The Honourable Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognises the need for urgent steps to be taken to reverse the trend.
Building a strong partnership among midwives, mothers and partners in maternal and newborn health builds a healthy community and nation.
Ben is a 56-year-old father of seven. Since starting to work in Bungoma County, Kenya in 1988, he has assisted in the delivery of approx. 5,000 babies.
Improving Maternal Health in Malawi Through Health Financing, Accountability and Health Rights.
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.
Why are traditional Birth Attendants making money from delivering pregnant women of their babies, but referring their 'customers' to the hospital?
President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has promised to reduce teenage pregnancy and further absorbed 500 Nurses into Government payroll.
The Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) Action Network asked experts about the importance of multi-disciplinary teams in MDSR systems. Here are the insights they shared with us.
Meet P.C. Alimamy whose initiative has helped to save the lives of at least 837 pregnant women.
Ondo State is not resting on its oars after successfully launching the Abiye Project, which is why it has determined to get TBAs off the back of pregnant women completely to enhance absolute safe…
In its quest to involve everyone to take part in saving the lives of mothers and babies MamaYe campaign has recruited one of the prominent people in society as a national activist. Our newest…
A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners reveals that…
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…
It was two minutes after midday on April 16, 2014 and the Canon EOS 600D camera was never as exciting a companion as it was on this day at the Peki Government Hospital.
Country Director of the Evidence for Action Programme (MamaYe Campaign), Prof. Richard Adanu, has called on the Government and all relevant stakeholders to take serious action following increasing…
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
During a visit to Mara just before the end of last year I had a meeting with the regional health management team who took the opportunity to feedback on the progress so far since the strategy was…
Biriwa is a fishing community situated between Yamoransa and Anomabo in the Central Region. The rocky fishing village sits on the serene shores and stretches across the coastal line.
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 story of Hassanatu N’jai, a young woman who went from being a community health volunteer to a registered nurse specializing in maternal and newborn care.
Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) are very popular and influential in rural communities in Sierra Leone. Engaged in community-based non-delivery roles, this network of respected individuals has the…
Experts in maternal and newborn have calculated that if all Nigerian women had access to the services provided by midwives, then the lives of over 840,000 mothers and babies could be saved by 2015.
Hlalapi Kunkeyani is a Principal Nursing Officer for Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at Kamuzu Central Hospital. She is also one of the two matrons. She started work as a registered nurse…
African midwives belong to a truly noble profession. They use their skills, experience and dedication to preside over the gift to humanity of a new life.
Nomso Ibe did something extraordinary in her quest to save the lives of mothers and babies. After a successful community outreach, the pregnant women she encouraged to attend antenatal care and use…
Charity Salima is a nurse midwife who worked for government for 16 years before she founded her own clinic in 2008. Inspiration behind such a bold move was her service to community. Charity runs the…
Doctor Aminu Jahun performs life saving surgery on mothers and babies. Read his story here.
