08/08/2026
🩸 BLOOD DONATION SENSITIZATION CAMPAIGN | 8 AUGUST 2026 🩸
Today, MAA Vyara Uheke Burundi took the message of life-saving blood donation directly to the Kanyosha community.
Our members engaged community members in awareness and education ahead of the blood collection campaign planned for tomorrow, 9 August 2026, in collaboration with the National Center of Blood Bank under the Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against AIDS.
❤️ Almost 300 people received information and education today on the importance of blood donation and how a simple act of giving blood can save the lives of mothers, newborns, accident victims, and other patients in need.
As midwives, we understand the devastating consequences of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) and the urgent need for safe blood to save mothers and newborns.
Through our Blood Collection Program, MAA Vyara Uheke Burundi is committed to contributing to the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality caused by postpartum haemorrhage.
🙏 We sincerely recognize and appreciate the support of religious leaders, especially Kanyosha Catholic Church, as well as the local administration of Kanyosha, for standing with us in this life-saving initiative.
👩🏾⚕️ Midwives are on the frontline. Communities are part of the solution. Religious leaders and local authorities are powerful partners for change.
🩸 LET'S SAVE LIVES TOGETHER !
Tomorrow, let us turn awareness into action.
Donate blood. Save a mother. Save a newborn. Save a life.
International Confederation of Midwives
Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida / Burundi
Bureau régional de l'OMS pour l'Afrique - AFRO
OMS Burundi
SF Harushimana Augustin
Programme National de Santé de la Reproduction/PNSR-BURUNDI
AFD - Agence Française de Développement
Croix Rouge Burundi
UNFPA in Burundi
National Midwives Association of Uganda - NMAU
Tanzania Midwives Association - TAMA
