My health center, it is really bad. The ceiling collapsed, termites have eaten it up. Community members run away from the health center. The patients have refused to come. The pregnant women used to say, ‘We can’t come to have our babies in this place.’ It is very hurtful but there was nothing I could
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Jhpiego’s Miles for Mothers Fundraiser Surpasses Goal
Baltimore, MD – More than 250 runners, walkers, sponsors and health organizations raised more than $51,000 in Jhpiego’s Miles for Mothers “Run the World” campaign to deliver high-quality health care to women and families at a cyclone-damaged health facility in Mozambique. Jhpiego, a global health non-profit and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, hosts its annual Miles
MOMENTUM announces project to save mothers and newborns in Indonesia
Despite concerted efforts, high maternal and newborn mortality remains an intractable problem in Indonesia. Two mothers and eight newborns die every hour in the country. The Government of Indonesia is committed to saving the lives of mothers and their babies and improving their access to quality care. USAID’s flagship program MOMENTUM is collaborating with the