On the occasion of International Day of the Midwife, whose global theme is « One Million More Midwives, » Bertrice Tchouangue Tchassem, president of the Association of Midwives and Related Professionals of Cameroon (ASFAC) for the Central Region, paints a stark picture. According to her, the problem is not so
much the number of trained midwives—Cameroon trains hundreds each year—but rather their poor distribution and their assignment outside of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services. Between advocating for the recognition of the midwifery profession and calling for preventative care, she delivers a clear message: make better use of existing resources to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality.
