AMREF’s Stand Up For African Mothers Campaign: Training Midwives to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Africa

• Main Authors: Marion Cabridens, Silvia Tolve
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institut Veolia Environnement 2012-09-01
• Series: Field Actions Science Reports
• Subjects: Africa; children; health care; midwifes; poverty; pregnancy
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/1862

AMREF is the African Medical and Research Foundation, a uniquely African organization, created in 1957 which runs 145 health programmes a year to help around 7 million people in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi and with offices around the world, AMREF ensures access to health care for the most vulnerable and marginalized people in Africa, with a focus on women and children. AMREF works within the communities, and works with and for women as they are the heart of the communities. Indeed, by focusing on midwives training in the Stand Up For African Mothers campaign, AMREF is able to talk about the key role of women and mothers for a healthy Africa and the needs of health workers to reduce mortality rates for mothers but also for children.