October 10 2013. The much-anticipated launch of the MamaYe campaign - a campaign calling for public action to improve maternal and newborn health, kicks off in Kano. The first amazement that greeted us at the launch venue was the donation of birthing kits entrusted to us for distribution to pregnant women in the rural communities of Kano State.Medinat Lawal Sanni, the Kano State Coordinator of Sweet Mother International who donated the kits to MamaYe, told me that she was fascinated when she learned about MamaYe and our evidence based approach to advocating for life-saving actions for mothers and babies.Medinat said the kits, which contain a plastic sheet, a scalpel, 3 gauze swabs, 3 pieces of strings, 1 pair of gloves and 1 antiseptic soap; are essential materials for pregnant women to have clean and safe delivery.Medinat’s organisation, Sweet Mother International, is a volunteer programme into the distribution of life-saving birthing kits. The organisation has in a short period donated 40,000 of the birthing kits across Kano and Jigawa States.“I believe that Kano needs to benefit from this project. People are demanding for more of the kits, that means it is beneficial to the rural women. It will also help those women who may not have enough money to purchase these kits to still have a safe and clean delivery regardless of their financial status. So, I believe that my organisation’s collaboration with MamaYe is a giant stride to expand intervention scope in Nigeria and save lives of mothers and babies”, Medinat said.Dr Tunde Segun, the Country Director of Evidence for Action, the organisation behind the MamaYe campaign, thanked Medinat and the Sweet Mother International project for believing that MamaYe is well positioned to champion the call for action to save lives of mothers and babies. He also assured Medinat of MamaYe's readiness for collaborations that will benefit pregnant women and newborns.The MamaYe campaign is already enjoying the support of policy makers and development partners to actualise the call to life-saving actions for mothers and babies in the State.
October 10 2013. The much-anticipated launch of the MamaYe campaign - a campaign calling for public action to improve maternal and newborn health, kicks off in Kano. The first amazement that greeted us at the launch venue was the donation of birthing kits entrusted to us for distribution to pregnant women in the rural communities of Kano State.Medinat Lawal Sanni, the Kano State Coordinator of Sweet Mother International who donated the kits to MamaYe, told me that she was fascinated when she learned about MamaYe and our evidence based approach to advocating for life-saving actions for mothers and babies.Medinat said the kits, which contain a plastic sheet, a scalpel, 3 gauze swabs, 3 pieces of strings, 1 pair of gloves and 1 antiseptic soap; are essential materials for pregnant women to have clean and safe delivery.Medinat’s organisation, Sweet Mother International, is a volunteer programme into the distribution of life-saving birthing kits. The organisation has in a short period donated 40,000 of the birthing kits across Kano and Jigawa States.“I believe that Kano needs to benefit from this project. People are demanding for more of the kits, that means it is beneficial to the rural women. It will also help those women who may not have enough money to purchase these kits to still have a safe and clean delivery regardless of their financial status. So, I believe that my organisation’s collaboration with MamaYe is a giant stride to expand intervention scope in Nigeria and save lives of mothers and babies”, Medinat said.Dr Tunde Segun, the Country Director of Evidence for Action, the organisation behind the MamaYe campaign, thanked Medinat and the Sweet Mother International project for believing that MamaYe is well positioned to champion the call for action to save lives of mothers and babies. He also assured Medinat of MamaYe's readiness for collaborations that will benefit pregnant women and newborns.The MamaYe campaign is already enjoying the support of policy makers and development partners to actualise the call to life-saving actions for mothers and babies in the State.