Updates from the Team
On the road to improved health systems for maternal careBuilding Better Latrines Celebration
This is the great celebration of a training workshop on Building Better Latrines. Building better latrines is one of the micro...
Gender Equality Key in Reducing Maternal Mortality
Improved sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health for women, adolescent girls, and newborns in 5 districts in Mozambique Project Director Jessie Forsyth of the Mozambique –Canada Maternal Health Project (2017-2022) recently presented at the University of...
Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women
From USask News. October 3, 2018 New research from the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) is adding new evidence in support of midwives as a safe option for prenatal care, especially for women who have low...
Project Director on Mozambique National Radio
Project Director on Mozambique National Radio Radio Mozambique, which transmits all over Mozambique , recently did an interview with Dr. Lidia Mondlane, Mozambique Director of the Mozambique Canada Maternal Health Project. Dr. Mondlane reported on the...
Microproject Training Begins
A major strategy of the Mozambique Canada Maternal Health Project is to address the social and economic determinants of health. A key part of doing this is through the village health committees (Comites de Saude) to organize microprojects that empower women,...
Reflections on Mozambique – Xochitl Hanson Pastran
Mozambique Blog Post—By Xochitl Hanson Pastran. My memories are filled with images of the green, palm-studded countryside and beautiful ocean views of the province of Inhambane, Mozambique, as well as the poverty and gender inequality faced by women there and the...
VISIT OF THE MOZAMBICAN MINISTER OF HEALTH
VISIT OF THE MOZAMBICAN MINISTER OF HEALTH TO THE PROVINCE OF INHAMBANE Reported by Lídia Mondlane, Mozambique Project Director I recently had the opportunity to be invited to a meeting in Inhambane Province, with the Mozambique Minister of Health. Also attending...
Project Post Doc Working With WHO
Post-doctoral fellow Daphne McRae is currently working as an intern in the Department of Maternal, Newborn,Child and Adolescent Health at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, for July andAugust. While there, she is providing support for...
Near Miss Approach in Mozambique
What separates mothers who die from those who survive? A near-miss approach in Mozambique By Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine What if we can tackle the wicked problem of too many mums dying when giving birth, in sub-Saharan Africa, by focusing not on deaths but on survival?...
Reception at the U of S for Maternal Health Project
A special reception took place on June 8th, 2018 at the University of Saskatchewan to welcome the Mozambique Delegation Drs Lidia Monjane and Antonio Tanda, and to introduce the new Canadian Project Director Jessie Forsyth. The reception was hosted by Principal...
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