In rural settings where quality maternal health care is not within easy reach, a woman’s chance of dying of pregnancy-related causes increases significantly. Having the care and guidance of a trained midwife is crucial to reducing this risk. For this reason, in the remote mountainous areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, the Aga Khan Health Services in Pakistan has been working for several decades to ensure that families have skilled midwives nearby to contribute to healthier pregnancies and safer deliveries.   

Rose Kiwanuka was very enthusiastic when she enrolled at Nsambya School of Nursing. It had been a long time coming, since primary school, where she had first taken an interest in people’s well-being as Health Prefect.