in Ospidéal Ollscoile Luimnigh a bhí ag fanacht 116 uair an chloig le leaba - sin beagnach cúig lá. That is one of the worst cases, however, and the Authority says that it is rare for patients to wait more than 80 hours with a bed. Sin ceann de na cásanna is measa, áfach, agus deir an tÚdarás gurb annamh othair ag fanacht níos mó ná 80 uair an chloig le leaba. As with triage care, it is said that patients can wait between one and three and a half hours, although not often. Mar le cúram triáiseála de, deirtear gur féidir le hothair a bheith ag fanacht idir uair agus trí huaire an chloig go leith, cé nach minic sin. Triage care is a preliminary assessment of the patient's needs and, of course, the patient's health can deteriorate if there is too much delay, says the Authority. Réamh-mheasúnú ar riachtanais an othair is ea cúram triáiseála agus, dar ndóigh, is féidir le sláinte an othair dul in olcas má bhíonn moill rómhór ann, a deir an tÚdarás. To top it off, it is said, there are not enough beds - or indeed enough staff - to prevent the lack of community health services. Mar bharr ar an donas, a deirtear, níl dóthain leapacha ann - ná dóthain foirne go deimhin - gan an easpa seirbhísí sláinte pobail a bhac. The report is based on an inspection of seven accident and emergency departments, namely Cavan and Monaghan Hospital; University Hospital, Cork; Limerick University Hospital; Mayo University Hospital; Sligo University Hospital; Saint Michael's Hospital, Dun Laoghaire; and St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin. Tá an tuarascáil bunaithe ar chigireacht a rinneadh ar sheacht gcinn de rannóga timpistí agus éigeandála, mar atá, Ospidéal an Chabháin agus Mhuineacháin; Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Corcaigh; Ospidéal Ollscoile Luimnigh; Ospidéal Ollscoile Mhaigh Eo; Ospidéal Ollscoile Shligigh; Ospidéal Naomh Micheál, Dún Laoghaire; agus Ospidéal Ollscoile Naomh Uinseann, Baile Átha Cliath. According to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association, 638 patients were waiting for a bed in hospitals across the country this morning. De réir figiúirí ó Chumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann, bhí 638 othar ag fanacht le leaba in ospidéil ar fud na tíre ar maidin inniu. 75 of them were at Limerick University Hospital; 68 were in University Hospital, Cork; 51 in Letterkenny University Hospital; and 47 in Tallaght University Hospital. Is in Ospidéal Ollscoile Luimnigh a bhí 75 acu; bhí 68 in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Corcaigh; 51 in Ospidéal Ollscoile Leitir Ceanainn; agus 47 in Ospidéal Ollscoile Thamhlachta.
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has announced that he will be stepping down from his position later this year. Roisin Shortall Social Democrats Co-Leader, Liam Doran former general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association and Stephen McMahon Non-Executive director of the Irish Patients Association, joined Kieran to discuss what his exit means for the HSE.
Steve Price speaks to ICU Nurse and NSW Nurses and Midwives Association delegate Michelle Rosentreter as nurses strike for the second time in six weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve Price speaks to Kerry Rodgers, a member of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association ahead of planned strike action tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Liam Doran, member of the Sláintecare Implementation Council and a former general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association says that it would be "untimely" to end its term of office now and they're not sure what the Government view is on the situation over all.
Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha & Zane AlcornNewsreportsMUA Sydney branch supports Extinction Rebellion blockade of fuel import terminal"Home to Biloela" campaign ramps up with petitions gaining huge numbers of signatures and rallies organised in major cities after Australian born toddler Tharunicaa medically evacuated to Perth with her mother Priya, after untreated pneumonia developed into life threatening sepsis. Racist prison camp staff repeatedly denied Tharunicaa access to the Christmas Island hospital over a ten 10 period despite symptoms including severe vomiting, diarrhea and a temperature as high as 40 degrees. Activists are campaigning for the family to be released from Australia's draconian concentration camp system and returned to the Queensland town of Biloela where they had been living.Calls mount for Australia to agree to covid 19 patent waiver. A rally held at the offoces of the Department of Foreign Affairs and trade handed over a petition signed by 50,000 people calling for Australia to support the waiver. The petition and rally were organised by a coalition including Australian Fair trade and Investment Network (AFTINET), Amnesty International Australia, GetUp!, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, Public Services International and the Humanism ProjectVictorian Greens Leader Sam Ratnam announced as a speaker at upcoming Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) "Victorian Political Training Seminar". The announcement is disappointing as AUJS is, and always has been, an openly Zionist Group dedicated to sanitising and promoting the actions of the Israeli state, most recently helping organise a pro Israel rally on May 23 while the bodies of Palestinians were still being pulled from the rubble in Gaza. By attending the event Ratnam and the Victorian Greens legitimise zionist ideologues and cheapen and undermine the solidarity work of Greens activists and MPs past and present - like Senators Janet Rice and Mehreen Faruqi and former senator Lee Rhiannon - at a time when such solidarity is crucial and needs to be heard loud, clear and united across the globe.Interviews and DiscussionsRecording of Haider Eid, a lecturer at the Al Aqsa university in Gaza, from the recent Green Left Forum "Why Israel is an apartheid state". Eid is the author ot the book "Countering the Palestinian Nakba: One state for all" and argues that the only way to find an enduring solution to the Palestinian question is for Palestiniants to be able to vote in elections for the government that effectively contrals Palestine - i.e. Israel. The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign and other forms of international pressure and solidarity will be crucial in helping Palestinians win an end to their subjugation at the hands of an apartheid state. You can listen to the individual talk here.Jacob and Zane speak with Sydney based community solidarity activist Leonor Luna-Zamora about the Peruvian elections which have seen socialist candidate Pedro Castillo win by a narrow margin against far right candidate Keiko Fujimori. The states are high for Fujimori who faces possible imprisonment if she loses in relation to corruption charges and involvement in extrajudicial killings that occurred when her father was president of Peru from 1990-2000. You can listen to the individual interview here.
The Status of Women Council launches an online survey after reports of drivers making unwanted advances towards women, and the Midwives Association of the NWT makes the case for expanding midwifery services in the territory. Meaghan Brackenbury hosts.
Live 95's Sarah Coleman speaks to Mary Fogarty from the INMO about issues they have been having after staff from Limerick, Ennis, Nenagh, and Croom made the request to wear FFP2 face-masks which were found by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association to be safer than surgical masks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Interview with Professor Joseph Krampah, P.R.O. of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/yxp64sx5 "Above all time from the start of the pandemic, stay home!". "Thar aon am eile ó thús na paindéime, fan sa bhaile!". According to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive, there are 1,575 people with Covid-19 in the country's hospitals - 127 in intensive care units - and only 38 other intensive care beds are available in the public system. De réir na bhfigiúirí ís deireanaí ó Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte, tá 1,575 duine le covid 19 in ospidéil na tíre - 127 acu in aonaid dianchúraim - agus níl ach 38 leaba dianchúraim eile ar fáil sa chóras poiblí. There are 135 Covid-19 patients at Cork University Hospital, 122 at Limerick University Hospital, 104 at Beaumont Hospital, 79 at Galway University Hospital and 79 at Letterkenny University Hospital. Tá 135 othar covid 19 in Ospidéal Ollscoil Chorcaí, 122 in Ospidéal Ollscoil Luiminigh, 104 in Ospidéal Beaumont, 79 in Ospidéal na hOllscoile i nGaillimh agus 79 in Ospidéal na hOllscoile i Leitir Ceanainn. A consultant at Beaumont Hospital Dr Michael Power said the pressure on intensive care services as a whole was a cause for concern and a dire situation. Dúirt comhairleoir in Ospidéal Beaumont an Dr Michael Power gur údar imní an brú atá ar sheirbhísí dianchúraim trí chéile agus go bhfuil droch-chuma ar an scéal. Letterkenny Hospital has apologized to patients who had to stay out of hospital in ambulances yesterday before being able to get a bed. Tá leithscéal