A Principal Midwifery Of­ficer, Mrs Leticia Asaaba Atiah, has been elected the new president of the National Association of Registered Mid­wives (NARM) GH.

She polled 84 votes to defeat the incumbent, Mary Ofoso, who secured 80 votes at a keenly contested election held during the national delegates' conference of the association in Kumasi here on Thursday.

Mrs Atiah, who holds a Bachelar of Science Degree in Midwifery from the University of Health and Allied Science (UHAS), brings to the Associa­tion 20 years working experience as a practicing midwife.

In her victory speech, she urged her colleagues to put the election behind them and unite and co-op­erate to move the Association forward.