President’s December 10 Appeal 2011

Overview Educate – rolling out 4 levels of education for birth attendants in Papua New Guinea Empower – giving skills and confidence to birth attendants and new mothers Enable – improving facilities to ensure the highest attainable standard of maternal care available

Maternal mortality: The Facts Complications in pregnancy are generally not preventable, but they are treatable. But without access to skilled birth attendants to recognise problems or facilities with the equipment needed to provide treatment, nearly half a million women die every year – just because they were pregnant.

The market women © May Lamont

The water fetchers © May Lamont

The mothers of Lower Watut © May Lamont

Ruth © May Lamont

Grace © May Lamont

Jenny © May Lamont

Activities Work with relevant partners to support the roll-out of four levels of educational programmes for birth attendants – PEmOC courses for trained clinicians – Learning exchange programmes for midwives – Maternal health competency programme for Community Health Workers – Literacy and reproductive health education for Village Birth Attendants

Activities Provide Karim work bilum (kit)to skilled attendants Provide buckets and goggles to VBAs Provide SI-branded obstetric wheels Report on facilities to help them to meet international standards Provide support to PNG Midwives Society