08/2018 Alumni Update: News from Leah
Leah from Korea (Alumni first cohort 2016) is working with Save the Children in the Western region of Uganda. Her project is about Maternal Newborn Child Health, funded by Korean government. The project objectives are to increase utilization by community people and also to improve availability of MNCH services.
Leah in Uganda
Leah is sharing with you the following text: "My team is working to improve health facilities as well as community participation. My Master module on needs assessment and planning tools gave a good inspiration and help to propose the right indicators and formulate the extension of the project for three more years. I also found that all the lessons I learnt from writing the master thesis was a great assets, because I know what requires and how to conduct research, how to collect data using qualitative methodologies".
The pictures Leah is sharing: village health team and the Motorcycle Village Ambulance to reach ANC/PNC and delivery in heath centres, and the Mother Peers Support Group members.