One in 16 African women is at risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth. In comparison to Europe: Here only one in 30,000 women is affected by this fate. To ensure that no African woman has to die in order to give life, AMREF, the first non-governmental organization in Africa for a public health system, has launched a global awareness campaign: “Stand Up for African Mothers”. This campaign aims to reduce African maternal mortality by 25 percent by training 30,000 midwives by 2015. Because without the basic medical care that women in industrialized countries require, child and maternal mortality will remain a serious problem for East Africa. But once a midwife is trained,
You can help
By signing the online petition at www.standupforafricanmothers.com you can speak up for African mothers and midwives and get their voices heard by government and international organisations. The aim is to collect 100,000 signatures from all over the world that support African mothers. You can also support the campaign with a donation or sponsorship. You can find more information here .
