The #FundNaijaHealth campaign is calling on government to release all appropriated health allocations on time, as this will enhance access to the health care that citizens, particularly mothers and…
E4A-MamaYe is proud to be a partner in a global campaign that will put women’s voices at the centre of healthcare.
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…
2.6 million babies worldwide are stillborn each year. The majority of these deaths are preventable.
MamaYe Super Activist initiative has expanded such influence to cover pregnant women and newborns access health care: this is the story of Saheed Taiwo Lawal
Following the success of Health Budget Transparency and Accountability in Mzimba, Nkhata Bay and Rumphi, E4A-MamaYe has been asked to support a similar effort in Ntcheu district.
If you walk through any maternity corridors or wards in the country, you will see women sitting in groups Sharing their stories and laughing. But as much as there is joy and excitement, there is also…
Empowering women to know their rights is one way of improving maternal health in the country.
The highest priority set for health budget according to the Abuja Declaration is 15%, but analysis shows how low Nigeria's budgeting has been from 2010-2016.
Malawi has one of the highest maternal death rate in the world. Here, news of pregnancy is received with a mixture of both joy and anxiety by the mother, family and community.
Yelwa Abdulahi works with the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria, FOMWAN, Gombe State Chapter. Read her story.
The District Health Management Team (DHMT) in Koinadugu district has taken action in improving the Kundembaia Community Health Centre (CHC) in response to findings from the June 2016 Facility…
Advocating for quality of health care for women and babies in the district.
A robust primary health care (PHC) system has been described as important to achieving Universal Health Coverage, but we cannot stop at that. This is why MamaYe is working towards implementing policy…
Why are traditional Birth Attendants making money from delivering pregnant women of their babies, but referring their 'customers' to the hospital?
The hospital was unable to attend to its clients optimally until similar events occurred with some sprinkles of coincidences that are now setting it on the path of the go-to hospital for pregnant…
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Brima Kargbo has officially launched the First National Health Promotion Strategy of Sierra Leone 2017-2021 on Thursday February 16, 2017 at the Bintumani Hotel,…
The Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) will provide a starting point for the development and validation of a comprehensive master list of health facilities across the country.
The FIT scorecard is an eye-opener for advocacy for improved maternal health care services
Since 2011, key achievements have been made in strengthening data quality and use in health, particularly around the quantity and availability of data. However, many challenges remains.
A two-man delegation from Sierra Leone has returned to Freetown after adequately representing the country in the “2016 Africa Regional Conference on Abortion: From Research to Policy” held in Addis…
Chiku Lweno-Aboud calls for a multi-sectoral effort between the Region’s departments of health, roads and police forces to solve Health (Infra)-structure problems in Tanzania.
The sweat and tired legs during this year’s Mzimba Mother’s Day Fun Run helped raise K77 million worth of essential supplies and equipment.
MamaYe Koinadugu Advocacy Group joins WASH partners to observe Global Hand Washing Day.
The Bauchi State Accountability Mechanism for Maternal and Newborn Health will be working with the government to ensure judicious use of resources and timely release of budget allocations and State…
District, zone and national representatives joined MamaYe for a quality of institutional care (QuIC) training workshop. QuIC is a fast, low-cost approach that uses telephone-based data collection to…
Meet P.C. Alimamy whose initiative has helped to save the lives of at least 837 pregnant women.
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation will receive $10million dollars loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to provide quality health care services for women and children.
MamaYe clubs such as Pitala MamaYe School Club share evidence and information with mothers and fellow pupils and advocate for better quality care for mothers and babies.
How QUIC can improve existing landscape of quality of care monitoring and assessment in Malawi, as presented to the Safe Motherhood Committee in Lilongwe.
MamaYe and Parent And Child Health Initiative (PACHI) exhibited their campaign activities during the Research Dissemination Conference organised by the Malawi College of Medicine.
According to new UN estimates, Sierra Leone had the highest maternal mortality ratio globally. National Conference reveals the government's commitments to improve maternal health.
The First Lady, Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma has on Tuesday launched four thousand HIV/Syphilis rapid test kits for pregnant women at the Dworzark Farm Health Centre in Freetown.
Muhammed M. Lecky, Tunde SegunTogether, we have a combined 48 years of diverse experience working to improve health outcomes for the people of Nigeria, through advocacy, development of accountability…
Maternal death review meetings were held to discuss cases and to brief participants on the new national MDSR guidelines. Find out how MDR committees are managing.
I say it is a game changer because am sure that if sustained it will improve service delivery, it will strengthen demand side accountability. It is a game changer because through Citizen Hearings…
I got the idea to write this article at 4: am in the morning, I had to accompany my neighbor to a health centre because she was in labour.
A maternal death review meeting in Koinadugu that strengthened MamaYe’s evidence-based approach in identifying causes of maternal deaths.
Meet Kobina Essien, who has been saving the lives of pregnant women and their unborn babies by conveying them for safe and supervised delivery in his taxi.
MamaYe Sierra Leone's Country Director, Dr Mohamed Yilla appears on this powerful piece on the BBC News to demand investment in health systems to mitigate against future outbreaks.
