December 2021 ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR GIVINGSAVE THE MOTHER, SAVE THE WORLD Dear Supporters, A note to thank-you all for your wonderful support over the past year. Together we have made safe birth, maternal healthcare and family planning a possibility for many...
On Radio National on Monday morning listen to Valerie with Indira Naidoo discussing her years in Ethiopia and the devastation being caused by the current Civil War.
Former NSW nurse Valerie Browning AM has vowed to take care of “one million people suffering beyond belief” in a bloody conflict showing no sign of slowing down. A 71-year-old Australian nurse has vowed to remain “while there is breath in my body” on the frontline of...
Valerie Browning on RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly Ethiopia’s 10 month conflict in Tigray continues to worsen, as the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and its allies advance towards the capital, Addis Ababa. But some of the fiercest fighting is also taking...
October 15 is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day observed for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, and the death of a newborn. Pregnancy loss is defined differently around the world, but in Australia...
Mille – Afar, Ethiopia – “When I had fistula, I never thought I would be able to have a normal life anymore or even get pregnant again,” said 32-week pregnant Fatuma Hamad at the Barbara May Maternity Hospital in Afar Region. Fatuma’s first delivery...