Safer births start with better training
die each year from
preventable causes
related to pregnancy and childbirth
When births are attended by well-trained professionals, maternal and newborn
deaths drop by more than 80%.
Support expert training for safer deliveries.
Where life-saving training happens
We invest in one of the most effective ways to save mothers and babies:
training the people who care for them
Our state-of-the-art training center
in Erbil, Iraq
trains healthcare providers in a region where skilled care is often limited
11 high-fidelity simulation labs
up to 7,000 providers trained annually
American Heart Assn
Training Center
Nurses and midwives leave with the skills they need to save lives
You can help bring life-saving care to mothers and babies. Train one provider —
save thousands of lives.
The need is urgent.
Training healthcare providers saves lives—but it only happens if the training continues.
The Nursing and Midwifery Development Centre can train up to 7,000 providers each year—equipping nurses and midwives with the skills to prevent maternal and newborn deaths.
Just $29 trains one provider.
Give today to support life-saving training happening right now.
Know that your gift is making a difference
Your gift ensures the center’s work continues—year after year, generation after generation.
You’re helping build a permanent endowment to sustain this work in perpetuity.
Give training. Save lives. Impact forever.
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Help make every birth safer—for mothers, babies, and families around the world.
Give today. Help train the providers who save lives.