A Celebration in Difficult Times
As a healthcare professional, the past months were obviously busier and more intense than anything I had expected in the beginning of...
A Christmas Note
And now for something different. Over the years, Midwife without Borders developed the tradition of providing an inspiring, midwifery...
Obstetric Sonography in Rural Tanzania: Stepping up!
After my previous trip to Tanzania, I wrote a short series on chances and challenges in antenatal care and sonography in northern, rural...
A Challenging Chance - Introducing Obstetric Sonography in Rural Tanzania
At Midwife Without Borders, we witnessed first hand how obstetric sonography can be a real lifesaver in rural areas in Tanzania, so...
The Silent Revolution of 2019
At the beginning of 2018, I shared a heartfelt plea with you for Hearts in Healthcare, in the hope that it would inspire you to work,...
Congo's Riverside Midwife
In many families, Christmas comes with the long standing tradition of reading a Christmas story. Midwife Without Borders set the...
Progress in Antenatal Care in Tanzania
During my second trip to Tanzania, I got the chance to explore more of the country’s health care map, especially where antenatal care is...
Prenatal Sonography in Northern Tanzania
Some notes on my first experiences with obstetric sonography in Tanzania, the role of point-of-care ultrasound in improving prenatal...
Working in Tanzania: A Passion for People
The sixth and final part of a small series: FAME’s passion for making both patients and their families feel better. ​At FAME, I sometimes...
Working in Tanzania: Giving Birth to Families
Part five of a small series: how families are born at FAME. For me, guiding labor is key to the outcome, which means that I don’t like to...
