Thank you
Half of all new mothers in developing countries such as Ethiopia give birth without a skilled health professional present, often at home. This means complications can be catastrophic, with mothers not able to access medical care to save their babies - or themselves.
VSO is working across Ethiopia to equip hospitals with the recources and skills they need to help save mothers and babies' lives. We're training Changemakers, just like Tsige, in lifesaving skills. Skills which they can pass on to others, so more healthy mums can take their babies home.
Your support is helping to train Changemakers like Tsige across 23 countries.
Find out more about our work in maternal and neonatal health

Reducing newborn deaths
Improving access to quality healthcare for mothers and their babies.
Twelve hours in newborn A&E
This photo diary of a day in the life of a remote hospital in north-east Ethiopia reveals how VSO-trained nurses and midwives are fighting to save lives.