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By Nigeria Health Watch | November 27, 2024

Amayi Achinsinsi: The Sisterhood of Trust Transforming Maternal Healthcare in Rural Malawi

Benson Kunchezera (Lead Writer) In the rural district of Chikwawa, 400 kilometres from Blantyre, Malawi, pregnant women are getting ready to go to the local hospital for antenatal care. Upon arrival, their experience begins with prayers and hymns before they receive a lecture about the importance of regular check-ups during pregnancy. This is followed by […]

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Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The SHI Response

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 18, 2023

Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) In 2016, Dr. Oluwakemisola Agoyi and Dr. Roland Ojo witnessed the benefits and drawbacks of traditional and community-based birth attendants (TBAs and CBAs) in delivering infants in rural and urban communities across Nigeria. During their community immersion programme as medical students at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Agoyi recounted, […]

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