How Can We See More Smiling Babies in Rwanda and Around the World?

By Carol Bales, Communications manager, IntraHealth International ; Kayinamura Mwali Assumpta, Deputy chief of party/Technical director for the Ingobyi Activity A baby plays with his mother at Nyanza District Hospital. Photo by Innocent Ishimwe for IntraHealth International.May 08, 2023We’re almost at the halfway mark for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, including dramatically reducing maternal mortality, ending preventable newborn and child deaths, and ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health services. Butnew reports show that many countries are off track. I sat down with Kayinamura Mwali Assumpta, a pediatrician who serves asIntraHealth International' s deputy chief of party and technical director for our USAID-fundedIngobyi Activity in Rwanda. We talked about her work and research to improve maternal and child health in Rwanda, including helping health workers scale up evidence-based practices, and what she thinks needs to happen next. 1. What motivated you to become a pediatrician? During my medical school internship in the pediatric department, I had very good mentors. And what moved me is the way you can see a baby coming in very sick and then when you give them the right treatment, in a few days—or even a few hours—the baby will start to smile and to play. It ' s a personal satisfaction to see the progress of a baby in a very short time.2. Why did you decide to go from clinical practice to working in...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health Health Workforce Systems Source Type: news