Many of our country programmes, including Cambodia, Madagascar, the Philippines, Tanzania, Timor Leste and Yemen, employ midwives to work in their local communities and provide family planning information and services. In  Madagascar our midwives are known as MS Ladies. They travel by bus, bicycle or on foot to reach women and men in their local community, offering information and providing long-acting and permanent methods of contraception, complementing the short term methods that are already available.  

On Sunday 5th May, International Day of the Midwife will highlight the important role midwives play in the health of mothers in their local communities. To mark the day we’re highlighting the crucial role that midwives play in delivering family planning to remote and under-served communities.

Midwives deliver family planning in Madagascar

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