by Ester Blass | Oct 21, 2019 | Kivulini, Staff
Here in Kivulini we have 70 staff in total. Thirty of them are men. Out of 27 midwives, 8 are men. It’s a delight in this community to see how well our staff all work together and share the same goal of ensuring kind, compassionate care is given to all the beautiful...
by Ester Blass | Oct 1, 2019 | Kivulini, Staff, Story
Here at Maternity Africa, we are delighted that Hosiana has become a member of our team. At the beginning of this year, she came here for her 8 weeks’ placement during her course at Tengeru Institute of Community Development. We were so impressed by her commitment and...
by Ester Blass | Sep 19, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, Staff
My name is Joy. I am 18 years old, married at 16 and got pregnant at 17. I went into labour and lasted for four days without any kind of help. There is no health centre in our remote village so my mother called for a local midwife to come. She said there was no way to...
by Ester Blass | Sep 6, 2019 | Kivulini, Staff, Story
Zelly is the head of our labour ward here at Kivulini and is affectionately known by many as Mama. She has been a nurse and midwife for 32 years and has been with us at Kivulini since we opened in June 2018. Before that, she worked with Maternity Africa for a number...
by Ester Blass | Sep 3, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff
Last month here in Kivulini, we are delighted to have reached our highest number of deliveries within a month. We celebrate the high standard of care that our staff are committed to and the enormous work that has gone into attaining this outcome. We are well on the...
by Ester Blass | Aug 9, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff
Here in Kivulini we continue to seek opportunities to develop the skills of our dedicated staff. Currently we have four of our clinical team undergoing training in ultrasound scanning. We are delighted to have Kath Devonald visiting as a volunteer. She is a very...
