We create partnerships that transform the quality of reproductive, maternal, and newborn care.

We fight for a world where all women and children have access to quality health care as a human right.

WHY WE DO IT

Too many women in Uganda, especially in rural areas like the Masaka region, die because of complications during pregnancy or labor and delivery, and too many babies die in the first 28 days of life.

Approximately 6,000 women and 45,000 infants die each year of preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth. This is particularly pressing, since Uganda has a high total fertility rate of 5.4 children per woman and a high unmet need for contraception of 67%.

HOW WE DO IT

We are locally led NGO working closely with various partners.

We employ the Three Delays model, a conceptual framework that describes the causal pathway leading to most preventable maternal and newborn deaths. To be effective, all BAMA program interventions must address these delays in a comprehensive and sustainable fashion.

The three delays are:

Delay in the decision to seek care
Delay in reaching care
Delay in receiving quality care

WHAT WE DO

BAMA Innovations to Address the Three Delays

Community outreach
Mama Ambassadors strengthen birth planning
Radio campaigns
Faith-based leaders as health champions
Access to transportation
Mama Rescue Project linking women in labor with transport
Improved quality of care
Mentor midwives/physicians train all health providers
Improve access to meds, blood, equipment
Improve data for action