For Mama Campaign
Mothers are the heart of healthy families, vibrant communities and prosperous societies. As caregivers, breadwinners and role models, mothers provide us with the support and love we need to thrive. Mothers nurture the virtues, morals and traditions that form the fabric of our societies. When mothers are healthy, we unlock a cycle of prosperity that benefits everyone. The ‘For Mama’ campaign launched as a response to the urgent – but solvable – global maternal health crisis.
Mothers give us life and now it’s our turn to give all we can for mama.
Yemen
After eight years of conflict in the fragile state of Yemen, the healthcare system is on the verge of collapsing. There are significant short-ages of doctors, nurses, skills, medical supplies, equipment, medications, and inoperable facilities.
MedGlobal helped to strengthen the healthcare system for mothers and babies through the following:
- Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality by building two Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care sites, four Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) health facilities providing emergency obstetric care in five health facilities, promoting healthy pregnancy practices through public health campaigns, distributing NeoWarm blankets, and conducting Maternal ultrasound training programs as well as training programs in basic newborn resuscitation.
Bangladesh
There are an estimated 174 maternal deaths per 100,000 in Bangladesh.
MedGlobal’s local team of doctors, nurses, mental health, and community workers provide essential services for pregnant patients at a Health Post in Teknaf and a maternal birth center in Somitipara. In addition MedGlobal has provided crucial training programs to midwives and doctors to help reduce the incidence of death due to post partum hemorrhage, one of the leading causes of mortality. This comprehensive approach aims to improve access to health care for mothers and babies with the following benchmarks:
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- Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in collaboration with the WHO, by training 123 healthcare professionals Helping Babies Breathe, maternal and child health services, Point-Of-Care Ultrasound, Basic Life Support in Obstetrics, Essential Newborn Care, and health communication, equipping three primary healthcare centers with ultrasound machines for early detection of high-risk pregnancies.
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- Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in collaboration with the WHO, by training 123 healthcare professionals Helping Babies Breathe, maternal and child health services, Point-Of-Care Ultrasound, Basic Life Support in Obstetrics, Essential Newborn Care, and health communication, equipping three primary healthcare centers with ultrasound machines for early detection of high-risk pregnancies.
Colombia
The crisis in Venezuela has been ongoing since 2015, leading to 7 million refugees leaving the country. Colombia hosts 2 million of these refugees, with the number continuing to increase.
MedGlobal helped to strengthen the healthcare system for mothers and babies through the following:
- MedGlobal’s work includes training local healthcare workers in OB POCUS, providing ultrasound services in Casa Venezuela, distributing hygiene and newborn kits in public hospitals, and offering nutritional support for mothers and babies, all aimed at improving maternal and infant healthcare in underserved communities.
Syria
Syria remains a complex humanitarian crisis and protection emergency due to over a decade of ongoing hostilities, including widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure and the world’s largest number of internally displaced people.
MedGlobal helped to strengthen the healthcare system for mothers and babies through the following:
- Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality by operating pediatric and reproductive health clinics in 5 primary healthcare centers as well as 2 mobile clinics. Conducting nutritional programs for children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) within PHC centers and via outreach teams (covering IYCF, CMAM, and referrals). Providing adult ICU care, including specialized attention to women. Facilitating referral services for women and children through an extensive ambulance network. Offering comprehensive BeMONC services at the Souran PHC center.
For Mama
Mothers are the heart of our families and societies. Yet, every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.
ABOUT THE ‘FOR MAMA’ CAMPAIGN
The ‘For Mama’ Campaign launched as a response to the urgent – but solvable – global maternal health crisis.
Mothers are the heart of healthy families, vibrant communities, and prosperous societies. Yet every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.
Launched by a coalition of U.S. and U.K. faith-inspired philanthropies and donors, the ‘For Mama Campaign’ aims to raise awareness of the high rates of maternal deaths and around the world, which impact our most vulnerable women whose needs and experiences are too often overlooked.
Most of these deaths are entirely preventable with existing tools and access to consistent, quality care throughout pregnancy.
The campaign challenges all of us to think what we can—and should do—’for mama’ to ensure that life-saving interventions reach the mothers and babies who need them most.