This story is part of Health Works, a new initiative led by the World Bank Group and partners to help countries expand access to better health care— boosting human capital, creating jobs and driving economic growth. 

The Global Financing Facility (GFF), a country-led partnership housed at the World Bank, focuses on improving health outcomes for women, children, and adolescents. The GFF supports the World Bank Group’s goal to help countries in their efforts to deliver quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030.


Ever since I was a child, I knew I wanted to work in health care. Becoming a midwife was a natural transition — a way to support women and families, especially in rural areas where trained health workers are desperately needed. I worked for a decade at a number of facilities before arriving in Fass Mambaba in 2021. From the moment I arrived, I knew I was meant to be here.

I was the village’s first midwife. I was excited to begin this chapter. But my first days were challenging in ways I hadn't anticipated.

 

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