AIME (Alliance to Improve Midwifery Education) is a consortium of leading global organisations working together to strengthen SRMNAH worldwide. Through enhanced midwifery education, we can ensure midwives are able to meet their full capacity and deliver the impact of midwifery care, reducing maternal, newborn, and stillbirth deaths and providing up to 90% of SRMNAH care. Quality midwifery education is essential to preparing midwives to provide high-quality care.
Midwives and their educators need substantial resources and investment. AIME works to align global midwifery education and training strategies. This is achieved through advocacy, evidence generation, capacity building and research development which can enhance and accelerate the progress of midwifery education globally. Since its inception in 2021, AIME has been bringing together leading organisations, collaborating globally, and connecting midwives, midwife educators, and policymakers to share resources and evidence to maximise reach and impact.
The founding AIME membership consists of UN partners, leading NGOs, and educational institutes working to improve midwifery education. Eight founding members and permanent members of the steering group are:
UNFPA, ICM, WHO, Laerdal Global Health, UNICEF, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Burnet Institute and Jhpiego.
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AIME operates through two main structures:
The founding AIME membership consists of UN partners, leading NGOs, and educational institutes working to improve midwifery education. Eight founding members and permanent members of the steering group are:
UNFPA, ICM, WHO, Laerdal Global Health, UNICEF, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Burnet Institute and Jhpiego.
The AIME Network Group aims to
Members are encouraged to:
AIME is a voluntary, unfunded collaboration. Members participate because of their commitment to strengthening midwifery education worldwide
Participation in the network group is voluntary and unpaid. Members are expected to commit to approximately two- four hours per month. This time will be dedicated to supporting planning, attending meetings, and contributing to decision-making processes that guide the direction of AIME. The Network Group meets quarterly, with additional meetings scheduled when required. There may be opportunities for additional members to join the SG depending on the suitability of applications.
Selection to join the network group will be undertaken by the current members of the steering group and on a rolling basis. For enquiries on your application, please contact k.stringer@internationalmidwives.org
Does your organisation play a significant and global role in the education of midwives?
Can your organisation assist in ensuring that quality midwifery education is prioritised within SRMNAH policy and in resource mobilisation efforts?
Does your organisation contribute to the global body of midwifery research and evidence and can support the AIME consortium to align and disseminate resources, policy and research to enhance the quality of midwifery education and practice?
If your organisation can contribute in these areas, we invite you to submit an expression of interest to join the AIME Network Group.
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