Male partners would tend
to isolate themselves when it reaches a time when a woman is in the perinatal
period. With men incorporated Meteitei region showcased that the death of
another mother neonate or child was one too many, and was not excusable. Ultimately
it should be possible to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV. Method: This study employed advocacy
approach. It is cognizant of the fact that the founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale part of her success was related to advocacy and activism.
In advocacy, the nurse leader should anticipate some controversies, and be
ready to make rebuttals. It makes a case for male involvement in Maternal and
Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) and also covers some contentious issues on the
same as counter arguments in point forms and text boxes. The policy issue was a
way of possibly scaling up the success story of Meteitei region Nandi County’s Chama cha Wazee male champions to the
national level. Outcomes: This
compilation was a modification to a policy issue entitled: Proposed Policy on
Involvement of Men in Maternal and Neonatal Child Health which was submitted to
The Senate alongside others in response to a requirement of public hearings.
Hopefully, its due merits were considered. Advocacy tools like policy issue
have an invaluable place in the future-now health care in nursing and
midwifery.
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