January 2010

African women face a 1 in 16 lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy or labour related   complications - women in a country like Canada face a risk of 1 in 30,000.  This   represents one of the most dramatic health inequalities in the world today.

But reducing maternal death is possible. Training health workers and investing in   mothers and families from vulnerable communities will save lives.

Find out more about maternal and child health in Africa, AMREF’s work and how you   can help.

 

New Class of Midwives Graduate in Southern Sudan  
A new class of midwives recently graduated from AMREF’s Maridi Training Institute in Southern Sudan.

Opened in 1998 in the middle of a brutal civil war, the institute is now Southern Sudan's leading health education facility training midwives and clinical officers.

Midwives drastically reduce Southern Sudan's grim maternal and newborn death rate - one of the worst in the world.

 

Learn more about the AMREF’s work training midwives and clinical officers at the Maridi Institute and find how you can help save mothers and newborns.

 

More Dates Announced for Edmonton Photo Exhibit
 AMREF’s Better Health for Africa photo exhibit will be featured at the  University of Alberta’s Annual International Week (IWeek) 2010 in
 Edmonton.   

 IWeek is the largest annual education event at the University of
 Alberta, encouraging global citizenship and engaging students, faculty
 and the community on today's most pressing global issues.

 IWeek runs from February 1 – 5 on the University of Alberta’s
 Edmonton campus.

 

The Better Health for Africa photo exhibit will be at the Herbert T. Coutt’s Education Library from February 1 - 4 (8am – 10pm) and February 5 (8am-6pm). Enjoy the show!