CONGO — Labour's Refuge
The Interchurch Medical Assistance (IMA) World Health organization states that pregnancy and childbirth are the most dangerous times in a woman's life in sub-Saharan Africa. Over 300,000 women die during childbirth each year, primarily from postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and obstructed labour. Their newborn and young children are vulnerable as well, as they are at risk of dying from infections. More than 1.5 million children die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases.
FAIR is seeking to raise $120,000 to build a modern birthing centre in the regional village of Tonu, D.R.C. These funds will cover the construction and the furnishing of this facility as well as a solar panel, incinerator, outdoor kitchen, and washrooms.
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