Together, We Can Make Pregnancy and Childbirth Safe for Every Mother, Everywhere
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TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SAFE FOR EVERY MOTHER, EVERYWHERE. IMPACT REPORT 2016 1 SECTION TITLE 2016 was an unprecedented election year where healthcare THANK YOU FOR and equality were not only hot button issues, but divisive ones. Educating the public about the importance of maternal health is more crucial today than ever before. In light of the state of ANOTHER YEAR maternal health in the United States, we continued production on our Giving Birth in America series, this time focusing a lens OF PARTNERSHIP IN on maternity care in Louisiana. Our organization continues to evolve and grow. This year we introduced new members to our team, promoted from within, THE GLOBAL EFFORT and I stepped into the role of CEO. In conjunction with our Mother's Day campaign, we introduced the Orange Rose, a beautiful symbol for maternal health. The campaign also TO END PREVENTABLE included a collection of orange rose inspired gifts that partners created, all benefiting Every Mother Counts. MATERNAL DEATHS This year, we fulfilled our goal of investing in all of the countries profiled in No Woman, No Cry. Our grant portfolio now includes partners in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Tanzania, AND DISABILITIES. Uganda, and the United States. As I write this, we are living in a time of uncertainty, and healthcare continues to be a growing concern. Every Mother Counts remains committed to keeping the health and well-being of the world’s mothers at the forefront of the conversation. And, we promise to continue sharing the human stories behind the global statistics to further educate individuals and inspire action. To date, our work has impacted more than 500,000 lives, but we have so much more to do. I hope you will take a moment to review some of our accomplishments and milestones. I am personally so grateful for all that you do to support Every Mother Counts. With love, Christy Turlington Burns Founder & CEO IMPACT REPORT 2016 3 MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE EVERY MOTHER COUNTS IS DEDICATED TO MAKING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SAFE FOR EVERY MOTHER, EVERYWHERE. We educate the public about maternal health, engage individuals to advocate for the well-being of mothers, and invest in community-led programs to improve access to essential maternity care. $10.7 MILLION 592,265 LIVES INVESTED IMPACTED in public education and grants. through our grant-making. IMPACT REPORT 2016 5 THESECTION GLOBAL TITLE MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS WE ARE NOT WAITING FOR A CURE. WE HAVE 303,000 WOMEN DIE THE TOOLS AND KNOW- THAT’S EVERY YEAR FROM PREGNANCY 1 WOMAN HOW TO SAVE AND EVERY AND CHILDBIRTH RELATED 2 MINUTES IMPROVE LIVES. COMPLICATIONS. FOR EVERY WOMAN OR GIRL THAT DIES... ON AVERAGE 20-30 MORE WILL SURVIVE 4 ORPHANS ARE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE LEFT BEHIND. IN CHILDBIRTH. PREGNANCY IS A LEADING CAUSE OF The women lost are not only caretakers, they are DEATH FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS AGES often teachers, healthcare providers, community 15-19 IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. leaders. The health of mothers is intrinsically tied to child health, poverty reduction and social THE UNITED STATES IS THE ONLY mobility; when women and newborns survive INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY WITH A CONSISTENTLY RISING MATERNAL and thrive, it has an endless impact on families, MORTALITY RATE. communities and societies. IMPACT REPORT 2016 7 APPROACH UP TO 98% OF GLOBAL MATERNAL DEATHS WE INVEST IN ARE PREVENTABLE. Our grantee partners improve access to culturally relevant, COMMUNITY-LED appropriate and compassionate care during pregnancy, delivery and the post-partum period. ORGANIZATIONS Our grant portfolio focuses on removing three leading barriers THAT EFFECTIVELY that make pregnancy and childbirth unsafe: lack of education and training for IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS communities and healthcare providers long distances to facilities and lack ON THE GROUND of transportation to reach facilities lack of medical equipment and basic supplies AND WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO INSPIRE ACTION. I’VE CHOSEN RUNNING BECAUSE OFTEN DISTANCE IS THE BIGGEST BARRIER TO A WOMAN AND HER FAMILY GETTING THE CARE THEY NEED. SIMPLY PUT, I WANT TO RUN SO THAT OTHERS DON’T HAVE TO. AARON MEIOJAS, RAN 12 RACES IN 12 MONTHS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR EVERY MOTHER COUNTS IMPACT REPORT 2016 9 BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS TO CARE DELHI AND ASSAM, INDIA FLORIDA, USA CENTRAL HAITI COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH CONCEPCIÓN CHIQUIRICHAPA, AND GUATEMALA CITY, KABAROLE, KAMWENGE GUATEMALA AND KYENJOJO DISTRICTS, UGANDA DAR ES SALAAM AND KARATU, SENGEREMA AND SHINYANGA DISTRICTS, TANZANIA Health systems do not adequately IT IS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT DISTANCE + reach vulnerable communities. Many women live miles away from healthcare TRANSPORTATION providers and facilities, with limited NEARLY ALL MATERNAL access to transportation. Skilled attendance at all births is DEATHS AND DISABILITIES TRAINING + considered to be the single most critical intervention for ensuring WHEN THESE BARRIERS EDUCATION safe motherhood. Health facilities and healthcare ARE OVERCOME. SUPPLIES + providers often lack reliable electricity EQUIPMENT and essential medicines. IMPACT REPORT 2016 11 SECTION TITLE WHAT IS POSSIBLE IN ONE YEAR Reliable electricity and appropriate medical supplies enable doctors and nurses to conduct safe deliveries and provide emergency care “ when complications arise... WITHOUT THESE 2 BIRTH 113 SOLAR ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS CENTERS SUITCASES OF SAFE MOTHERHOOD, renovated and repaired. installed. HEALTH PROVIDERS 1,552 13,451 PROVIDERS EDUCATED BECOME LITERALLY received training or salaries. community members. AND FIGURATIVELY POWERLESS. 86,727 74,302+ BABIES RIDES DR. LAURA STACHEL, received care. given to a health facility. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE CARE SOLAR ” 92,225 MOTHERS accessed care. 13 IMPACT REPORT 2016 13 “I WANT TO TELL WOMEN TO BE EMPOWERED, THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF EVERYTHING, AND THEY DECIDE ABOUT THEIR BODIES. IN THE END, IT’S HER BODY. IT DOES NOT BELONG TO ANYONE ELSE. ERIKA ANGÉLICA LÓPEZ HERNÁNDEZ, MIDWIFE, ” CLASS OF 2016, ASOCIACIÓN CORAZÓN DEL AGUA, GUATEMALA IMPACT REPORT 2016 15 GRANTS IN 2016, WE AWARDED $534,480 TO GRANTEE PARTNERS BANGLADESH GUATEMALA HAITI LIFETIME RISK of dying from pregnancy or childbirth LIFETIME RISK of dying from pregnancy or childbirth LIFETIME RISK of dying from pregnancy or childbirth related causes in Bangladesh: 1 in 240 related causes in Guatemala: 1 in 330 related causes in Haiti: 1 in 90 HOPE FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN ASOCIACIÓN CORAZÓN DEL AGUA ASOCIACIÓN DE COMADRONAS MIDWIVES FOR HAITI AND CHILDREN OF BANGLADESH Guatemala City (New Partner in 2016) DEL AREA MAM (ACAM) Central Haiti (Partner since 2013) Cox’s Bazar (Partner since 2015) Impacted 15 midwifery students Concepción Chiquirichapa (New Partner in 2016) Impacted 17,137 mothers and babies, students, Impacted 2,096 mothers and babies, Asociación Corazón del Agua works with the University of Impacted 1,322 mothers and babies and skilled birth attendants in 2016 healthcare providers, community health Galileo, running the first university-affiliated and accredited and comadronas Midwives for Haiti delivers high impact maternal health school of professional midwifery (parteria) in Guatemala. promoters and community members in 2016 ACAM is a collective of Mayan comadronas (traditional Indigenous interventions to reduce the delays that prevent women from HOPE Foundation provides comprehensive pregnancy, ONLY 30% OF We supported young Indigenous midwives) that serve women in Mam-speaking communities. accessing care. INDIGENOUS WOMEN postnatal and newborn care, including access to emergency women from rural communities to Our support funded the training of 30 IN HAITI, ONLY 37% IN GUATEMALA GIVE Our support provided comprehensive healthcare through their services in rural communities. train in this program and intern with OF WOMEN HAVE A BIRTH WITH A SKILLED birth center and mobile clinics, as well as training to improve skilled birth attendants, renovation community-based practitioners. SKILLED ATTENDANT Our support included funding for ATTENDANT. their clinical skills and administrative capacity. and operation of a rural community COX’S BAZAR, A RURAL AT DELIVERY. REGION IN THE SOUTH, HAS supplies, medicines, staff salaries, birth center in Cabestor, and transport ONE OF THE HIGHEST MATERNAL patient education, and community services for high-risk patients and DEATH AND DISABILITY RATES outreach via trained village obstetrical emergencies. IN THE COUNTRY. health promoters. IMPACT REPORT 2016 17 GRANTS INDIA TANZANIA LIFETIME RISK of dying from pregnancy or childbirth LIFETIME RISK of dying from pregnancy or childbirth related causes in India: 1 in 220 related causes in Tanzania: 1 in 45 NAZDEEK UJENZI CHARITABLE TRUST THE FOUNDATION FOR AFRICAN MEDICINE WE CARE SOLAR Delhi and Assam (Partner since 2014) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (New Partner in 2016) AND EDUCATION (FAME) Sengerema and Shinyanga districts, Impacted 21,802 mothers and babies, advocates, Impacted 483 mothers and babies and Karatu, Tanzania (Partner since 2015) Tanzania (Partner since 2013) paralegals, lawyers, healthcare providers, public healthcare providers Impacted 13,578 mothers and babies, hospital Impacted 34,090 mothers and babies and officials, and community members in 2016 healthcare providers in 2016 Ujenzi Charitable Trust aims ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT AROUND staff, traditional birth attendants, healthcare Nazdeek is a legal empowerment organization that brings to transform healthcare 50% OF BIRTHS IN TANZANIA OCCUR providers, and community members in 2016 We Care Solar provides