Success of a Mentor Mother Equals Success of the Greater Community

Cross-Posted on The Huffington Post When Bessie Nkhwazi, the mothers2mothers (m2m) Malawi District Manager for Thyolo District, told me that Thekerani Health Centre was, “very far away,” I did not think much of it. I have visited plenty of health facilities labeled “very far” during my time as a Global Health Corps Fellow in Malawi, […]

The Important Role Fathers Can Play in Eliminating Pediatric AIDS

Cross-Posted on The Huffington Post  Throughout sub-Saharan Africa there is considerable evidence that a male partner’s involvement in a woman’s pregnancy and HIV treatment can help her stay in treatment and have a healthy, HIV-free baby. I first learned the importance of male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV from a […]