Visa Denials Bar African and Asian Midwives From Global Policy Congress

Over 100 midwife leaders are demanding visa reversals for delegates blocked from Lisbon's International Confederation of Midwives congress (June 2026). The exclusion silences voices from regions with the highest maternal deaths and severe midwife shortages—warping which health priorities get global attention. Portugal's Schengen visa process offers no clear refusal reasons or appeals path.