Saturday, January 6, in the Volkskrant a large piece about 17-year-old Hawa Kargbo from Sierra Leone who becomes pregnant unintentionally. From the positive test onwards, a hellish ride awaits her: 70 percent of global maternal deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. What if she doesn't make it herself?
For those who do not have De Volkskrant, the article can be downloaded here as a PDF:
The piece is by Carlijn van Esch who lives in Yele where our Lion Heart Medical Center is located.
Carlijn has started a crowdfunding campaign on https://shorturl.at/dqEW1