WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Urbanization, inequality and discrimination are creating unique health challenges for mothers and babies living in poverty. In urban areas, slums are home to many of the world’s poor forcing families to live in overcrowded inadequate housing with poor sanitation and a lack of access to basic services. By supporting the work of local partners like NGOs, small community and faith-based groups, and partnering with private-sector innovators we are improving access to quality maternal health services and ensuring respectful care.
ADDRESSING THE RISKS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCIES
Nicaragua has one of the highest adolescent fertility rates in the world. The consequences of adolescent childbearing include higher risks of pregnancy complications and maternal mortality (adolescent girls are up to five times more...
OUR WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORTERS
WHO SHARE OUR GOAL OF SAVING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND BABIES
