When is the International Day of the Midwife and why does it matter in Afghanistan?
The International Day of the Midwife is observed on 5 May. The day recognizes midwives and the role of skilled care in maternal and newborn health.
What the figure or term means
Afghan women face major barriers to antenatal, delivery, and referral services, especially where female health workers and facilities are limited.
Support for training, safe workplaces, supplies, referral, and rural services matters beyond ceremonial recognition.
The date is fixed; current workforce and maternal-health figures need authoritative health sources.
Use the source publication date when connecting an observance or historical event to a current statistic or appeal.
How to use this information responsibly
Events and observances help readers connect Afghanistan’s present humanitarian conditions with seasons, public dates, education, health, displacement, culture, and recent shocks.
Lunar-calendar dates can vary, historical events have multiple perspectives, and early disaster figures are revised. This library states dates carefully and links to primary or institutional records.
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