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Midwifery Award

Midwifery AWARD is given as a recognition also the Associate Dean of the School of
of students who has shown remarkable Nursing and Public Health within the Faculty.
practical skills in Midwifery science . It She graduated from The University of Orange
is sponsored by the staff at Midwifery Free state in 1977 with a Comprehensive
department , Main campus . The aim is
to appreciate and motivate the love for Diploma in General Nursing, Midwifery
midwifery among nursing students. The and Psychiatry and worked as a registered
award has been honoured to exceptional nurse in Rundu Hospital in Kavango East for
colleagues/person in the past that has made 7 years where after she joined the world of
significant contribution to the Midwifery academics at the Academy, now University
department. For 2020, the first year Midwifery of Namibia (UNAM) in Windhoek. She
students will be awarded in honour of Prof. received her doctorate in 2009 through the
Pretorius for her unwavering support to
the midwives, for ensuring that midwifery University of Namibia and was promoted to
teaching and learning within the School of Associate professor in 2019. Although she
Nursing and Public health is geared towards officially retired in June 2021 she currently
the improvement in quality of the care of holds a contract position with University
women and newborn in Namibia. of Namibia. She is passionate about
nursing with field of expertise in ethos and
Louise Pretorius is a Namibian with over forty-
four years of experience in nursing practice professional practice, critical thinking and
and nurse education. She currently serves nurse education. In addition, she adores
as the Acting Executive Dean of Faculty of working with disadvantaged and elderly
Health Science and Veterinary Medicine but people in particular.

Midwifery department staff at main campus
honoring Prof L. Pretorius for the Midwifery Award
2020.

Front Row : From left to right
Prof. Louise Pretorius , Associate Dean for the
School of Nursing and Public Health and
Dr Emma Nghitanwa , Head of Department ,
Midwifery Science.

Back Row : From left to right
Ms. Popyeni Shigwedha , Ms. Ingenesia Tjiurutue,
Ms. Annastacia Kazimbu, Ms. Claudia Mbapaha
and Ms. Hilde Nashandi.

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