“If it is a birth I cannot attend alone, I look for help. When there is no emergency vehicle, I find the person on call to help me take the patient.”

Felipa Arteta, a traditional birth attendant in rural Nicaragua, has learned how to assess whether she can assist with a...

“Our job is to ensure that our community members get the quality services they need. If someone is dissatisfied with the attention they receive in the clinic, they come to me and I help solve the problem.”

As a member of the Clinic-Community Committee, Juana Tavarez meets...

“The eyeglasses have helped me to read my [self-paced learning] units without problems, especially at night. At work they are my second eyes... work goes on as normal unlike before. I am so happy because the glasses have improved my sight.”

A midwifery superintendent at Yendi...