Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: A one-day symposium on “Essential Newborn Care,” a midwives’ initiative, will be held on December 20 at Sub-District Hospital in Ponda by the Society of Midwives India (SOMI), Goa unit, in partnership with the National SOMI.
While praising the SOMI Goa unit’s members for their initiative, State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane encouraged midwives, nurses, and all Goan citizens who are concerned to get involved in big numbers. In Goa, there are 6000 registered midwives.
He underlined that such programs will help midwives in particular as well as the community at large. Rane reaffirmed the state government’s unwavering support for programs that advance the wellbeing of society.
A SOMI member, Dr. Vasantkumari S, stated that SOMI executive members would be present at the conference, offering nurses and midwives insightful information. At Shree Bhumika Nursing College in Parye, she serves as the principal.
The primary goal of SOMI, according to Dr. Vasantkumari, is to support mothers and advance the welfare of children. The objective of SOMI, she continued, is to enhance the role of midwives in each state.
In the next two to three months, SOMI’s Goa unit will be transformed into a full-fledged chapter, she added.
Dr. Vinda Arlekar, Ms. Ekta Karkal, Dr. Lynet Fernandes, and Mrs. Avita Fernandes are among the other professionals attending the conference in addition to Dr. Vasantkumari.
