By Julie Monis-Ivett | Director
Thank you for once again making your donation count
“No mother should die while giving life”
The health system in many developing countries does not have the capacity to look after their women in childbirth, especially in the remote communities. It is here that the BKFA provides the resources and knowledge to assist birthing mothers with good maternal health care.
Working in partnership with the Rotary club of Makindye, within the communities of Kinu, Namwendwa, Nagongera, Pokongo, Nakwasi, Kabila, NKunyu and Kasangate, the BKFA enabled 3,200 birthing kits to be distributed and 8 Outreach trainings to be conducted for Traditional Birth Attendants.
The BKFA has developed excellent working relationships with Ms. Karel Rose Amaranth co- founder of Holistic Care for Mothers and the Rotary club of Makindye to achieve the wonderful outcomes within these 8 communities.
Uganda is the same as many other countries, where Dr Sarah Nkonge, a Ugandan doctor from a small community notes “with all challenges faced by rural women in attaining healthcare, the crumbling state for most of village health facilities, gender inequality, sexual violence, child marriages, high levels of abortions and birth rates, limited use of contraceptives as well as poverty and ignorance all display the true challenges for grass root communities.”
“I am keenly aware of the saddest tragedy of losing a mother during child birth with staggering and painful consequences. If we can all support a safe-birth, we’re one step closer to ensuring healthy and economically secure families and communities” said Paramount Tribal Leader John Balikowa IV of Bakubembo Traditional Area on the Eastern Region of Uganda who supported all the initiatives of this program.
It is in these communities that your donations make a difference. Our partners believe that “birthing kits help to prevent tetanus, sepsis, HIV, infant eye infection and the low immunity, when used properly, the provision of birthing kits encourages more mothers giving birth in hospitals and a reduction in maternal and child mortality.” The kit along with training is such a cost effective way to impact on women and babies lives.
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