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Watch Dr. Edgar Kesttler of CIESAR and PRONTO give a one-minute pitch at the Saving Lives at Birth Awards

August 19, 2013 kimberly Blog , In The News

Watch PRONTO’s Guatemalan partner, Dr. Edgar Kesttler, give a one-minute speech about the Epidemiological Research Center in Sexual and Reproductive Health’s (CIESAR) project with PRONTO International, “Que Vivan Las Madres: Scaling Up an Integrated Approach to Reduce Maternal and Perinatal Mortality in Northern Guatemala.” This speech was shortly before it was announced that Que Vivan […]

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Launch of “Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto” project in Kenya

August 13, 2013 kimberly Blog , In The News

On June 4, 2013 thousands of residents of Kakamega County, Kenya attended the program launch for the “Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto” project.  Colorful dances and theater performances were a perfect initiation for this exciting and innovative project aimed at improving maternal and newborn health and nutrition throughout the region. The Linda Mama project, […]

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Help support PRONTO’s Guatemalan partner to secure a Saving Lives at Birth award!

July 19, 2013 kimberly Blog , In The News

We need your help! PRONTO International has partnered with the Epidemiological Research Center in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Guatemala City, Guatemala for a Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development grant! Together, we are finalists for a scale-up grant and project titled, “Que Vivan Las Madres: Scaling Up an Integrated Approach to […]

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