Educate a Midwife - Save Women in Afghanistan

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE In the tiny village of Katasank in central Afghanistan, Ozara Husseini is a lifeline for pregnant...

Shahrbanoo, a young midwife working in Bamyan Province in Afghanistan, is a graduate of the community midwifery education system, which was established by the Afghan government with support from USAID and Jhpiego. More than 3,000 skilled midwives have graduated from accredited schools in this system and are working...

The number of midwives delivering skilled health care to women in Afghanistan has more than tripled under programs supported by Jhpiego and partners, leading to significantly more women surviving childbirth.Jhpiego, an international health non-profit and affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, has been at the forefront of...

While working at a local hospital in mountainous Faryab Province in northern Afghanistan, Masoma, a midwife, encountered the case of a 13-year-old girl who had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by her 26-year-old husband.   Masoma had treated teenaged brides before—arranged marriages are common in culturally...

Kabul, Afghanistan – Midwife Naseema Qochi is easily recognized when she walks into the small, spare health clinic nestled beside a rose garden in the dusty warrens of Qlia Bakhtyar. The health officer greets her warmly, Salaam alaikum (Peace). Qochi has helped three generations of women in this community give birth....

Kabul, Afghanistan – At age 40, Zaghrona Sabet is embarking on a career. She has decided to become a midwife, not a small thing in this conservative society where a mother of four is expected to be at home. Zaghrona will spend the next 18 months in a classroom, learning about maternal and newborn health and acquiring...

Kabul, Afghanistan – Her older sister died while giving birth to her niece, and now Sedeqa Khavari feared her pregnant, younger sister, Masoma, would suffer the same fate.  Masoma had become seriously ill from hypertension, and a visit to the hospital offered no relief. After returning home, the expectant mother...

She is little more than a girl, but on this day in the village of Shahidan, Shahrbanoo proves to be a woman of confidence, conviction and capability. While surveying the maternal health of the community, the young midwife knocks on the door of a small house where she knows a pregnant woman has given birth. How is the...

During the recent International Congress of Midwives in Durban, South Africa, one of the key messages was midwives do so much more than deliver babies. Mozhgan Mohammadzai, of Afghanistan, is a prime example. Educated through the Jhpiego-supported national midwifery program, Mozhgan has helped deliver more than a ...

I wanted to send two quick updates from Team Jhpiego that I thought might be of interest.  Thanks again for your continued support! First – Jhpiego is leading an online effort to support moms, babies, and the Midwives who keep them healthy in honor of the upcoming International Day of the Midwife.  On May...

Pregnancy should not be a death sentence, and with your help Jhpiego is helping skilled birth attendants bring women safely through their childbearing years in neighborhoods around the world.  I want to share with you two recent stories about Jhpiego workers who are making a difference and building local health...

Thank you for your generous donation to provide critical midwife training to women in Afghanistan.  The lifetime risk of maternal death in Afghanistan is as high as 1 in 6, one of the highest rates in the world.  That translates to one woman dying every 27 minutes due to childbirth.  With your help we...