MamaYe Nigeria, in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Health, launches the MamaYe campaign for the survival of pregnant women and newborns in Badagry. It was a platform to sensitise the community on the need to rally round the campaign to improve maternal and newborn health in Badagry.The MamaYe movement for Badagry becomes important to improve poor #MNH statistics in the community.The MamaYe movement encourages communities to take simple actions as talking to local administrators on improving health centres.Dr Okaga of Lagos State Ministry of Health talks to pregnant women and TBAs on importance of #ANC and immunisation at MamaYe Badagry launch.Kingsley Ogungbe (2nd right), popular Badagry musician glad to be part of movement for improvement of maternal & newborn health improvement.Dr Sijuwade, Lagos Blood Transfusion Service speaks to community people on importance of blood donation to save lives of pregnant women.Badagry volunteers ready to donate blood as contribution to saving the lives of women in labour and newborns!MamaYe still in Badagry. Lagos Ministry of Health gives talk on nutrition to demystify myths around food for pregnant women and newborns.1st Badagry volunteer blood donors. Badagry people are taking action for the survival of women and newborns in their community!Vivian is a civil society woman who is a MamaYe-inspired 1st time blood donor. She donates her blood to save lives in Badagry.Badagry people are now filling the MamaYe volunteer cards, pledging to take actions to save the lives of pregnant women and newborns.Some took the action of donating blood, while others have pledged to take other actions. Click here now to see the actions that you too can take. Together, we save lives. Together, we are MamaYe!
The MamaYe movement continues to bring on board, communities from far and near to ensure that more people are taking action to save the lives of pregnant women and newborns in Nigeria. We bring you an example from Badagry, Lagos State.