Wa, Ghana—Shulammite Asamoah Gyamerah still remembers her first shift at the COVID-19 treatment center. For the first time in her 13-year nursing career, the 37-year-old mother of two was fearful and anxious. ‘‘I was very worried about getting infected and infecting my family too,’’ says Shulammite. But, as a senior nurse at the Upper West Regional Hospital, she knew her priority was delivering lifesaving care
The challenges governments in Africa face to vaccinate their people against COVID-19 have been well-documented. Inadequate supplies and funding, lack of necessary ultra-cold chain technologies for some vaccines, vaccine hoarding by rich countries and delays in shipments all disrupted supply over the past year. Even as supplies improved late in 2021, vaccine hesitancy is disrupting
Devoted to partnering with women—to being “with women,” which is the very meaning of midwife—midwives are keen to showcase the ways in which their role upholds and promotes self-care. The connection between health care providers, such as midwives, and self-care may not be immediately apparent if one sees self-care as separate or in opposition to
