KIU Together: Staff Wish Midwives a Happy International Midwives Day

KIU, Western Campus câ¬â€œ Staff members of KIU Teaching Hospital have sent their warm regards to midwives at the hospital and all over the country on this yearcâ¬â„cs International Midwives Day.

They took to their WhatsApp group to celebrate the midwives and to commend them for the great job they are doing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Deputy Executive Director of KIU Teaching Hospital Dr Akib Surati Olabisi thanked the midwives for câ¬Å“a job well done.c⬝

câ¬Å“Appreciation goes out to all our midwives for work well done on this International Midwivescâ¬â„c Day,c⬝ Dr Akib wrote.

The Deputy Principal Nursing Officer at the hospital, Muhammad Musa congratulated the midwives at the hospital on their day.

câ¬Å“Happy International Midwives Day to all the midwives at KIU Teaching Hospital,c⬝ he said.

Sr Caroline Kyamazima of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department, Boaz Musinguzi, Ritah Kiconco and Mariam Twaha were other KIU Teaching Hospital Staff members to send their warmest regards to the midwives.

This day will be a special one for midwives all over the country as they were given the recognition they have been requesting for a long while. The government recently gave them representation on the national COVID-19 taskforce and also promised to give them risk allowances. Plans are also underway to raise their lunch allowance, which is currently at only 2,000 shillings.

The theme for this yearcâ¬â„cs celebrations is câ¬Å“Midwives with women: celebrate, demonstrate, mobilize, unite câ¬â€œ our time is NOW!c⬝

Happy International Midwives Day from Kampala International University to all the midwives in the country! We sincerely appreciate the role you play in making the world better.