Ugandan OBGYN Is First Woman to Receive $500K Medical Prize to Build Facility for Rural Poor
Ugandan OBGYN Is First Woman to Receive $500K Medical Prize to Build Facility for Rural Poor
The African nun has served for nearly two decades in rural parts of Uganda, delivering dignified healthcare for women as Rwibaale Health Center’s only OBGYN. The country consistently ranks in the bottom 30 countries for maternal and newborn deaths. Estimates show that 1 out of every 49 women in Uganda will die from childbirth complications.
The funds will allow affordable maternity care to the rural poor who would otherwise not seek it because of overwhelming expenses. C-sections for some cost a year’s worth of income and most women do not give birth in a hospital.