The free MNCH bill, if signed and institutionalised, is capable of relieving families the burden of the costs of health facility-based child delivery and encourage women to attend antenatal care…
Thirty-two pregnant women in the Sunyani West District tested HIV positive in 2014, when they were screened at the antenatal clinic, statistics from the District Directorate of Health, has revealed.
Benson John explores why QuIC (Quality of Institutional Care), a telephone-based approach assessing the readiness of facilities to provide quality Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care services, is…
This could avert an additional 486,957 deaths of children over the next six years.
Prior to the outbreak there were signs of progress in the country’s public health operation, which are now under threat.
Engaging local communities in discussion around making their clinics safe for mothers and babies in the current Ebola context.
Global efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths remain a far cry from reality.
A Deputy Director of the Family Health Division and head of the Reproductive and Child Health Department of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Aboagye, has urged skilled birth attendants across…
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…
What if you had all the evidence, data and considered arguments you needed to make the strongest case to government, donors and decision makers to invest in midwifery services? What would the world…
I am imagining if I was a community volunteer in a rural setting, what kind of person would I be? Would I be a farmer as well, herder, a tailor? But what’s exciting is that I would be more…
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…
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…
Student4Change Mobile Project go to Goderich and KrooBay Community Health Centres in Freetown meet community members, facilitating dialogue on safe clinics - particularly safe water and good…
Maternal mortality must be an index for development of all countries to help improve the health of women and young girls, Professor Fred T. Sai, one of Ghana’s foremost reproductive health experts…
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…
At MamaYe we believe that all mothers and their babies deserve respectful care. We also think that midwives, nurses, doctors and other healthworkers are heroes and heroines whose hard work should be…
At E4A-MamaYe we have created a comic for International Women's Day 2014 to celebrate the heroic midwives, nurses and doctors (and their annoying buzzing fly friends!) who are hustling to help…
Mary Issaka sees things from a local perspective - that’s how she ensures better access to skilled care and saves lives
MamaYe decided to implement a 90-day pilot project that will use mobile technology with the help of our corporate partners Africell and African homegrown application Telerivet, to drive messaging and…
10 cool MamaYe successes of 2013. These are YOUR success too. We must continue to build momentum to ensure that MORE of our MOTHERS & BABIES survive childbirth in Sierra Leone.
The thematic panel discussion is a way for MamaYe to assess availability of maternal healthcare commodities and human resources in a health centre before such a health centre could be referred to as…
In the Coast Region of Tanzania there has been an increase in the number of women delivering in a health care facility—a 9% increase to be precise. I could not help noticing that it was also reported…
The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth released in May 2012 puts the 2010 figure of preterm births in Ghana at 11,500 constituting 14.5 percent of live births recorded in Ghana. Out of this number…
In this piece, Featured Author Kenneth Simbaya pays tribute to rural women of this country and all over the world, as he builds a case for celebrating them everyday, by recognising the burden they…
Affectionately called “Auntie Midwife”, Dr. James Clayman is a Medical Superintendent and Obstetrician Gynaecologist whose passion for his job has endeared him to many Ghanaians. While working at the…
MoTeCH explores the potential for health service benefits of information technology even though little research has been done on the feasibility of utilizing mobile phone technology for reforming…
Rural women play a critical role in the rural economies of both developed and developing countries through their activities in agriculture and rural enterprises which contribute to local and global…
Having had a very colourful Mama Ye! launch in Arusha in January, we are busy keeping the momentum going so that lots of Tanzanians can join us to help save our mothers and babies.At the launch, we…
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…
The Tanzania team visited Tema General Hospital in Ghana, and learned how barriers to modern family planning methods include a lack of information, as well as unreliable access to the services,…
What happens when a new father takes his first visit to a clinic? At Tema General Hospital's PMTCT and Antenatal Clinic we meet Emmanuel and his wife Susanna and through his eyes find the place…
Free Health Care services in response to this, the Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and antenatal unit among other activities, organizes “Daddy’s clinic every month at the…
Sister Mercy Asiedua - experienced and dedicated to her community of mothersToday a team of MamaYe advocacy and communication specialists descended upon the Duakwa Salvation Army clinic, in Agona…
In early July, UNFPA and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) held a three-day workshop that aims to strengthen the profession in Sierra Leone.
A recent report shows that increased spending has helped developing countries progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Are governments keeping their commitments on health spending…
Hon. Foday Lahai Sawi, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), confirmed the Government’s support to mothers and babies at the launch of MamaYe in Freetown in May.
At the MamaYe Freetown launch, Sowo Lebbie - E4A Sierra Leone’s Advocacy Advisor - tells her story on how she survived childbirth thanks to delivering in a safe clinic.
Naiyobi is a remote rural village in Ngorongoro district, Arusha region northern Tanzania. Its villagers are largely Maasai pastoralists. Naiyobi’s community is made up of individuals who will not…
Tanzania’s Dr. Godfrey Mbaruku first thought his posting to remote Kigoma in Tanzania was a punishment. The only maternal specialist for 1.2 million people with deplorable conditions and staff…
Doctor Aminu Jahun performs life saving surgery on mothers and babies. Read his story here.
