Book Description
A personal journey across Africa, which in 2005 and at the age of 57, was both unplanned and unpredictable. This led to tens of thousands of mothers and babies being saved. Angela had been working as a senior NICU nurse, when the chance sighting of a TV program sent her life in a totally different direction. In 20yrs she experienced elation, heartbreak, anger, opportunities, laughter, disbelief, fear, just about every possible human emotion.
Angela’s journey took her to royal palaces, famous homes, including 10 Downing St, the very centers of many governments, including the Houses of Parliament, in the UK and also in Africa. She became a well recognised advocate for maternal and newborn health. Her travels made her realise how still in the 21st century, women’s lives are at great risk during what should be such a joyous time. She witnessed women and babies dying unnecessarily before her eyes, mothers being treated like animals. She admits to having cried in Africa more than she ever did during her 22yrs as a NICU nurse.
The world needs to realise that the country into which we are born should never determine whether we live or die and neither should the availability of medication costing pennies, be denied to women, because of abject poverty.
The world is currently losing almost 300,000 women every year, from pregnancy and childbirth complications. The world cannot continue to lose such a precious asset. We have to ask ourselves, if almost 300,000 men were dying every year, do we think that someone would have done something about it? The answer is yes. This tragedy is about the status of women. We must empower women, make them realise that they have worth and real value, that they contribute so much to the world, but first, we have to keep them alive.
But why did she respond to this program, when so many others tell equally harrowing stories? The answer lies in her family history, part of which she was yet to uncover.
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