Family Care International
Works for safer pregnancy and childbirth, quality maternal and newborn health care, and reproductive health and rights for women and teens in Africa and Latin America.Every year, more than half a million women die from pregnancy-related causes. All women face risks during pregnancy and childbirth, but only in poor countries do they routinely die from such issues.
Family Care International, a 2008 recipient of the United Nations Population Award, works in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Niger, and Tanzania to make pregnancy and childbirth safer. Our programs focus on
- Improving Access to Maternal Health Services. Almost half of women in developing countries do not get care from a doctor, nurse, or midwife during childbirth. By upgrading health facilities, improving the skills of health workers, and engaging community leaders, we help to ensure that lifesaving health services are available to women — especially those who live in remote settings.
Saving Women’s Lives by Identifying New Technological Solutions. Postpartum hemorrhage (severe bleeding after childbirth) kills about 350 women every day — mostly those who cannot get to a hospital for help. We work to ensure access to new drugs and technologies that can be safely used at rural clinics. For example, we are collaborating with Gynuity Health Projects to advance approval of the drug Misoprostol, an effective treatment for postpartum hemorrhage that can be given by mouth. It offers great promise for settings where intravenous equipment and refrigeration are not available.- Heightening Attention to Maternal Mortality. We focus attention on maternal deaths, forge consensus around proven strategies, and hold governments accountable for implementing effective and fair maternal health policies.
Contact Information
Family Care International Headquarters
588 Broadway
Suite 503
New York, NY 10012
U.S.A.
T: (212) 941-5300
F: (212) 941-5563
E: contact@familycareintl.org
www.familycareintl.org
African Offices
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Niamey, Niger
Bamako, Mali
Nairobi, Kenya
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Financial Information
Family Care International, Inc. is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization. Click below to view our most recent independent audit and IRS Form 990.
Banner photo: Women waiting for maternal and child health services, Tanzania
Photo right: Woman with her baby attending health education session, Kenya
Photo left: Woman attending clinic, Burkina Faso
Donate Now to Family Care International
Donations support our maternal and adolescent work. Your donation will provide
- $25 health education materials (flipcharts and training guides) for a rural clinic in Burkina Faso.
- $150 a durable water tank, ensuring a reliable water supply to a health clinic in Mali, for at least five years.
- $500 medical equipment for a rural health clinic in Niger.
- $1,000 training of a nurse or midwife in Tanzania, so that she can manage life-threatening complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
- $5,000 a solar power system for a health clinic in Kenya, enabling health care workers to conduct deliveries at night.
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To donate to this member charity by check, please print our designation form and mail it with your check to
Aid for Africa
P.O. Box 8734
Topeka, KS 66608
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