ALEXIS MATTHEWS, Nonprofit WLKY, talks more about the impact. SOS International's local and global efforts create lifesaving results. A recent trip to Ghana led to a 24% reduction in maternal mortality in Ghana over nine months. According to SOS, 800 women die every day from childbirth, and in developing countries like Ghana, 95% are due to lack of healthcare. It's very preventable. Last year, SOS sent supplies and equipment to rural areas across the country, including the first-ever infant warmers. The nonprofit also established a hospital-turned-clinic to reduce barriers to access and support the lives of women and their babies. What we do in a moment lasts, uh, a lifetime. Well, thanks to the work of nonprofit organizations, not a single pregnant patient died in Ghana last year. It's a historic improvement, according to North Tong Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto. The stark reality is that so many people are saved, but they don't even know why they were saved. They say the people who work here at SOS are the people who are sorting, packing, and shipping medical equipment, and the people who are saving their own lives. I don't know that. We are connecting with the community not only to thank SOS President and CEO Dennis Sears, but also to better serve the needs of his country. Knowing your health is the basis of any success. Therefore, if my people are healthy, they can improve their quality of life. Then we can move on to other issues related to economic empowerment, industrialization, and job creation. SOS Collection gives us the humanity to care for others. That's why the nobles are grateful. But Sears says that's just part of a mission that will last for generations to come. World health is often seen as a racist perfection. Once we provide humanitarian assistance to improve health. I see that as stage one of the race.Alex
Louisville medical nonprofit partners with African government to save mother's life
Updated: March 25, 2024 11:01pm EDT
Maternal mortality is a devastating crisis affecting mothers and infants in the United States and around the world. To save lives in Africa, government officials partnered with a Louisville medical nonprofit. SOS International's efforts are delivering life-saving results locally and around the world. A recent trip to Ghana showed that maternal mortality rates in Ghana have decreased by 24% over nine months. According to SOS, 800 women die every day during childbirth, and in developing countries like Ghana, 95% are due to lack of healthcare. Last year, SOS sent supplies. The nonprofit has also established clinics that turn into hospitals in rural parts of the country. “What we do in a moment lasts a lifetime,” said Dennis Sears, president and CEO of SOS. “Thanks to the nonprofit's work, not a single pregnant patient died last year.” said. According to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, it was a historic improvement in Ghana. “The reality is that so many people are being saved and they don't even know why they're being saved. They don't know that they're being saved.” The people who work here at SOS, the medical equipment These are the people who sort, ship and save lives,” he said. Not only did he come to Louisville to thank Sears, but he understands that health is important and is building connections with the community to better serve the needs of his country. The basis of any success.
Maternal mortality is a devastating crisis affecting mothers and infants in the United States and around the world.
To save lives in Africa, government officials partnered with a Louisville medical nonprofit.
SOS International's work is producing life-saving results both locally and globally. On a recent trip to Ghana, he found that maternal mortality there had decreased by 24% in her nine months.
According to SOS, 800 women die every day during childbirth, 95% of which are due to lack of healthcare in developing countries like Ghana.
Last year, SOS sent supplies and equipment, including the first-ever infant warmers.
The nonprofit has also established clinics that turn into hospitals in rural parts of the country. This reduced barriers to access while helping the lives of women and their babies.
“What we do in a moment lasts a lifetime,” said Dennis Sears, president and CEO of SOS.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, said thanks to the work of non-profit organizations, no pregnant patient died in Ghana last year, which was a historic breakthrough.
“The reality is that so many people are being saved and we don't even know how they got saved. They're the people who work here at SOS, the people who sort and ship medical equipment. They don't know that they are saving lives.”
Not only did he visit Louisville to thank Sears, he also forged connections with the community to better serve his country's needs because he knows that health is fundamental to success.
