Men in Mozambique partner with spouses to ensure a healthy birth through a public-private partnership with Johnson & Johnson.
Partners in Childbirth Preparation
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
SMSBunda: A Texting Service That Saves Lives
In Indonesia, the USAID-funded SMSBunda program provides timely health messages via text for pregnant women to help ensure a safe birth. Read how one Indonesian woman averted complications from hypertension.
Empowering Health Providers to Heal
Dozens of women arrived outside of a tent in Musanze, Rwanda, for the chance to reclaim their lives. Many of the women were suffering with obstetric fistula, a childbirth-related injury that can result in incontinence and stench. Because of this, some had been living in obscurity; some had been shunned by their families and friends; and many of them had been struggling to live quiet lives despite the pain and shame. Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that between 50,000 and 100,000 women are affected by obstetric fistula every year.