{The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Rwanda country office, has donated materials worth over Rwf19 million, to be used during labour for mothers living in Mahama refugee camp and pregnant mothers giving birth at Kirehe hospital.}
Donated materials include equipments facilitating hygiene, family planning, and treatment of abortion related ailments.
Nyirahirwa Marie, a midwife in Mahama refugee camp, has said that donated materials are essential since they will help a great number of poor parents.
The Director of Kirehe hospital, Dr Patient Ngamije, said that donated materials will help to protect mothers’ lives while giving birth and improve services delivered at the hospital.
The representative of UNFPA, Daniel Alemu has said that donated materials were meant to save lives of mothers giving birth in the camp and their children.
“It is an act we have committed to. Life that mothers in the camp experience is complicated. We have committed to supporting them to save lives,” he said.
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