Ghana: Improving survival chances for mothers and children - securing livelihoods

The chances of survival for mothers and children are unequally distributed worldwide and worse in Ghana compared to other countries. The mortality risk of women of child-bearing age and the mortality rate of children under 5 is high. Women play a central role in Ghanaian society. When a woman dies in childbirth families often fall into poverty and face chronic hunger. Basic needs can often no longer be met due to the loss of mothers. The project improves health services for 6,500 mothers and children to reduce maternal/child mortality in 15 village communities in Ghana.

Auswirkungen der Covid-19-Pandemie auf die medizinisch-humanitären EKFS-Förderprojekte

Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, 2. Oktober 2020 – Seit Beginn der weltweiten Corona-Pandemie sind viele Projektleiter der medizinisch-humanitären Förderprojekte der Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (EKFS) mit immensen Schwierigkeiten in den jeweiligen Projektgebieten konfrontiert – zumeist in Verbindung mit Armut, Unter- bzw. Mangelernährung und überlasteten öffentlichen Gesundheitssystemen.

Integrated Programme to Improve Maternal and Child Health with a Focus on Nutrition in Mugu, Western Nepal

In the context of an integrated programme to improve nutrition and health of women and children in western Nepal, this project aims to support government health services in the district of Mugu. PHASE works in the most remote areas of Nepal with vulnerable and at-risk populations and communities affected by systemic poverty, multidimensional exclusion, socio-economic marginalization and climate-related disasters.