Nigeria’s young population and a fast pandemic response contributed to a relatively low number of people infected with COVID-19. With an estimated 27 million people, Lagos State government has worked…
As we mark this year’s World Health Day with the theme ‘Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere’, we reflect on global efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and what this means…
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…
Advocating for quality of health care for women and babies in the district.
Today at the Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW), an expert panel will discuss 'the availability and use of data and gender statistics.
As we celebrate the International Women's Day 2017, Dr Hannatu Ibrahim shares her experiences.
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 #…
Let's meet Esther Agbon, Health Finance and Advocacy advisor for the E4A - MamaYe programme in Nigeria where she leads on the analysis of health budgets and on how to make them easy to be…
On International Women's Day we meet MamaYe Super Activist Claudia Temple
E4A-MamaYe is delighted to work with women who are doing a remarkably bold job in advocating for the well-being of pregnant mothers.
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.
In Tanzania many groups have and are still campaigning against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC). A harmful practice that does not seem to go away.
MamaYe Malawi joins the rest of the world today, 25th October 2016, in commemorating Global Day of Action for the Right to Health.
MamaYe Koinadugu Advocacy Group joins WASH partners to observe Global Hand Washing Day.
It’s International Women's Day today. As a woman, I know the story. As an activist, I know it is more than rhetoric. As a human I ask WHY! We should not even have to ask for this! It makes sense!
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.
Over 1,000 people living in the village of Lulawan in Shendam council area of Plateau State don't have a toilet.
Women and health professionals spark new cycle of improving maternal and newborn health. This article is provided by University of Southampton
Today marks the end of the Worlds Breast Feeding Week which was from 1st to 7th August. I must say I have learnt a lot knowing how important it is to breast feed. As a youth myself, we have mixed…
“The counsellor convinced me to breast feed my baby up to six months with no additional food. She taught me how to position my baby to the breast, she taught me a lot, and breast milk is the best…
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…
Handicap International has developed a chart that helps to identify normal steps and potential delays in child development.
New report reveals major gaps in midwives’ services in 73 high-burden countries
a blog: Health is wealth – this means literally, when a person or a people are healthy, they are able to be proactive in their life choices.
7.9 million women and girls in Tanzania have undergone female genital mutilation. Today we call for this to end.
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…
Today, the story has changed. Years ago, there was a form of midwifery called Domiciliary Midwifery. This involves midwives who are attached to health posts, and who go from home to home, to…
Rural woman play a critical role in the rural economies of both developed and developing countries. 60% of all Sierra Leonean women live in rural areas.
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…
Malawi’s health care centers, hospitals and clinics are overcrowded and understaffed, resulting in an overburdened health system that lacks the resources to effectively treat patients. But as mobile…
E4A-MamaYe collaborated with PMNCH (the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health) to identify the actions, policies and solutions from 10 countries making substantial progress in improving…
12 years ago, African heads of State met in Abuja and committed to allocating 15% of their entire budgets to health spending. This was indicative of prioritizing health as an important factor to…
The award-winning Fambula Initiative Network for Equality (FINE) is doing innovative work in Sierra Leone. They are working with men to turn around cultural norms that negatively impact women’s…
Tackling malnutrition is crucial to accelerating progress in women’s and children’s health. The latest evidence on nutrition and maternal and newborn health has been gathered and summarised by the…
At MamaYe, we are inspired to take a retrospective look at what the month of March meant for the women of Sierra Leone, particularly in terms of accessing quality health care services.
No amount of sacrifice is too big.
