Every May or June we visit the practicing matrones (Traditional Birth Attendants) to see how they are doing and distribute the supplies they need to get through the rainy season otherwise known as the malaria season. This is our biggest problem and the only cause of maternal mortality in the last five years. We distribute […]
traditional birth attendant
Fall mission 2025
We have not been able to visit our hardworking matrones since 2023, but the local team keeps the project going. I was able to have a FaceTime call with them in November. We all were crying. I miss them. The reports from 61 matrones revealed only one maternal mortality in 612 deliveries.
Tamesna training 2022
In June, through the generosity of John Massey, we expanded our reach among the nomadic women to six new trainees at Tamesna. We included two of the previously trained who could help out. Rabi, formerly our nurse at the Tamesna clinic and now the director of our traditional birth attendant program conducted the training. She is […]
