Bintou Barro, a married student at the University of Ouagadougou, has come for antenatal care at the Urban Primary Health Care Center of Dassasgho in Burkina Faso’s capital.
Protecting Pregnant Women and Their Babies from Malaria
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Bintou Barro, a married student at the University of Ouagadougou, has come for antenatal care at the Urban Primary Health Care Center of Dassasgho in Burkina Faso’s capital.
When Gafirigi described his 4-year-old daughter Antoinette as weak, feverish and vomiting, Monique Nirere knew what to do.
Women in Burkina Faso are seeking comprehensive health services to safely plan their families. To meet this need, Burkina Faso is updating and strengthening the skills of health care providers, so they can offer a range of contraceptives to women immediately after childbirth.