These students in Freetown want safe water for all mothers and babies across Sierra Leone. They managed to get over 500 signatures to call on policy makers to make safe water available for all mamas and babies in Sierra Leone.
Every day 5 women and 27 babies die in Sierra Leone. Our mothers and babies are dying unnecessarily this needs to stop! These deaths are traumatic for families and communities, and have long-term economic consequences. It is these poor but changeable survival rates that rank Sierra Leone as one of the worst places in the world to give birth.The introduction of the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI) has brought about an unprecedented increase in access and utilization of health services for mothers and their newborns. Yet, there remains a serious need to improve quality of care of health services in order to ensure that clinics are safe. Despite four years of FHCI, mortality rates for our mothers and babies remain high.Safe clinics will improve the survival of mothers and babies.Safe Clinics save lives.Availability of clean water and good sanitation are central to making a safe clinic. THIS IS WHY WE GOT 500+ SIGNATURES - CALLING ON POLICY MAKERS TO ACT ON THEIR COMMITMENTS TO SAFE WATER IN SIERRA LEONE WITH A FOCUS ON CLINICSTHESE WERE THE VOICES FROM THE student mobile pilot project - students4change WHO mobilise, grew, advocated, garnered deeper understanding of the importance of SAFE CLINICS for our mothers and babies in Sierra Leone. Here are some of the highlights.