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09/02/2026

A small health facility in Blantyre, Malawi is setting an example of what happens when midwives lead.

Between 2022 and 2025, Limbe Health Center recorded zero maternal deaths, while managing more than 500 maternal complications every year. In a country where around four women die every day giving birth, that's extraordinary.

It didn't happen by chance. Midwives at Limbe had what they needed: mentorship, supportive systems, and the training to recognize and respond to complications early.

One mother put it simply: "I was afraid of giving birth... but here, they were kind. They explained everything. My mother could hold my hand. I will tell other women to come here."

This is the result of our partnership with the Blantyre District Health Office, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), and our donors investing together since 2019 to build Malawi's first midwifery model of care.

And it's working:
38.5% fewer stillbirths
94% of women reporting respectful care
Deliveries up 55% as more women choose Limbe for the respectful care they know they'll receive.

The model is now expanding to four more facilities across Malawi. This is what strong partnerships and sustained investment yield: a stronger, more resilient health system that responds to people’s needs.
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Midwives save lives. Nurse midwives like Sister Annette Nabushuwu. Highly skilled midwives like Annette have far reachin...
08/20/2026

Midwives save lives.

Nurse midwives like Sister Annette Nabushuwu.

Highly skilled midwives like Annette have far reaching impact - not only through the frontline care she provides, but through the more than 20 facilities she has supported through training and mentorship.

And between 2024 and 2025 at Seed-supported Mbale Regional Referral Hospital maternal mortality reduced 47%.

A powerful sign that when skilled health workers are trained, supported, and connected across the system, more lives are saved.

Together with our partners we are strengthening both care at lower-level facilities and the referral chain that connects them to the regional referral hospital.

08/14/2026

Neonatal nurses deliver specialised care to newborns - and ahead of International Neonatal Nurses Day we celebrate their lifesaving skills, hard work, and dedication.

At Seed we’re strengthening the specialized teams in Uganda and Malawi that are needed to save lives and ensure that high-quality care is available for more families.

08/12/2026

Dr. Tom Didimus Ediamu recently graduated from our Seed-supported neonatology fellowship in partnership with Makerere University and the Ministry of Health- Uganda.

He’s committed to sharing what he learnt through the Uganda’s neonatology fellowship program to improve care for newborns.

Health workers like Dr. Ediamu are the foundation of a resilient health system. They are not only saving lives but also shared their knowledge and skills through mentorship to improve care and train the next generation.

So far he has already trained 14 colleagues and mentored over 30 frontline health workers who provide newborn care from facilities across the Karamoja sub-region.

Family medicine doctors in Malawi are bringing comprehensive, continuous primary care closer to where people live. Our n...
08/12/2026

Family medicine doctors in Malawi are bringing comprehensive, continuous primary care closer to where people live.

Our new residency training site at Neno District Hospital is the latest step in the country’s efforts to expand specialist primary care in rural communities.

We are working in partnership with the Ministry Of Health Malawi, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and Partners In Health to expand family medicine training in the country. In June 2026, the first two residents began their training at Neno, with a Seed-supported family medicine doctor teaching and mentoring residents and supporting faculty.

Malawi has the ambition to have family medicine doctors serving in all 28 district hospitals.

As the workforce grows, so does the capacity of district health systems to provide primary care, support maternal and child health, manage chronic conditions, mentor other health workers, and respond to emerging health challenges.

This is what country-led health workforce development looks like: investing in the people, institutions, and partnerships that make stronger, more resilient health systems possible.
Ministry Of Health - Malawi Partners In Health.

08/06/2026

We mapped 11 of the major global health architecture reform efforts.

And while there is consensus around country leadership and sovereignty, significant alignment gaps still exist between the initiatives - particularly around governance, representation, financing, accountability, and capacity building.

If fragmentation remains, countries will not benefit from reform efforts.

Our research serves as a roadmap to achieve greater alignment - https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6753079

What happens when life-saving diagnostics are available right at the bedside during pregnancy?Following point-of-care ul...
08/04/2026

What happens when life-saving diagnostics are available right at the bedside during pregnancy?

