Assailed at Home; Champions Abroad: The ACNM ’ s Push for Maternal Healthcare Advancements in Nigeria
In 1982, the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) created a Special Projects Section (SPS) whose goal was to combat deteriorating maternal and infant health, improve the lives of women, and advance the field of midwifery. By the late 1980s, the SPS adopted an increasingly international focus with notable Safe Motherhood projects in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya aimed at combating maternal deaths, promoting family planning services, and strengthening midwifery programs. At the backdrop of these international projects was a maternal healthcare crisis in the US ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Fish living in the dirt -- IS THIS REAL?
National Science Foundation fish expert and researcher (Prosanta Chakrabarty, Ph.D.) unearths an unusual video and discusses whether fish can really live in the dirt. The video includes footage obtained from the Ghana Mission Fund, which does not depict NSF-funded research. This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 27, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: video
