Safe Mothers, Safe Babies

Safe Mothers, Safe Babies
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31 October 2011

Zaina: E-ranger Advocate





Nakagolo Zaina from Bugandadala (married to Twaha Megelo with seven children) went to a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) during her labor pains. After detecting signs of complications during the delivery, the TBA referred her to Ibulanku Health center. Zaina used a Boda-Boda to reach Ibulanku and paid 2,000 Ugandan shillings.

At Ibulanku, Zaina received maximum care from the midwife, Harriet. Harriet detected that the complications would be best handled by a higher facility, and referred Zaina to the Iganga District Hospital. Zaina was also provided with a SAFE Maama Kit (with necessary supplies for delivery), without which she couldn’t have received care at the hospital.

Zaina was recommended to use the eRanger ambulance. Isma, the trained driver, drove her along with a medical attendant to the Iganga Hospital where she successfully delivered a baby boy (Abdal Rah man Eliasa)!

Zaina praised the care and attention given to her during her labor pain and recommended the usage of the eRanger as a much safer means of transport for expectant mothers over other conventional methods.

Zaina’s Massage to Mothers Ibulanku sub-county “I encourage expecting mothers to go and attend antenatal clinics at Ibulanku Health center because of a number of education, mosquito net and information given to pregnant women, I also encourage mothers to use the e-ranger ambulance during labor pain because it is combatable to handle such situation”.

Zaina’s Massage to Safe Mothers Safe Babies SAFE “Thanks for the services of eRanger ambulance, Maama kit, and the mosquito net that helped me to deliver safely”.  

Zaina also promised to join SAFE on this cause of reaching more pregnant women freely.

21 October 2011

Partner WE CARE Solar wins the Nokia Health Award at the Tech Awards 2011!


A hearty round of applause and shout out to our partner WE CARE Solar for winning the Nokia Health Award at the Tech Museum's Tech Awards last night! Check out the link below to watch a clip about the Solar Suitcase and to see Dr. Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson win the award!

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19 October 2011

SAFE Co-awarded Solar Grant!



It is our great pleasure to share that Safe Mothers, Safe Babies has been co-awarded a large grant with parter WE CARE Solar from the Segal Family Foundation for Light the Night. This will provide funding for SAFE to install a total of 20 WE CARE Solar Suitcases in Ugandan health facilities, and allow us to do participatory, demand-generating outreach in the catchment areas of several of those institutions. So excited, and full of gratitude for great partners and supporters!

SAFE Founder, Jacquie Cutts, and husband/SAFE Technology Director, Richard Cutts, will be flying to Uganda in December to implement the project. Check back for updates soon!

26 September 2011

Stand Up for Women in Uganda

SAFE stands with Health GAP (Global Access Project) in encouraging the Ugandan government to take action against maternal mortality and morbidity in Uganda by increasing the number of health care workers.

Later this week, a Ugandan court will hear the case of 2 women who died in childbirth, which argues that by failing to provide appropriate health services, the government is violating the Ugandan constitution. Every day, 16 women in Uganda die in childbirth, while 6 times as many are injured in incapacitating ways. SAFE affirms that these deaths and injuries are unacceptable--and that action must be taken to help Ugandan women realize their rights! For more information, please check out the following link: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5712/p/salsa/web/questionnaire/public/?questionnaire_KEY=665

20 September 2011

Congrats to Partner WE CARE Solar!

SAFE has been working with an organization called WE CARE Solar on a project to install WE CARE Solar Suitcases in several rural health centers in Iganga and neighboring Namutumba District, and the Jinja National Referral Hospital Maternity Ward and Operating Theater. We are thrilled to give them a shout out for being named a laureate in The Tech Awards!! For more information, check out: http://thetechawards.thetech.org/media_room/international-laureates-be-honored-tech-awards

Woot woot WE CARE Solar!!

19 September 2011

Ashoka Changemakers: Making More Health Competition

SAFE has just entered a competition called Making More Health, put on by Ashoka Changemakers. We would love it if you visited our page and "liked us" or commented about our entry!! Please visit: http://www.changemakers.com/morehealth/entries/sustainably-improving-maternal-health

Thanks, in advance!
- The SAFE Team

13 September 2011

Women: Inspiration & Enterprise Symposium!

A big congrats to Board Member Jamie Rosen, who has been selected as a "young champion for women" and invited to attend and speak about SAFE at the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise Symposium. Hosted by Sarah Brown, Arianna Huffington, and Donna Karan on September 19 in New York City, the WIE Symposium will feature over 100 speakers exploring the theme "What it means to be a woman now." We are stoked that Jamie gets to take SAFE to such an awesome conference--and can't wait to hear about all the super cool people she will get to meet. Congratulations Jamie! We will be rooting for you!

For more information, please see: http://www.whiteribbonalliance.org/WIE/inspiration2011.cfm