LN Executive Director Published on UN Foundation’s Global Moms Challenge

LifeNet Executive Director Stefanie Weiland published “Nurses are Leading the Way for Moms in sub-Saharan Africa” on the UN Foundation’s Global Moms Challenge blog in October 2017. Weiland’s article addresses the pervasive risk of maternal death in sub-Saharan Africa due to postpartum hemorrhage.

Drawing from international health statistics and experience in LifeNet partner health facilities, Weiland points to nurses and local health workers as key elements in the fight against preventable maternal deaths due to complications like postpartum hemorrhage.

Learn more about the dire need for trained health workers and read Weiland’s full blog post here.