Muntada Aid to Partner with  Ugandan Government to Provide Critical Midwifery Training 

The Leading UK charity organisation, Muntada Aid, announces a team of British midwives and researchers  landed in the Country for their latest deployment, providing midwifery training in partnership with the local government.

The ‘Our Mothers’ program is a partnership between University College London, the Uganda Department of Health  and British charity Muntada Aid.

This health program is to provide critical post-natal healthcare, midwifery training, the establishment of maternal clinics and the provision of medication.

The team returned to Kampala on  Monday 27^th  up  to 3^rd December to continue with their ongoing work with midwives in the region.

According to researchers every year 300,000 mothers die in pregnancy process and childbirth, The research also  shows that 99% of deaths are avoidable.

Challenges for maternal and neonatal health include lack of continuous training for midwives and birth attendants, limited access to medicines and poor understanding within the community about the support available in childbirth. The ‘Our Mothers’ team of doctors, nurses and medical professionals has been working in Uganda for the past 5 years to establish a long-term solution that trains and empowers maternal health practitioners across the country while providing mothers with vital medicines.

Muntada Aid is committed to providing a comprehensive in-service long-term training programs in Uganda. This will help create a workforce with the capacity and capabilities to deal with the increasing demand for healthcare services and help reduce the mortality rates during childbirth.

Alison Perry, the Our Mother Programmes Manager and Dr JP Bagala, Ministry of Health, Uganda said that they are delighted to be hosting the next round of workshops for midwives with our UK colleagues. Global twinning projects can make a strong and sustainable way to contribute to improvements in maternal and newborn health.