MCSP is helping health care providers in Mozambique identify complications and make rapid, lifesaving decisions. […]
Category: Africa
In Mozambique, a Month-long Celebration of Breastfeeding
In countries like Mozambique, sustained breastfeeding saves lives. It’s no wonder the country has taken to extending World Breastfeeding Week to an entire month! […]
In Mozambique, Nurses Gain Confidence and Skills to Diagnose and Treat Severe Malaria
In Zambezia province, which has the highest prevalence of malaria in children under 5, MCSP is training health staff to use improved diagnostic tests and administer injectable malaria treatment. […]
Reaching the Youngest Mothers to Save Lives
Thirteen million adolescents will give birth this year. And their challenges will only begin with delivery. […]
A Liberian Woman Follows Her Dream to Make Childbirth Safer
Trained midwives in Liberia – often the primary provider of maternal care in the country – are saving mothers’ lives. […]
In Her Arms: A Newborn and a New Implant
Mamy Rasoahariniaina joined 10,000 women in Madagascar who have accepted a family planning method immediately after birth through MCSP in the past two years. […]
Mentoring Health Care Workers in Rwanda is Saving Lives
“I don’t really know how to explain the joy after hearing the baby crying and breathing,” a Rwandan nurse said. “It was indeed a miracle.” […]
A Rwandan Midwife Mentor Delivers Emergency Care with Cool Confidence
MCSP is building the capacity and readiness of health care providers to provide high-quality routine, integrated care for mothers in Rwanda. […]
Better Together: Revitalizing Family Planning & Nutrition Services
To bend the curve toward positive improvements in health outcomes, it is vitally important to address barriers and support women to exclusively breastfeed for the first six months. […]
Working with Fathers in Kenya to Ensure Mothers and Babies Survive
In some of the world’s most difficult places to give birth, getting a husband on board can be the final hurdle to improved health for the entire family. […]
