词条 | Esther Madudu |
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| name = Esther Madudu | image = | birth_date = 1980 | nationality = Ugandan | occupation = Midwife}} Early life and educationEsther Madudu was the second of ten children. In her earlier years, she attended Lwala Girls School in Kaberamaido District. She then went to Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery. Esther Madudu’s career was inspired by her grandmother who attended to pregnant women in their home and also advised Madudu to get an education.[2] CareerMadudu began working at a maternity home in Kumi district, but now works at Tiriri Health Center IV. The duties for midwives include prenatal services for the mothers, providing HIV counseling, education about nutrition; maternity services, including delivery; as well as postnatal care. Madudu herself has delivered over two thousand babies in the past decade.[3] Awards and recognition
Nobel Peace Prize PetitionThe petition to nominate Esther Madudu for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize was sparked by her long track record as a midwife, and activist, particularly her activist work with AMREF's Stand Up for African Mothers campaign. For Madudu, it would have been a symbolic nomination of all African midwives.[5] Amref Health Africa as well as various other organizations and individuals lobbied to raise the 100,000 signatures required for nomination.[6] Media and publications
References1. ^{{Cite web|title = Portrait of a midwife|url = http://standupforafricanmothers.org/esther-madudu/#sthash.L4qGS6tE.dpuf|website = Stand up for African Mothers|access-date = 2016-01-31}} 2. ^{{Cite web|title = Midwives: Esther Madudu and Eija Pessinen, The Conversation - BBC World Service|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nk89s|website = BBC|access-date = 2016-01-31}} 3. ^{{Cite web|title = Esther Madudu: 11 years in the labour ward|url = http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Full-Woman/Esther-Madudu--11-years-in-the-labour-ward/-/689842/1965860/-/i9a9toz/-/index.html|website = Saturday Monitor|access-date = 2016-01-31|publisher = |date = 2013-08-23}} 4. ^{{Cite web|title = Ugandan midwife to receive France’s Order of Merit|url = http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20131124-ugandan-midwife-receive-france-s-order-merit|website = RFI|access-date = 2016-01-31|language = en-US}} 5. ^{{Cite web|title = A Midwife's Road to the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Is Paved One Signature at a Time|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/akoshia-yoba/a-midwifes-road-to-the-2015_b_3749221.html|website = The Huffington Post|access-date = 2016-01-31}} 6. ^{{Cite web|title = Nomination and Selection of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates|url = https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/|website = www.nobelprize.org|access-date = 2016-01-31}} External links
3 : 1980 births|Living people|Ugandan midwives |
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