WHY MAMAS?

Uganda’s maternal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world at 343 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 4,700 maternal deaths in Uganda every year, with an estimated 44% of these deaths occurring amongst females between the age of 15-24 years of age. The number of maternal mortality increases in areas of abject poverty where women cannot pay the associated healthcare fees.

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In Uganda, health care services in public facilities are supposed to be free, however, in most cases, healthcare practitioners and hospital workers extort money from patients desperate for services. Consequently, maternal care and other health services have become inaccessible to many. Birthing facilities are overcrowded, and mothers must provide their own supplies, including rubber gloves, a plastic sheet for deliveries, sutures, and catheters for caesareans. 

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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals state that by 2030, no country should have a maternal mortality ratio greater than 140 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Mama Imara exists to raise funds to ensure maternal care is continually available for women through their pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal period.

The care women receive should be free, accessible, dignified, and compassionate at all times and Mama Imara is committed to supporting and the provision of this care to vulnerable women.