Every year 343.000 women die in childbirth, 99% of these deaths occur in developing counties. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists sends experienced doctors abroad to educate and train healthcare workers in order to save the lives of mothers and their babies. Our next Fellowship doctor is travelling to Mbarara Hospital in Uganda in January 2012. Vital equipment and supplies are desperately needed to improve the care in Uganda. Just 5 can save a woman's life.
Uganda's maternal mortality rate is unacceptably high with more than 13,000 women and young girls dying each year during pregnancy and childbirth. In addition 400,000 women suffer long term disabilities from preventable complications of childbirth. Health centers are understaffed, lack expertise and often run short of important drugs and supplies. The reality is that 80% of all these deaths can be prevented for a few pounds a day.
As part of our ongoing Fellowship Programme, The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) sends experienced doctors to Mbarara Hospital in Uganda to facilitate education and training of healthcare workers in order to save the lives of mothers and their babies. A donation of as little as 5 can safe a life and help us buy simple, cheap life-saving equipment which will enable healthcare workers to recognise and treat common pregnancy problems.
For many women in Uganda, becoming pregnant is a potential death sentence. With your help, we can make a difference and improve the access to quality healthcare. The aim of this programme is to make a sustainable impact by standardising the treatment available and increase the level of training and assessment outcome with each Fellowship doctor. Most importantly the aim is to save thousands of women and children from dying unnecessarily.
