NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL KICKS OFF YEAR-LONG 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Touching on the achievements of the Council, Mr. Felix Nyante said that throughout its 50-year history, the Council has been a ground-breaker. Some of its accomplishments include the digitization of licensing examinations (Online Exams), PIN/AIN printing, Results checking, Indexing, Registration, Online CPD and Records for Nurses and Midwives.

Opening the Webinar, Rev. Veronica Darko, Chairperson of the 14th Governing Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Council said it was a great privilege and responsibility for the Council to regulate such an important and trusted profession.

“We want to use our anniversary to reflect on all that has been achieved since 1971 and show how nurses and midwives have made and continue to make a difference for people using standards, protection and service. If we are to play our part in making sure safe, high quality and consistent standards of care are being delivered, we need to continue to improve” she said

Topics presented for the two days were; embracing 21st Century Technology for the 21st Century Nurse or Midwife, Nothing about the Patient without the Patient, Exploring Mutual benefits between Nurses and Midwives in the Diaspora and Ghana, Nurses and Midwives, the Drivers of Universal Health Coverage.

The speakers were Diana Mukami, Digital Learning Director and Head of Programmes Amref, Kenya, Elizabeth Oywer, Nursing Education and Practice Consultant, Kenya, Gifty Y. Lano, Founding President and Chairperson of Board of Trustees, NAGNF, USA and Dr. Emmanuel Ankrah Odame Director, Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, MOH, Ghana.