Helping Babies Breathe in Latin America

By Celina de Sola, co-founder and vice president of programs at Glasswing International “It was difficult,” describes Francisca Arania, a nurse in San Salvador. Last November, she was called to assist the home delivery of a 17-year-old mother who was turned away from the hospital when doctors told her she wasn’t...

Read More

100,000 NeoNatalies Delivered

Celebrating NeoNatalie, and the role she has played in helping save lives We are proud to announce that the 100,000th NeoNatalie has been born! She has helped train health workers across the globe, from the labor rooms of Haydom Hospital in Tanzania to the skills labs in India. We are...

Read More
Biferamunda Mwajuma, midwife at Mukathi health Centre III, Kasese district, Uganda

Without equipment, midwives are like traditional birth attendants

Biferamunda Mwajuma, the only midwife at the Mukathi Health Center III, Kasese district, works seven days a week delivering up to 12 babies per month. “When I am off duty, the nurses have to refer mothers to other health facilities, especially if they anticipate complications,” she says. One of Mwajuma’s...

Read More