Program areas at Maternal Health Fund
Developing initiative in Hawassa Ethiopia focusing on preventing maternal, new-born and child health (MNCH) diseases, injuries and deaths by providing comprehensive MNCH services, prioriting underprivileged women and children in a brand new state of the art MNCH Center.
The Fund provides support, mainly in Sub Saharan Africa, for the prevention and treatment of childbirth injuries, in particular for obstetric fistula, pelvic organ prolapse, and related complications, through education of medical professionals in the area of urogynecology. We support research in order to measure progress and to improve treatment and prevention of childbirth injuries. We work with others to improve facilities and healthcare access. The focus of this program in Ethiopia is prevention by supporting midwives with improvements in their working conditions and partnering with other NGOs to provide support and with the regional bureaus. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund also provided relief to assist in the prevention efforts.
The Fund provides facilities, project managment, financial resources, and medical staff training for a dedicated womens 30 bed community hospital in Uganda that focuses on treatment of obstetric fistula with treatment capacity for 600 women per year. This hospital is the Terrewode Womens Community Hospital (TWCH) in Soroti, Uganda (www.terrewode.com). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund also provided relief to assist in the prevention efforts.