Global Meeting 2011
Speakers

Esther MADUDU

Ugandan midwife, candidate for 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

AMREF

Biography:

Esther Madudu is a midwife trained by AMREF who works at the Atirir health center in Katine, Uganda. She attends to three or four delivering mothers each day. She represents the African midwives in the Stand Up For African Mothers campaign in its very symbolic candidacy for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.

Company profile:

AMREF is the African Medical and Research Foundation, a uniquely African organization, created in 1957 which runs 100 health programs a year to help around 60 million people in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi and with offices around the world, we ensure access to healthcare for the most vulnerable and marginalized people in Africa, with a focus on women and children. AMREF is the proud recipient of the Bill and Melinda Gates Global Health Award and the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Award of Excellence.