Ashoka’s Changemakers features GlobeMed at GWU and Rwanda Village Concept Project
by Bianca Nguyen on October 17, 2011
Read the full article here >> "Good News in Rwanda: Strong Strides in Maternal Health"
Ashoka's Changemakers features GlobeMed at The George Washington University's maternal health project with their partner, Rwanda Village Concept Project and its incredible impact:
“Partnering with RVCP and the community health workers fostered a true grassroots involvement in the project,” said Smaldino. “The village leader and the health workers are all locally-elected individuals that have the trust of the people in their communities. The women in the program also had a great deal of trust and admiration for the medical students of RVCP. I think those relationships were absolutely essential for the 100-percent buy-in from the community.”A new report on the benefits of the program is due in 2011, but thus far, the nearly double increase in attendance of the RVCP-GlobeMed maternal health classes reflects a significant surge in community interest in improving maternal health.
No comments.