Following point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training for 27 midwives at Bo Regional and Government Referral Hospital in Sierra Leone, midwives are now using handheld ultrasound devices to assess fetal wellbeing, locate the placenta, and identify pregnancy complications earlier.

Between January and March 2026, 164 POCUS scans were conducted, identifying 24 pregnancy complications and enabling pregnant women to receive higher-quality, safer care earlier.

Thank you to our partners at Inteleos Foundation and Butterfly Network, Inc, for equipping midwives with the tools they need to save lives - together we're improving maternal and newborn outcomes across Sierra Leone.

A resilient health system is built through long-term partnership, shared ambition, and sustained investment in country-l...
07/30/2026

A resilient health system is built through long-term partnership, shared ambition, and sustained investment in country-led priorities.

To reaffirm our shared commitment to advancing Malawi's Health Sector Strategic Plan and strengthening the country's health workforce our Malawi team recently met with the new Minister of Health, Hon. Madalitso Baloyi.

Together, we are working towards an ambitious goal: training and mentoring more than 4,000 health workers by 2030, including doctors, nurses, midwives and mental health professionals.

The conversation also looked ahead to what's next: expanding respectful maternity care, strengthening specialist clinical training, establishing the Chatinkha Maternal and Newborn Centre of Excellence, and preparing health workers to respond to the growing health impacts of climate change.

As Minister of Health Hon. Madalitso Baloyi noted, strengthening collaboration and creating regular opportunities for alignment will be key to achieving Malawi's health workforce goals. We share that commitment and look forward to continuing our partnership in support of the country's priorities.

By supporting country-led plans and investing in the people who power health systems, we are helping build a stronger, more resilient future for communities across Malawi.
Ministry Of Health - Malawi

As Uganda continues to strengthen its health system, we’re pleased to continue working in close partnership with the Min...
07/29/2026

As Uganda continues to strengthen its health system, we’re pleased to continue working in close partnership with the Ministry of Health- Uganda 🤝🏾

Recently, our team met with Uganda’s new Minister of Health, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi.

During the meeting, we shared our 2030 Country Strategy, highlighted our focus on maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), emergency care, and emergency response, and briefed the Minister on our ongoing policy work - including the Health Compact implementation, OPBR research, HRH Strategic Plan 2025-2030, and Planned National Policy Dialogue on Health Education and Training.

Dr. Chris Baryomunsi thanked Seed for our ongoing support during the Ebola 2026 outbreak. This support has been vital as Uganda declares the end of the Ebola outbreak and the need for strong surveillance and preparedness continues to be critical.

At Seed, we build partnerships that align with national priorities to strengthen resilient health systems. Our collaboration with the Ministry of Health has never been more important, so it was a privilege to meet with Dr. Baryomunsi and discuss further opportunities to advance our shared goals.

We are excited to welcome Douna Granga Daouya, a pediatrician and neonatologist, who joined us as a physician educator i...
07/28/2026

We are excited to welcome Douna Granga Daouya, a pediatrician and neonatologist, who joined us as a physician educator in Malawi - only the second neonatologist in the entire country.

His arrival marks a critical milestone for Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) and Kamuzu University of Health Sciences . In a country where the institutional neonatal mortality rate at its main referral center stands at 52 deaths per 1,000 live births, far above the global target of 12, the need for specialized clinical leadership could not be more urgent.

As Patricia Siyabu, Principal Nursing Officer at the unit, shared: "Dr. Douna will help reduce the workload for the only neonatologist currently available in Malawi."

Dr. Douna is not only providing direct clinical care, but he is also mentoring the next generation of doctors, nurses, and residents.
"I strongly believe that lasting change happens when healthcare professionals have the knowledge, skills, and leadership needed to translate policies into quality care at the bedside,” said Dr. Douna.

Building resilient health systems isn't just about infrastructure or equipment, it’s about investing in people. Dr. Douna’s expertise and interactions with medical students and health workers alike will create a ripple effect that multiplies knowledge across hospitals and districts in Malawi.

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