gafa ag Ospidéal Leitir Ceanainn le hothair a raibh orthu fanacht taobh amuigh den ospidéal in otharcharranna inné sular éirigh leo leaba a fháil. Hospital management said beds were scarce due to the number of people currently coming to the place who have contracted Covid-19 or are showing signs of the disease. Dúirt bainistíocht an ospidéil go raibh leapacha gann mar gheall ar an méid daoine atá teacht chuig an áit faoi láthair agus covid 19 tolgtha acu nó a bhfuil comharthaí na haicíde orthu. They said they brought in extra staff and were finally able to provide eleven extra beds for that los. Dúirt siad gur thug siad isteach foireann bhreise agus go raibh siad in ann ar deireadh aon leaba dhéag bhreise a chur ar fáil as a los sin. A spokesman for the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association said they were deeply concerned about the situation in Letterkenny and that up to seven ambulances were waiting outside the hospital at one point last night. Dúirt urlabhraí ó Chumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann go raibh imní as cuimse orthu faoin gcás i Leitir Ceanainn agus go raibh suas le seacht n-otharcharr ag fanacht taobh amuigh den ospidéal ag tráth amháin aréir. Yesterday evening, the Department of Health announced that eight more had died with Covid-19 in the State and that there were 6,888 new cases. Tráthnóna inné, dfhógair an Roinn Sláinte go raibh ochtar eile básaithe le covid 19 sa Stát agus go raibh 6,888 cás nua ann. However, according to public health expert Dr Marie Casey, more people are affected by the disease than official figures suggest. Dar leis an saineolaí sláinte poiblí an Dr Marie Casey, áfach, go bhfuil an galar ar níos mó daoine ná mar a thugann na figiúirí oifigiúla le fios. Many people are undiagnosed and in fact, she said, the disease is widespread in the community. Tá go leor daoine gan diagnóis agus i ndáiríre, a dúirt sí, tá an galar forleathan i measc an phobail. More than ever since the onset of the pandemic, she said, people need to stay home. Thar aon am eile ó thús na paindéime, a dúirt sí, ní mór do dhaoine fanacht sa bhaile.
Lee's wife is having a baby and there are plenty of things he wants to know. Erin Shepherd, a licensed clinical social worker, joins Lee to discuss the signs of and treatment options for post-partum depression. Then Kristi Ridd-Young of Utah's Douala and Midwives Association joins Lee to discuss options women have to help during the birthing process. Lee Lonsberry guest hosts Inside Sources. Listen weekdays 12:30 to 3 pm at 1160 AM and 102.7 FM, online, or on the app. https://kslnewsradio.com/
STRIKING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE: Episode 2/ Trade UnionsPresenter: Vivien Langford Producer: Andy Britt Trade Unions are responding to the global call for action on September 20th. Will you join them?This will be 3 days before the UN Emergency Climate Summit in N.Y. Greta Thunberg will arrive by sailboat bringing with her the hopes of many children unable to vote.Naomi Klein starts the show with a question "What are climate jobs?".Dr Colin Long answers. He is the Just Transition Officer for the Victorian Trades Hall Council. STRIKING in Australia involves harsher penalties than in any other OECD country. But workers from many unions are up for the task of a transition whose scale and cost is unprecedented. They want jobs they can be proud of but do not want to be abandoned as in previous restructuring. Dr Janet Roden takes us to the coal and gas communities she visits for the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association. You will be horrified to learn of the impact on babies even born 200km away from the climate changing pollution. She finds community members confused because there is no clear transition plan. "It's just steam" they say. This is highlighted in her research report for the NSWNMA, "Muswellbrook: between eight coal mines and two power stations". We cannot see the climate impact of the emissions from coal stations and gas wells but the effect on babies and children is witnessed by midwives and nurses every day. She explains why the NSW NMA wants to stand with the children on September 20th. Erima Dall was inspired by the Green Bans and AYCC when she was at university. Now a member of the MUA she drives a crane and is well aware of the tragedies caused by our emissions overseas. She is an eloquent speaker and tells us why MUA members will join the strike on September 20th. Chris Breen is a teacher and member of the AEU. His article "Lessons we can learn from the last Climate Movement" takes us beyond the vague slogans of " Climate action" and "Just transitions". He wants the climate movement to be on the front foot as BZE is, to find where jobs can be created by a nimble government e.g. building the first solar thermal plant at Port Augusta or kickstarting the export of renewable energy from the Northern Territory. Thanks to the MUA who hosted the meeting about the September 20th strike, where I met or heard about today's guests. Thanks to Stephen Langford for liaising.
This week, Andrea Gilligan was joined in studio by a panel of experts to take a look at the State of Maternity Services in Ireland. They focused on best practice, current services available, and where improvements need to be made. On the panel: Patricia Hughes, Chairwoman of the Midwives Association of Ireland Dr. Peter Boylan, former master of the National Maternity Hospital Krysia Lynch, Chair of AIMS, the Association for Improvements in Maternity Services in Ireland.
