As climate change intensifies droughts in the Amazon rainforest, traditional midwives like Tabita dos Santos Moraes become lifelines for pregnant women in remote communities where once-navigable rivers have shrunk to impassable streams, making the journey to hospitals dangerous or impossible.
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s most remarkable donor, James Harrison, known as “The Man with the Golden Arm,” helped save an estimated 2.4 million babies with his rare anti-D antibody.
In the department of Couffo, Benin, MSF teams are raising awareness about family planning methods and the importance of regular medical monitoring for pregnant women.
Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim leads MSF medical teams in war-torn Sudan, where they work to save pregnant women and newborns dying at alarming rates as the country’s healthcare system collapses under the weight of ongoing conflict.
USAID’s innovative Mentor Hospital strategy in Colombia has shown remarkable success in protecting maternal health amid unprecedented Venezuelan migration, with doctors leading vital training programs that have dramatically reduced mortality rates in vulnerable communities.