Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

Results: Attractiveness of midwifery as a
profession (3)
• Cambodia Midwives Associations (CMA) does
have a strong base and good national networks.
Midwives across the country are prepared to pay
the small contribution to be members of CMA,
however the work of CMA has been limited in
recent years due to sickness and recent death of
the Executive Office. CMA is in the process of
refocusing their management structure.
• Communities are recognized the larger public
role that midwives can play, in terms of
education about health, staying healthy and to
offer care and advice if sickness arises.
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Recommendations: Area 1- Coverage and
competencies:
• Maps out phased increases of numbers of student
midwife, as well as options for career pathways that
allow advancement for all midwives, including the
options for primary midwives to undertake further
training to become a secondary midwife, should be
developed and added to the current HR
development plan.
• Urgently modify the content and structure of Primary
Nurse-midwife programme (short-term action)
• Address current skills deficit, specifically the need to
increase support to Primary Nurse-midwives
• Increase community support for and dialogue with all
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midwives
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