Young mom Nema Nzambi named her newborn Matondo Dieu-Benis in gratitude to the health workers who saved her life when she experienced birth complications. Matondo means “thank you” in Lingala and Dieu-Benis is French for “God-bless.” An unexpected pregnancy had completely upended this 19-year-old’s life. She abandoned her studies and isolated herself from her relatives
NEW YORK – On January 17, 2025, The Pfizer Foundation progressed a three-year $15 million initiative to help improve the lives of women with breast cancer in Rwanda, Ghana, and Tanzania. Grant funding will be provided to global health nonprofit organizations, Jhpiego and Partners In Health, to support and scale community- and country-led efforts—developed in collaboration with
Ethiopia faces a critical shortage of motivated health workers amid growing demand for services. In 2020, the country needed around 580,150 health workers, a number expected to rise to 751,800 by 2030. In 2023, Ethiopia only had about 326,000 health workers. Attrition, mainly due to issues around motivation, is a key concern; it undermines the
