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پاکستان میں تاریخ رقم: مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا کی پہلی تاریخی میٹنگ کی میزبانی پاکستان میں



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مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا (MAA) نے اپنی پہلی اسٹریٹیجک ڈائریکشنز میٹنگ اسلام آباد میں منعقد کی، جس کی میزبانی آغا خان یونیورسٹی اسکول آف نرسنگ اینڈ مڈوائفری (AKU-SONAM) اور مڈوائفری ایسوسی ایشن آف پاکستان (MAP) نے کی۔

ڈین AKU-SONAM ڈاکٹر سلیمہ والانی نے ابتدائی سیشن میں مہمان خصوصی کے طور پر خطاب کیا، جبکہ ڈاکٹر رفعت جان، ایسوسی ایٹ ڈین آؤٹ ریچ اینڈ پالیسی AKU-SONAM اور صدر MAP، نے اس جنوبی جنوبی تعاون کے اقدام کی تین روزہ مشاورتی سیشن کی قیادت کی۔


اس اسٹریٹیجک میٹنگ نے دس رکن ممالک کے مڈوائفری رہنماؤں کو اکٹھا کیا: افغانستان، بحرین، بنگلہ دیش، متحدہ عرب امارات، انڈونیشیا، اسلامی جمہوریہ ایران، نیپال، پاکستان، فلپائن، یمن، اور بحرین کی سپریم کونسل اور خلیج تعاون کونسل (GCC) کے نمائندے۔

اس کثیر القومی اقدام کا مقصد ایشیائی تناظر میں مڈوائفری کو فروغ دینا تھا، جس کے لیے رکن ممالک کے مڈوائفری رہنماؤں کے درمیان جنوبی جنوبی تعاون کو فروغ دیا گیا۔ اس ٹرینڈ سیٹنگ میٹنگ نے مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا کی اسٹریٹیجک ڈائریکشنز کا ابتدائی مسودہ تیار کیا، جس میں مذکورہ ممالک کے مڈوائفری پیشوں کے درمیان تعاون کے شعبوں کا خاکہ پیش کیا گیا۔


یہ قابل ذکر ہے کہ پاکستان نے پہلی میٹنگ کی میزبانی کی، جو رکن ممالک کی آبادی کی جنسی، تولیدی، زچگی، نوزائیدہ، بچوں اور نوجوانوں کی صحت (SRMNCAH) کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے ایک متحدہ مڈوائفس کوشش کا پہلا قدم تھا۔ جنوبی جنوبی تعاون ایک قسم کا علاقائی تعاون ہے جو جنوبی امریکی ممالک، مشرقی یورپ اور مشرق بعید کے ممالک میں مڈوائفری تعاون کے طور پر دیکھا گیا ہے۔

یہ وسیع پیمانے پر اسٹریٹیجک سرگرمی بل اینڈ میلنڈا گیٹس فاؤنڈیشن (BMGF) اور نیو وینچر فنڈ (NVF) کی مالی معاونت سے منعقد ہوئی، جبکہ AKU-SONAM اور MAP نے اسلام آباد میں رکن ممالک کے مندوبین کی میزبانی کی۔ ڈاکٹر رفعت جان، صدر MAP اور مڈوائفس الائنس کی سربراہ، نے کہا، "ہم BMGF اور NVF کے مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا کو خطے میں تعاون کی سمت طے کرنے میں مدد کرنے پر دل کی گہرائیوں سے شکر گزار ہیں۔"


قابل احترام شرکاء نے سوچے سمجھے خیالات کا اظہار کیا، جنہوں نے "جنوب سے جنوب تعاون" کے مستقبل کی راہوں کو تشکیل دینے میں اہم کردار ادا کیا۔ مشرق وسطیٰ سے مشرق بعید تک مڈوائفری قیادت کی مشترکہ کوششوں نے زچگی اور نوزائیدہ صحت کی دیکھ بھال کو مضبوط بنانے میں علاقائی تعاون کی اہمیت کو اجاگر کیا۔ " 

صحت مند مائیں اور صحت مند بچے ایک صحت مند قوم کی بنیاد ہیں۔ پاکستان کی مڈوائفری کو ایشیا بھر میں مڈوائفری کو مضبوط کرنے کی کوششوں کی قیادت پر پہچان ملنی چاہیے،" ڈیلا شیراٹ، بین الاقوامی مڈوائفری مشیر اور MAA ورکشاپ کی تکنیکی مشیر نے کہا۔  


مسلسل حمایت کے ساتھ یہ توقع کی جاتی ہے کہ MAA ایشیا بھر میں ماؤں، نوزائیدہ بچوں اور بچوں کی صحت کی دیکھ بھال میں نمایاں بہتری لانے کے قابل ہوگا، وسیع تجربات کا تبادلہ کرتے ہوئے۔ مندوبین نے اپنے پالیسی سازوں کو SDGs کے حصول کے لیے جنوبی جنوبی تعاون کو بڑھانے کے لیے قائل کرنے کا عہد کیا، جیسا کہ مڈوائفس الائنس آف ایشیا (MAA) نے تصور کیا تھا۔

مندوبین نے پاکستان نرسنگ مڈوائفری کونسل اور ہائر ایجوکیشن سیکریٹریٹ کا دورہ کیا، جہاں انہیں نرس مڈوائف پیشہ ور افراد کے لائسنس اور منظوری کے ضوابط کے عمل کے بارے میں بریفنگ دی گئی۔ MAP کے بورڈ ممبران تمام صوبوں اور جی بی سے ان سیشنز میں شریک ہوئے، جبکہ AKU-SONAM کی نامزد اکیڈمی بھی اس میں شامل تھی۔ تین روزہ اجلاس کا اختتام تحائف کی تقسیم اور روایتی مڈوائفری گانوں کے ساتھ ہوا، اور اگلی میٹنگ کی توقعات کے ساتھ۔

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