Tanzania: Access to maternal care
Our new maternity care unit in Mtendeli camp is improving access to maternal care for women like Regine in Tanzania.
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Christmas Appeal 2019 - The greatest gift
What is the greatest gift of Christmas?
A safe childbirth for mothers can mean new hope
The best gifts of Christmas are not wrapped. Our ability to bring hope into our lives and the lives of others, is the greatest gift to bestow and receive.
Countless women and children are dying needlessly from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth and for want of basic medicine.
In many cases, access to a skilled birth attendant, emergency transport to a clinic and medicine can make all the difference for a mother and her child.
women die every day from pregnancy and childbirth issues
of all maternal deaths occur in the poorest countries
These deaths are preventable!
We are supporting women in Colombia, Thailand, Kenya and Tanzania to access high quality maternal healthcare because we envision a world where all women, wherever they live, can give birth safely and without fear.
This Christmas, you can help to make this vision a reality.
Donate and give as a present: a gift certificate for Christmas
Make this years's most beautiful gift with a donation that supports expectant mothers in bringing their children to the world safely.
For many people the greatest gift is to give hope to others in need.
For your gift certificate you can chose between various high-quality photographs from our worldwide mother-child projects:
DR Congo
Tanzania
Colombia
Thailand
How to receive your gift certificate:
When you have completed your online donation send an e-mail to info(at)malteser-international.org and tell us your name, the name of the recipient and the desired motif for your certificate.
We will certify your donation and send you the document by e-mail. You can order your certificate until December 22, 2019.
Our work for mothers and children
A global problem: Maternal and child mortality
Why do so many mothers and newborns still die during birth? How can we improve their health condition?
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DR Congo: Safe delivery for expectant mothers
Giving birth is a magical moment. We aim to ensure this moment runs smoothly for women in DR Congo.
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Colombia: Training for indigenous midwives
By training midwives like Juanita we are helping to provide the skilled care mothers in Colombia need to give birth safely.
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