African Mothers Health Initiative

Providing care for critically ill mothers and vulnerable infants in Malawi.

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Caring for critically ill mothers and vulnerable infants in Malawi.

What We Do

In Malawi, maternal and infant mortality rates are among the highest in the world. AMHI provides home-based nursing care to vulnerable babies and postpartum mothers to save their lives.
Mother Care Program

Our Mother Care Program provides in-home support to critically ill postpartum women.

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Baby Care Program

Our Baby Care Program provides nurse visits, formula, and care to vulnerable newborns for the entire first year of their lives.

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Joyful Motherhood

Our in-country partner, Joyful Motherhood, employs nurse-midwives to provide services.

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Facts About Malawi

Total population: 18 million
Life expectancy: 61 (men) /67 (women) 
Women have an average of 5 children

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In Malawi, 6% of children die before the age of 5 years. Of these, 68% die within their first year and 40% die within the first month.

By targeting high risk infants ages 0-1 year we can have a significant impact on child survival.

Our Impact and Results

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354

Babies enrolled in our Baby Care Program
in the past 36 months.

2,692

Nurse visits to see babies in their homes
in the past 36 months.

African Mothers Health Initiative exists with the core knowledge that the lives of all women and children are precious.

The ultimate goal is the evolution of an environment in which women are free to experience and appreciate the birth process and motherhood as one of the great joys of human existence.

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Recent Stories from the Blog

Mercy

Six year old Mercy came by our office last week just to say hello. Mercy's mother died moments after her birth and Joyful Motherhood nurses visited her and her grandmother for the first two years of … [Read More...] about Mercy

Miracle

Miracle was born prematurely. Her mother suffered eclamptic seizures, and though she survived, she had a long slow recover and remained permanently impaired. Miracle was enrolled in March 2018 (see … [Read More...] about Miracle

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