The Nick Maughan Maternity Centre
Life in Mbale, Eastern Uganda, is hard, and clinics are scarce. With Spotlight on Africa, NMF has built and fully funds the Nick Maughan Maternity Centre, where every part of a mother's care is free. Nick Maughan is a regular visitor to Mbale, where he oversees the work in person.
The maternity centre opened in 2022. Every part of its care is free, from antenatal checks to delivery, postnatal care and care for newborns. It now looks after many hundreds of expectant mothers each month. It has recently equipped its own neonatal unit and performs caesarean sections and complex births. Some of the health workers it trained now serve in government health facilities.
The maternity centre is fully funded by NMF. It sits beside the NMF Medical Centre, a drop-in clinic for the Namatala slum.
Clean water and skills
NMF has also funded fresh-water wells and a women's sewing centre.
“The foundation has provided invaluable financial support.”