Sepsis

Early detection of Sepsis

Have you visited a public health facility and wondered why it looks so unclean and disorganised?

One of the world's most urgent issues

Lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene remains one of the worlds most urgent issues. For the E4A-MamaYe programme this is especially relevant.

MamaYe activists' drive for improvement of hygiene and sanitation

Community involvement is key to reducing infectious diseases as evidenced with the active participation of MamaYe activists surrounding Mzenga Health Center in Nkhata Bay district

Rumphi District is taking action on sepsis

Rumphi District is to strengthen primary health care after the Maternal Death Surveillance Response Committee Report showed that 44% of maternal deaths are due to sepsis.

World Sepsis Day: Stop Sepsis, Save Lives

13th September is Sepsis Awareness Day. Sepsis is the leading killer of children and mothers worldwide, but there is a lack of sepsis awareness. You can take action and help to increase the awareness…

WASH-Net and WaterAid Build the Capacity of Community Stakeholders on Rights-Based Approaches

WASH-Net and WaterAid recently conducted a rights-based approach training workshop for community stakeholders in holding decision makers to account on the provision of water and sanitation services.

Sepsis: Mothers, Babies & Ebola

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…

World Sepsis Day: Join us

Sepsis is the leading killer of children and mothers worldwide, but this is not reflected in estimates of global mortality. You can take action and help to increase the awareness and participate in…

Student4Change Mobile Project

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…

"Jogging Our Memory" - When Students ACT for Change

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…

Preventing infections at births can save lives

For Sierra Leone to achieve MDGs 4 (reduce child mortality), simple hygiene and umbilical cords cleaning approach by using 7.1% chlorhexidine can prevent thousands of newborns from infection and…