Anna is a Swedish midwife with over 30 years of professional experience as a midwife. After working clinically in Sweden, in August 2010, she joined the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a Senior Programme Specialist for Midwifery in Bangladesh, where she worked until 2013. She then spent three years working for UNFPA in Lao PDR, supporting the development of midwifery in that country. Anna is an active member of the International Council of the Swedish Association of Midwives.
Anna is joining ICM after working at Laerdal in Norway for over seven years, where she worked to strengthen midwifery education. Among other projects, she also coordinated the development of the Essential Competencies Digital Learning Tool, co-developed with ICM and launched in 2023.
“I am deeply honoured at the opportunity to lead ICM as Chief Executive, supporting midwives’ associations around the world and continuing to develop the profession. Sally Pairman’s leadership has been impressive and visionary. I look forward to building on the strong foundations, strategy and direction she has set at ICM.”
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