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GET SCREENED: Medipark will hosts its safe motherhood campaign at Engela next week
GET SCREENED: Medipark will hosts its safe motherhood campaign at Engela next week

Safe motherhood campaign heads to Engela

150 mothers to be screened
The campaign aims to raise awareness among expecting mothers about the risk of pregnancy and childbirth, with the aim of improving pregnancy outcomes.
Kenya Kambowe
Ongwediva Medipark will host its eighth safe motherhood campaign next week at Engela District Hospital in Ohangwena Region, where about 150 pregnant mothers are expected to be screened.

According to the hospital, the event will be held on 25 May under the theme ‘Equity in Maternal Healthcare: Leaving No Mother Behind’.

“The event aims to raise awareness among expecting mothers about the risk of pregnancy and childbirth,” the hospital said in a statement.

The initiative, which kicked off in 2016, focuses on the health of expectant mothers and their unborn babies, with the aim of improving pregnancy outcomes. Namibia continues to experience a large number of newborns with low birth weight, contributing to high infant mortality rates.

Former first lady Monica Geingos is the patron of the campaign.

Since the inception of the initiative in 2016, thousands of pregnant mothers have benefitted from the safe motherhood campaign.

Safety paramount

In 2017, over 500 pregnant women were screened when the campaign was hosted in Outapi, in the Omusati Region.

In 2019, the event was hosted in Okahao, where more than 153 expecting mothers were screened.

According to the World Health Organisation, every day, about 1 500 women and adolescent girls die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Furthermore, it is said that every year, ten million women and adolescent girls experience complications during pregnancy, many of which leave them or their children with infections and even disabilities.

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Namibian Sun 2024-11-23

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