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Giving back to the community to improve health of mothers
A mother of six, Margaret Ikoko, 30, from Bariadi in northern Tanzania, experienced late in her life the positive effect of Community Health Volunteers on her labour and delivery.
I didn’t have the privilege of attending a maternity clinic or even having a hospital delivery, as most of my deliveries were at home assisted by a traditional birth attendant and my relatives.
During my last pregnancy, household visits by Community Health Volunteers changed my attitude towards home delivery. I was not even aware of the services o Read More