Having visited Bangladesh, the discrepancy in health care is apparent. Access is a large issue, with many patients unable to afford healthcare at the point of need and even those with access are often left in the dark about their conditions. The work that Maa does, by not only investigating and providing treatment but ensuring health education, is contributing to solving the issue in a sustainable way. This helps to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditions, inevitably improving female health through generations, as knowledge can be passed within families. As a medical student and a British-Bangladeshi, this is the type of change I want to bring throughout my career and being taking part in Maa 2023 will allow me to be a part of healthcare development in Bangladesh.

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 workshopsfor 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-poor settings

Money raised will go towards facilitating the Maa health camps that are run as part of JourneyMaa 2023.

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