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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are crucial, under-utilized resources for community-based maternal and newborn health (MNH) care, however are commonly…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Sierra Leone was the worst affected country in West Africa’s recent Ebola epidemic. Prior to the epidemic, the status of the health system was poor. The most recent public…

The Aberdeen Women’s Centre was built to continue providing obstetric fistula repairs in Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the departure of a Mercy Ships hospital ship in 2004. First known as the Aberdeen West Africa Fistula Centre and operated by Mercy…

The Aberdeen Women’s Centre was built to continue providing obstetric fistula repairs in Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the departure of a Mercy Ships hospital ship in 2004. First known as the Aberdeen West Africa Fistula Centre and operated by Mercy…