May 2009

 
May e-news:
Think of Mothers Every Day this May
 
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH:
 
Think of Mothers Every Day this May 
This Sunday is Mother’s Day and you still have time to honour your mother by supporting AMREF Canada in her name.

But we believe Mothers deserve more than just one day – and that’s why AMREF Canada is running its maternal health campaign throughout the entire month of May.  Each year 220,000 expecting or new mothers die due to pregnancy and labour related complications in Africa. Worst of all, most of these deaths are easily preventable with basic health care.
 
Please join us and remain committed to improving health for mothers and newborns. Share this message with your friends and family and please support our campaign.

 
 Success! Training Midwives in Southern Sudan

 Meet Alice Taabu (pictured on the left) one of two midwives  working at the Lui Referral Hospital in Southern Sudan.
  
 Thanks to generous supporters like you Alice graduated from
 AMREF’s midwife training program in 2008. The two year course  taught Alice to care for pregnant women, new mothers and  babies. She also learned how to diagnose and treat fatal  complications during childbirth.
  
 Since becoming a midwife Alice has already saved hundreds of  mothers' and newborns' lives. Thank you for empowering Alice to  improve health care in her own community.  
  
 

AMREF's African Marketplace Gala - One Week Away!
Time is running out! AMREF’s 13th Annual African Marketplace is only one week away. Tickets are almost sold out – contact Liz Doyle to reserve your tickets today.
  
The Marketplace is taking place on Toronto’s waterfront at Polson Pier on Thursday, May 14. The evening will feature African sights and sounds including captivating music, delicious African themed cuisine and one-of-a-kind silent and live auctions. Get your tickets today!
 
 

Is a Change of Attitude Needed to Reduce Death in Childbirth?


A new report is urging governments to make long-term commitments to prevent women from dying in childbirth.
  
Read a report by Guardian and Observer journalist, Annie Kelly, on maternal health care in Africa, and AMREF's work training midwives and helping mothers-to-be access health care.
  
In October 2007, the Guardian and Observer teamed up with AMREF for a a three-year project to support health care in Katine, a rural town in north-eastern Uganda. Find out more about the project here.
  


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