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Lessons & Memories: Reflections on my time with Save the Mothers

By Save The Mothers / 5 minutes of reading

It has been a sincere pleasure to lead Save the Mothers for the past three years. Working to end preventable maternal and child death with my colleagues and the Master of Public Health Leadership Alumni was very satisfying. Now my journey with STM has come to an end. I will join my family in Ghana, West Africa to continue to work on the continent advocating for fair access to health services for all. Especially for vulnerable populations.

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Jan 20 2021

Couples like Everline and Tonny need your help this Christmas…

By Save The Mothers / 4 minutes of reading

Dear Friends, What a year this has been! 2020 is just days from ending, and while a part of me is breathing a sigh of relief, the other is taking stock of my blessings. My family–who live around the world–are safe. I am deeply grateful that we are healthy, happy, and have enough. People everywhere

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Dec 17 2020

Adapting, but staying the course in times of crisis

By Save The Mothers / 5 minutes of reading

A note from Deborah Mensah, Executive Director Who would have thought that our world could change so drastically over a few short months? The COVID-19 crisis has undoubtedly changed your sphere in a significant way. Some of us have lost family and friends. Some of us have lost our jobs and livelihoods. Many have struggled

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Jun 19 2020

Delivering the drug that saves lives

By Jess Huston / 3 minutes of reading

Pictured above: Dr. Eve Nakabembe, Director of the Save the Mothers Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, stands in the stores room at Uganda’s Mityana Hospital. During the late summer of 2017, STM program intern Jess Huston was part of a small team appointed to deliver important medications to Ugandan health facilities. Following is her reflection

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Dr Eve on consultation for the Ugandan Ministry of Health

Feb 27 2018

Meet Rogers Mandu, student

By Fortunate Kagumaho / 3 minutes of reading

Rogers Mandu, 33, is a social scientist. A student in the Ugandan class of the Save the Mothers Master of Public Health Leadership program, he is in his second year of study. Fortunate Kagumaho interviewed Rogers about why he joined the program, and how he hopes to use his education to help bring about change

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Feb 14 2018

A pastor teaches pastors, so they can teach others

By Upoki Bitum / 4 minutes of reading

Upoki Bitum, pictured at far right in the red patterned shirt, second row, is a pastor and a student in the Save the Mothers Master of Public Health Leadership Program. He lives and works in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and recently took what he is learning back to his home country and held

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Feb 2 2018

Alumni in Action: Richard Mulindwa

By Ananya Parasor / 3 minutes of reading

While interning with Save the Mothers (STM), Ananya Parasor had a chance meeting with STM alumnus Richard Mulindwa. They had a long talk about his time with STM and his current work (as a community development officer and running a non-profit organization). Ananya also asked Richard about his involvements since graduating from STM, (Uganda Class

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Jan 5 2018

A “camp” unlike any other: The Kamuli Fistula Camp

By Stephanie Fraser / 5 minutes of reading

Women wait for fistula surgery at the Kamuli Mission Hospital in Uganda. Earlier this month, I visited a “Fistula Camp” run at Kamuli Mission Hospital with support from the Ugandan Ministry of Health, Fistula Care Plus project, USAID, and EngenderHealth. One of Save the Mothers’ staff—surgeon Dr. Justus Barageine—was providing care to patients there,

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Dec 13 2017

Blood

By Jess Huston / 2 minutes of reading

Whether you feel squeamish, anxious, curious, or any other of the multitude of emotions felt towards the substance, everyone has a reaction to it, and everyone has it: blood. In North America, we often take for granted that when we need blood, it will be there. We are called to donate, told ‘it’s in you

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Nov 27 2017

Major grant for Save the Mothers announced

By Save The Mothers / 1 minute of reading

The Canadian philanthropic organization, Stronger Together, announced a number of new grants this week, including a sizable one for the work of Save the Mothers (STM). Stronger Together announced their intention to invest $81,400 in a pilot Midwifery Mentorship model in Uganda. East African midwives work long hours caring for mothers and newborns under conditions of poor wages,

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Nov 22 2017