by Michael Hynds | Jan 3, 2020 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Nurses and midwives play a vital role in providing health services. They are the people who devote their lives to caring for mothers and children. They give lifesaving immunizations and health advice. They look after sick people and generally meet everyday essential...
by Ester Blass | Oct 21, 2019 | Kivulini, Staff
Here at Kivulini Maternity Centre we have 70 staff in total. Thirty of them are men. Out of 27 midwives, eight 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...
by Ester Blass | Oct 1, 2019 | Kivulini, Staff, Story
Maternity Africa is delighted that Hosiana has become a member of our team. At the beginning of this year, Hosiana came here for an eight week placement during her course at Tengeru Institute of Community Development. We were so impressed by her commitment and love...
by Ester Blass | Sep 19, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
My name is Joy. I am 18 years old. I married at 16 and got pregnant at 17. I went into labour, which 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...
by Ester Blass | Sep 6, 2019 | Kivulini, Staff, Story
Zelly is the Head of our labour ward at Kivulini Maternity Centre. Affectionately, she is known by many as Mama. Mama Zelly has been a nurse and midwife for 32 years. She has been with us at Kivulini Maternity Centre since we opened in June 2018. Before that, she...
by Ester Blass | Sep 3, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff
Last month at Kivulini Maternity Centre we were delighted to reach 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 went into attaining this outcome. We are well on the...
