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
Saybi Saple, a resident of a remote village in central India, is one of around 2.4 million women who delivered her baby at home last year in the country. A Unitaid-funded project is working to ensure that all births, including home births, are safe, and to prevent women from excessive bleeding after birth—a leading cause
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
