Spring is coming! A time to stand up and support one another... And so in a spirit of solidarity and collaboration with other charities in the field of international development, we’re taking on a challenge to support not only mothers but also their daughters in developing countries, who from as young as 3 have to spend [...]
Birth is a Dream is the work of social documentary photographer Paolo Patruno who has worked in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Paolo is a father himself and through his work for aid agencies, he's become aware of how perilous the beginning of life can be for babies and their mothers. He uses his photographs to [...]
Preth de Silva is a medical student at Imperial College London. Not content with the challenge of learning medicine, he’s now bravely volunteered to climb to Everest Base Camp to raise money for Ammalife! Preth has always enjoyed climbing and he’s currently training hard to be ready to fly into the town of Luklu in Nepal [...]
Ammalife is delighted to welcome Abi Merriel to Birmingham where she'll work with Prof Arri Coomarasamy and the rest of the team to investigate the barriers to implementing good practice in low income countries. Abi is pictured (left) with Amie Wilson, Ammalife's first researcher. Amie's work on Traditional Birth Attendants, Clinical Officers and Caesarian Section outcomes, [...]
Tony Fisher's funeral is today. Tony was a generous supporter of Ammalife. He designed our Gift Cards and Christmas cards and was in full sympathy with our aspirations to make childbirth safer for mothers in the poorest parts of the world. We send our warmest sympathy to his widow, Camilla, and to his daughter Harriet. Harriet [...]
