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Read the latest blogs from AMREF staff -- personal stories from the field, AMREF events and activities and much more...

Southern Sudan Mid-wife Why International Day of the Midwife Matters. Simply put, midwives save lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in sub-Saharan Africa...read more

Two similarities between traditional and alternative health care in Africa and Canada that might surprise you. AMREF's Coffeehouse Speaker Series recently discussed traditional and alternative health care in Africa and Canada... read more

Join us for lively conversation at AMREF Canada's Coffeehouse Speakers Series on global development! Learn more.

			Maria Gasingo lives in South Sudan, and just like so many women in Sub-Saharan Africa had no other option but to give birth at home. Read how AMREF is training midwives who can help women like Maria.
			Women throughout Africa continue to die in pregancy and childbirth at unacceptable rates. That's why AMREF has launched the Stand Up for African Mothers campaign, aimed at training 15 000 midwives by 2015. Learn more.

Expert surgeon Asrat Mengiste trains hundreds of doctors in remote rural areas every year