The global impact of Canadian midwives

On May 10, just five days after the International Day of the Midwife, the Canadian Association of Midwives will be celebrating its collaborative work in South Sudan at a reception on Parliament Hill.
Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and Global Affairs Canada, pictured in this file photo.
One well-trained and highly motivated midwife in South Sudan can make a difference in thousands of lives. South Sudan is about the size of Manitoba, with a population just less than Ontario (12.35 million). However, that is where any similarities to Canada end. South Sudan, which is one of the worl...

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