Updates from the Team
Why Africa needs to battle unique challenges to keep coronavirus numbers down
This is an excerpt of an article written by Nazeem Muhajarine, Ejemai Eboreime, Jacob Albin Korem Alhassan, and Okikiolu Badejo. April 22, 2020 As the SARS-CoV-2 virus sweeps across the globe, African countries are bracing themselves for grave consequences....
Construction is underway!
By Jessie Forsyth, Project Director Canada-Mozambique Maternal Health Project Construction of a Maternity Clinic in Tevele, Mozambique At such an uncertain time globally, with so many communities facing unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
April 7 is Mozambican Women’s Day!
April 7 is Mozambican Women’s Day! Our project joins in celebrating Mozambican women on this important day. Women’s equality is key to women’s maternal and sexual health, and key to a better society for all. This short video captures the strength and vibrancy of...
Mozambique Project Addresses COVID 19
A Message from Nazeem Muhajarine and Jessie Forsyth Mozambique Project office Inhambane - methods to avoid COVID 19 virus Like many other organizations across the world, the Mozambique Canada Maternal Health Project has identified ways we can respond to the...
Using radio to communicate to rural women and health workers
Using radio to communicate to rural women and health workers Our team in Mozambique is using local radio to inform listeners about good maternal health practice. The following is based on an interview with Argentina Munguambe,...
Report From the Field – Mozambique
From care pathways to community solidarity, our project acts in many ways! Denise Kouri and Don Kossick report from the field in Mozambique, where they are currently visiting the project. Denise: I’m excited to be here working with the Mozambican team. We’re just...
Recent Paper on Global Stillbirth
I am pleased to share with you findings from our recent paper on global stillbirth and social determinants of health published in Scientific Reports (a Nature Science journal). Stillbirth exact a significant personal toll on women who experience it; further, as an...
Nazeem Muhajarine – Distinguished Researcher Award – U of S
by Kirsten McEwen, On Campus News, U of Saskatchewan Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine (PhD) felt his family always wanted him to go into medicine, but he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. “He was a public health inspector for 35 years,” Muhajarine said. “I was...
Mozambique Canada Maternal Health Update
Mozambique-Canada Maternal Health Project Highlights Blog By Denise Kouri Jessie Forsyth, Director of the Mozambique-Canada Maternal Health project, was recently in Canada. At a meeting of the project’s Canadian associates, she talked about key project...
Mozambique Canada Partnership Featured
Mozambique Canada Maternal Health Project Featured in Global Health Forum Community Health and Epidemiology U of S is celebrating its 60th anniversary. One of the major panels during its anniversary program on Oct. 25 was a discussion on Global Health. The...
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