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2nd CAMNHA Conference 2026 Advocacy & Knowledge Exchange — Innovations for Maternal & Newborn Health At Saint-Paul University with ‘Knowledge Exchange’ Tours in Ottawa, Canada's National Capital
The theme of CAMNHA’s 2nd Conference is “Advocacy & Knowledge Exchange — Innovations for Maternal & Newborn Health.” With leading-edge advisors, CAMNHA’s Board of Directors will ensure this hybrid event to be a tremendous opportunity for students, midwives, nurses, community health workers, teachers and researchers to learn from one another and develop new ways to address this age-old challenge. Aimed to strengthen maternal / newborn health in low-resourced regions of Africa and Canada — this event will also focus on cross-cultural learning and professional growth.
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 CAMNHA Uganda Executive Director Joyce Wamakote facilitates midwifery discussion during the International Day of Midwives Symposium in Kampala. Joyce a public health professional and educator with over three decades of experience in midwifery, health education, and community empowerment. She holds a Master of Public Health, a Bachelor of Medical Education, and a Diploma in Midwifery. She currently works as a Senior Health Tutor at the Health Tutors' College Mulago where she mentors students in Midwifery, Sexual & Reproductive Health and contributes to curriculum development. She is also a member of the college's Governing Council and an invigilator with Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board (UNMEB). An accomplished researcher, she has led studies on maternal health, teenage pregnancies, and vaccine uptake to ensure evidence-based approaches to health education. Fluent in several languages, sh merges her technical skills, mentorship attributes, and community involvement in an innovative manner to inspire change in the landscape of Uganda's health care.
In 1993-1996, she achieved a Diploma in Midwifery from the Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery. She has worked in both rural and urban settings — offering antenatal care, maternity (normal deliveries and post-operative care), family planning, post-natal care, nutritional counselling, health education and promotion, HIV counselling and testing for infants exposed to HIV among others. She is a mentor and preceptor to the student nurses and midwives. Since 2020, she has conducted examinations for student nurses and midwives since as an Examiner for Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board (UNMEB).
 CAMNHA Uganda Team awarding the outgoing committee and hand over of leadership of the Paediatric Nurses.
From Left to Right" Mr Nsubiga John. 2. Mr Samuel Musinguzi.3. Mr Kulu Pande. 4. Sr Jolly Rubambarama. 5. Mr Andrew Olyel. 6. Sr Joy Bogere. 7. Sr Carol Mary Acham and 8. Mr Sserwada Aloysius.  CAMNHA’s Canada Team convened on November 30, 2025 in Edmonton, Alberta. Back Row, from the left: David Wangalwa, Advisor; Richard Gameli Atakuma, Advisor [Chair of the Canadian Chapter of the Ghanaian National Democratic Congress]; Peter Kalven, Advisor; Jane Nabigambo, Advisor; Jeniffer Veronica Mukhwana, CAMNHA President; Dr. Andrew Mukwana, CAMNHA General Secretary; Kekeli Binder, CAMNHA Board of Directors [Vice Chair of the Canadian Chapter of the Ghanaian National Democratic Congress]; Pastor Richard Brzezicki, Advisor [Heart for Nations Ministries]. Front row, from the left: Carol Carifelle-Brzezicki, Advisor; His Royal Highness Mwogezi Butamanya Constantine, the Isabaruuli (King) of Buruuli, CAMNHA’s Official Patron; Dr. Deva-Marie Beck, CAMNHA Managing Director; Mary Khanakwa, Advisor. Included but not in this picture, Emmanuella Asman Gbekle.
 DATELINE: August 2025
CAMNHA has officially launched our Office in Uganda's national capital Kampala.  DATELINE: OTTAWA • May 31, 2025
From the left, Faruku Kibaba, 17 UN SDGs Champion in Europe, Dr. Deva-Marie Beck & Dr. Andrew Mukwana from CAMNHA and Ms. Evelyne Aijuka, CEO of ‘Africa We Want.’
The Canadian African Maternal Newborn Health Association — CAMNHA — is an Ontario non-profit organization created to strengthen Midwifery & Nursing practice in regions where the lives of mothers and their infants continue at risk. We also aim to positively address Midwifery burn-out and low morale. Our approaches include collaboration and networking with Canadian and Sub-Saharan Midwifery / Nursing leaders to identify and implement best practices and to promote Midwifery/Nursing mental health. As well, we will also focus on public advocacy to increase concern for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and for the well-being of Midwives and Nurses in these regions and worldwide.  |
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Vision
To positively impact upon the survival and health of mothers and newborns in Uganda, Pan-Africa and in marginalized, low-resourced regions of Canada. Mission To develop and establish robust, multi-factoral advocacy programs in African & Canadian regions where the lives of mothers and their infants continue at risk — through exchanges in education, experience, knowledge and culture — with the collaboration of related experts, advisors and stakeholders. |
