Women in Bangladesh have suffered countless deaths because of their lack of access to healthcare after childbirth - what an absolute calamity for them and their families. Such a tragic situation their state is yet very few are even aware this is taking place or doing anything to change it. The efforts of Maternal Aid Association (Maa) are heroic to say the least and it is such an honour for me to be a service to the charity.

According to the World Health Organisation, women in Bangladesh are 21 times more likely to die from maternal causes compared to the UK.

Maa is a grassroots charity striving to improve the dire situation in resource-poor settings to bring about safe, effective, high quality maternal health care. To facilitate JourneyMaa, Maa has established strong links with local universities, medical professionals and healthcare students with the aim of providing long-term sustainable maternal care in rural areas of Bangladesh.

JourneyMaa offers UK students and young professionals the opportunity to travel to Bangladesh to:

- Provide educational workshops for mothers and local communities on safe delivery and maternal healthcare

- Oversee the essential life-saving work done at Maas Maternal Health Clinics

- Gain first-hand clinical experience of maternal care in urban and rural resource-poorsettings

Money raised will go towards facilitating the Maa healthcamps that are run as part of JourneyMaa

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