7.00 am Acknowledgement of country7:05 am headline news a discussion about the Victorian State Budget drawing upon an article in Green Left Weekly. 7:10 am article from Green Left Weekly on the significance of May Day 7:15 am interview with Brett Holmes NSW secretary of the ANMF on the issue around for-profit aged care providers petition here . http://www.nswnma.asn.au/petition-calls-on-for-profit-aged-care-providers-to-use-billions-in-taxpayer-funding-on-care-for-elderly-australians/ 7:35 am news from Green Left Weekly discussing articles such as communities protest betrayal on fracking, victory for Palestine campaigners in the US and Adani's Godda power project bad news for Bangladesh. 7:45 am interview with Ian Huntley from Inner Melbourne Planning Alliance about the state budget and how it fails to adequately cover public transport. 8:00 am activist calendar 8:10 am interview with Troy Carter delegate from the ESSO dispute which has been going on for over 300 days about the latest developments and how we can support the workers.8.25 - close
Activists conducting ongoing blockade of MITA refugee detention centre to prevent deportation of Saeed* to Iraq. The Iraqi Ambassador and Victorian Nurses and Midwives Association have called for the deportation to be stopped.*Not his real name.Stop the war Coalition UK statement on London attack.March in March Melbourne cancellation over unspecified threats.Jacob and Zane speak with Blair Palese, CEO of 350.org, regarding the formation of the stop new the Stop Adani Alliance, and how Adani are trying to leverage federal funding via the North Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF). Listen here. The Stop Adani Alliance is holding a meeting at the MCEC on Friday 31 March.Links article about the US Left giving excessive credence to claims of Russian hacking and influence over the 2016 US presidential elections, and whether spying may have occurred, and the inability of the democrats to act as a voice for the working class masses.Zane and Jacob speak with Richard Tanter, Chair of the Australian chapter of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN) about the UN’s General Assembly Summit from the 27 March, to discuss completely outlawing nuclear weapons worldwide, and how Australia will likely block the ban. Listen here.Jacob and Zane speak Sonia Qadir, Women’s Secretary of the Lahore branch of the Awami Workers Party (Pakistan) about challenges for the womens movement in Pakistan, where military dictatorships are the norm, how basic democratic voting rights are still being established, Pakistan's growing economic ties with (and debt to) China, the role of US and British Imperialism, and the ‘honour killing’ of model and social media sensation Qandeel Baloch in 2016. Listen here.Activist calendar.
The fourth global Women Deliver conference in May brought nearly 6,000 experts and advocates to Copenhagen to address the health and rights and women and girls, including a small group of young midwives who attended a symposium beforehand. “I went in a little bit skeptical,” says Alix Bacon, president of the Midwives Association of British Columbia and one of 32 women under 35 who received a scholarship to attend, in this week’s podcast. “And I came home a changed woman and a believer.” Bacon said the ability to escape the immediacy of the day-to-day clinical requirements of midwifery and think about how they can grow as a network was invaluable. “There isn't an advocacy component to your midwifery training,” she says, “And this is where the midwifery symposium really shined. It addressed our weaknesses, regulation, research, policy.” In the context of regulation and public funding, midwifery in Canada is relatively new, Bacon says, which puts them in a unique position among wealthy countries to partner with developing countries facing some of the same challenges. They have developed a 30-year roadmap from “zero to functional that we can share with our partners,” for example, she says. One such partnership is with South Sudan and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The “twinning” project matches midwives together with the aim of increasing capacity, “supporting a strengthened, enabled environment for gender-sensitive maternity care.” Partnerships like this are crucial for the world’s newest country, which has among the world’s highest maternal, newborn, and child mortality rates. “Only 15 percent of births are attended by a skilled birth attendant,” Bacon says. The latest renewed violence and mass displacement has “had wide-reaching effects on our ability to implement this project,” she says. They had to pull Canadian staff out of the country in June, but Bacon still believes in the promise of the partnership. “It's about positioning midwives as experts in maternity care,” she says. “And when you're positioned as an expert and supported by the ideal partner, you grab the attention of policymakers locally.” With a global standard of education and the proper policies in place, “midwives can meet 87 percent of the needs of women and children,” says Bacon. “We also happen to be terribly cost-effective, which really makes us a best buy when it comes to maternal newborn child health.” Alix Bacon spoke at the Wilson Center on July 18, 2016. Friday Podcasts are also available for download on iTunes and Google Play. Sources: Al Jazeera, Global Affairs Canada.
TIM WEBSTER speaks with KERRY RODGERS from the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, who would like to see all emergency department staff undergo self defence training.
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