Partners in Health "What every mother deserves" for Monday, 29 December 2014

Ebola has weakened the already-fragile health system in Sierra Leone, closing clinics and leaving millions without care. That includes pregnant women, who already faced 1 in 21 odds of dying in pregnancy or childbirth in their lifetimes—compared to 1 in 1,800 in the United States. That's countless births that will end in sorrow rather than joy. We wouldn't stand for that in the United States. Women in the world's poorest countries shouldn't have to either—not in West Africa, not in Haiti, and not anywhere else PIH works.  Make your tax-deductible year-end gift of $15 today to help more mothers—from Sierra Leone to Haiti and around the world. PIH is working to make pregnancy safe for every woman—providing the high level of care we take for granted in wealthy countries. That means more community health workers bringing more pregnant women to safe clinics. It means training skilled attendants to deliver healthy babies. And it means more medicines, tools, and facilities—from ultrasound machines to operating rooms—for women in Sierra Leone and around the world. Your tax-deductible gift brings this crucial health care to mothers around the world: http://act.pih.org/support-maternal-health-2015 In solidarity, Joia Dr. Joia Mukherjee Chief Medical Officer Partners In Health

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