Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)—excessive bleeding after childbirth—remains the leading cause of maternal death in Uganda and across Sub-Saharan Africa. One simple, low-cost device is changing this story: the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG).
Saving Mothers’ Lives with the NASG: A Lifeline Against Excessive Bleeding Read More »
Women’s economic empowerment is essential in creating gender equality, according to the United Nations. The problem is, many women don’t have the means to support themselves and their family, especially when a medical emergency arises.
Economic Empowerment Read More »
Pictured above: The road from Sylvia’s village is inaccessible to vehicles except motorcycles. The searing pangs came in the middle of the night. Sylvia knew what they meant. All of her deliveries had been at home, but she was bleeding this time and knew she needed help. The closest health facility was more than 2
Edwige Namwanga was a midwife when she was accepted into Save the Mothers’ MPHL program. Like many of her fellow midwives, she knew mothers were dying unnecessarily, and she wanted to do something about it.
Dr. Ariho Boaz is on a mission to change lives. He is hoping to prevent and treat cases of obstetric fistula in Eastern Uganda. If you’re reading this in North America, you may not understand why obstetric fistula is such a problem- or you may not even know what it is.
Justice for the forgotten women of Eastern Uganda Read More »
Save the Mothers (STM) supports four health centres in Tanzania. We do this as a partner in the Mama Na Mtoto initiative. This effort is a collaboration between Canadian, Tanzanian, and Ugandan partners to improve maternal, newborn, and child health in rural Tanzania.
STM program intern Jess Huston was part of a small team appointed to deliver important medications to Ugandan health facilities. Following is her reflection on her experience.
Delivering the drug that saves lives Read More »
In a deeply personal reflection below, Save the Mothers’ Program Intern Marissa Ware offers insights into different cultural attitudes surrounding motherhood today.
A mother to mothers Read More »
An estimated one million women worldwide live with the tragedy of fistula, a childbirth injury resulting from not having timely access to quality obstetric care.
A “camp” unlike any other: The Kamuli Fistula Camp Read More »
Jess Huston reflects on the value of cultivating and equipping leaders as a means of doing development and aid.
Cultivating leaders for development and aid Read More »
