Media is a powerful ally for civil society organisations advocating for improved health outcomes of women and their babies. In this blog, E4A-MamaYe county advisors in Nairobi and Bungoma, George and…
Champions for mothers and babies , especially at higher levels, is are critical for influencing, shaping service delivery and increasing public participation on RMNCAH related issues. On…
More mothers are attending health facilities to deliver their babies, yet 2.6 million babies are stillborn every year, more than a third (42%) of those in Sub-Saharan Africa. What approaches can we…
In Bungoma County, Kenya, the Maternal and Newborn Improvement (MANI) project works closely with the County Department of Health on a range of health interventions to address shortages of healthcare…
Today the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) launches its blood donation campaign 'Show Your Love, donate blood.'
9 – 15 October is a period each year when the world unites to condole with families that have experienced baby loss during pregnancy or at childbirth.
E4A-MamaYe is calling for increased financial investment in expanding contraceptive method choice for Kenya.
The Chikangawa Health Centre in Mzimba district has received a donation of MK 1 million from Kawandama Hills Company to acquire an ambulance.
MamaYe got the evidence around maternal and newborn health in health care facilities in Lagos State and used the findings to help improve on community attitudes towards the health of pregnant women…
We join the rest of the world to celebrate midwives, not only in Nigeria but across the globe.
The theme for the 2017 World Malaria Day (25 April) is End Malaria for Good. The MamaYe journalists for maternal and newborn health accountability say it is time to start working to end malaria in…
There is an African Proverb which says, "If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito." These small creatures can make your night…
Zariyatu Abubakar founded Wildan Care Foundation in 2008. Her experience about pregnancy and giving birth inspired her decision to found an organisation that takes care of pregnant women and newborns…
Improving Maternal Health in Malawi Through Health Financing, Accountability and Health Rights.
Yelwa Abdulahi works with the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria, FOMWAN, Gombe State Chapter. Read her story.
Mamaye interviewed Juliana Lunguzi, Member of Parliament for Dedza East and the chairperson for Parliamentary Committee of Health in commemoration of International Women’s Day under the theme #…
As the world commemorates the International Day of Women in Science, MamaYe Malawi meets women who have devoted their passion and time to maternal health.
The Founder, President of the African Health Initiative Inc. Madam Claudia Temple has donated dozen of foam mattresses to suckling, pregnant and mothers with under five babies and their families to…
President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has promised to reduce teenage pregnancy and further absorbed 500 Nurses into Government payroll.
Too many women across the world still struggle to access quality maternal health care.
MamaYe Koinadugu Advocacy Group joins WASH partners to observe Global Hand Washing Day.
Studies show that colostrum is beneficial for the health of newborn babies. Nnenne, a breastfeeding mother, shares her knowledge about colostrum.
Meet P.C. Alimamy whose initiative has helped to save the lives of at least 837 pregnant women.
Maternal and newborn health has never been higher up the global agenda, but is Tanzania doing enough?
Stress is an emotional means by which the body responds to a demand on it. The situations or pressures that cause stress are called stressors and can be caused by both good and bad experiences.…
In 2006, this village received an award from the Ministry of Health as a cleanest village. Here, every structure has a message, boldly handwritten on it. These messages range from maternal and child…
Emergencies like Ebola demand that everyone plays their part. How can we help women regain trust in their local facilities?
I was born premature. Read what I found out about my birth!
With the introduction of the MamaYe Clubs in the districts, the biggest question has been: Can students, who have never been pregnant, educate women on issue of pregnancy and childbirth?
Over the years I have always wondered what really the Mother’s Day Fun Run is like. I always thought people from Nation Publications Limited (NPL) come in one place, run for 2km and then call it a…
It will be a marvellous day..(I can just tell).. all this fun for the love of our mothers and babies..To make matters even more better, MamaYe will donate Digital Blood Pressure Machines and…
Ghana’s First lady has urged other African First Ladies to work tirelessly to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.
We are on a visit to Kibiti with the World Lung Foundation where we discover the difference their investment makes in a health centre.
Highlighting Sepsis, a severe infection and one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Sierra Leone, is crucial to understanding some of the challenges pregnant women are most prone to…
There are lots of ways to describe maternal mortality. But it doesn't matter how you calculate it, as long you count every maternal death. And bring it down.
Ten low and middle-income countries were celebrated for the significant progress in their efforts to save the lives of women and children during the recently concluded Partners Forum in Johannesburg…
Simple birth kits could save countless lives of women and newborns, if only women can get them!
It is that time of the year again when Malawi joins the rest of the world to celebrate breastfeeding for one whole week. This year breastfeeding is being celebrated under the theme: breastfeeding a…
Inverted nipples can make breastfeeding a difficult experience for both a new mother and her newborn, and this could prevent the opportunity of exclusive breastfeeding. Here's all you need to…
Throughout my career as a midwife, I am all too familiar with the challenge of women arriving too late to the hospital to give birth. It is so heart breaking to know that these women’s lives could be…
25 April marks World Malaria Day 2014, an occasion for us all to come together to renew our efforts and energise our commitment in fighting malaria. We want to highlight the importance of greater…
I remember just three weeks ago, I sat at a corner that I branded as mine, since I would sit there whenever we had meetings at the Mara Regional Commissioner’s (RC) office, tweeting away in between…
Birth can appear very different in different parts of the world. In some countries we give birth safely between the white walls of hospital surrounded by medics and machines. In others, relatives and…
Last week a very lively training workshop full of the very best data geeks in Ghana and their Evidence for Action (E4A) collaborators set out to try to find the answer. How high - actually - is the…
To all the efforts we're taking together, to the brightest of hope that the future holds, to the joy and happiness of pregnancies and safe deliveries, and to a life-saving change for mamas and…
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…
When someone mentions Congo Brazzaville what image comes to your mind? Ok, do not answer that. How about if someone says that they have a story to tell, again from Congo, what will you be…
Ms. Afrique Montreal winner from Sierra Leone gives back to her home country, Sierra Leone.
Paramount Chief of Kasonko, Roman Lamina Baio Serry 3rd cares about the mothers and babies in his community.
Somewhere in Ghana almost 60 women die each week from causes related to pregnancy and birth. The hardest pill to swallow is this: that giving life to the country’s next generation is one of the…
For over a decade, taxi drivers from the Gomoa Ajumako Ayan Assiem District in Ghana’s central region have helped save the lives of mothers and babies.
Professor Fred T. Sai is a towering Ghanaian figure in the global community of women’s sexual and reproductive health.
