Regional Stories
The Familias Fuertes (Strengthening Families) program helps prevent risk-seeking behaviors among adolescents.
— August 2023 —
In Latin America, there about 10 and a half million births each year and an estimated 65,000 midwives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, midwives prepare to do their job with their usual passion, but with enhanced protective measures.
During pregnancy, mothers and children share everything––even the antibodies created by vaccination against tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, and influenza.
Trecia Simone Stewart is an emergency nurse working in a hospital situated between two major highways and what she describes as some “volatile” communities in Spanish Town, Jamaica. The hospital treats a large number of trauma patients with injuries including gunshot wounds and road traffic accidents. It has also recently had to manage a large…
Being born prematurely means that the child isn’t fully prepared for life outside the uterus. They may require support to stay warm, to feed and to breath.
