September 2020 | Meet a community-based lay counselor in Mozambique who’s got the tech and training it takes to help reluctant clients in need of health services, and learn why a nurse in India is prioritizing gestational diabetes during the pandemic. Finally, get ready to marvel at 12-year-old Caroline’s conviction to contend with HIV.

Three Calls Made, Two Lives Saved

Old-fashioned persistence and a new app work to wrangle those reluctant to seek care.

Visit the Field

Solid facts, high-quality care ease couple’s concerns about pregnancy complications and COVID-19.

Meet Caroline

She’s 12, smart and finally healthy—with undetectable HIV viral load and a plan to keep it that way.

Get Technical

A published assessment of 13 facilities in Rwanda reports the lack of a formal system for perinatal mortality audits.

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With your help, we support nurses and midwives who do lifesaving work as they prevent and contain outbreaks of COVID-19.

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Register today for the 75th UN General Assembly webinar "Midwifery in the 21st Century: Investment. Empowerment. Resilience." on Tuesday, September 22, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. EST. Join us for a discussion on the progress underway in two distinct parts of the world, Tanzania and Afghanistan, where empowering midwives has led to delivery of high-quality care for mothers and newborns.

Lesotho Nurses Win Trust during Pandemic

As alarm and stigma swirled around COVID-19, nurses earned their patients’ trust.

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