by Michael Hynds | Mar 25, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Midwife Celine Rousseau was essential in developing the clinical team at Kivulini Maternity Centre, Tanzania over the last 12 months, sharing her clinical experience and knowledge. As Mentor Midwife Celine co-created the skills development programme for all clinical...
by Michael Hynds | Mar 22, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Bertha lives in a village not far away from Kivulini Maternity Centre here in rural Tanzania. She was in the bus travelling along the main road close by to come and give birth to her seventh child when she went into contractions. The other passengers told the driver...
by Michael Hynds | Mar 21, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
At Maternity Africa, learning from each other is what we do. Yesterday evening, we said goodbye to Miriam, who was with us for two months at Kivulini Maternity Centre, volunteering as a midwife from Germany. A few weeks ago, we said farewell to Celine, also a...
by Michael Hynds | Mar 20, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Today, International Day of Happiness, we gladly celebrate Alfred. Alfred completed his internship here at Kivulini Maternity Centre in Northern Tanzania, where he obtained further valuable practical experience. Alfred states that, during his practical skills...
by Michael Hynds | Mar 18, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Story
Mother’s Day is around the corner in the UK. A mother is the backbone of every family. Becoming a mother can be very dangerous in rural Africa, and a mother or her baby could die. Helping to ensure a safe birth depends on our kind and caring donors...
by Michael Hynds | Mar 13, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Story
Juliet delivered her baby at home – still quite common in rural Africa. It was Juliet’s first baby, who was born prematurely and experienced difficulty breathing. Juliet came with her baby to Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre to see if we...