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Disaster in Indonesia: Partner Bumi Sehat's Response
Following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia, and the resulting tsunami and aftershocks, our longtime partner Bumi Sehat is...
Kay Sandberg
Oct 11, 20181 min read
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Indigenous Peoples' Day 2018 and the Power of Women
Global Force for Healing is proud to partner with several indigenous communities in Ecuador, Mexico, India, and Nepal...
Kay Sandberg
Oct 10, 20182 min read
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Rohingya Health Update Thru the Eyes of Kim McQuoid, Ashland Volunteer
Guest Blog by Kim McQuoid, Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Director, LaClinica (Medford, Oregon);...
Kay Sandberg
Sep 30, 20182 min read
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The Secret Sauce of Empowering Girls: Encouraging "Voice and Choice" (Sunrise Centre, Uganda)
Sunrise Centre in central Uganda warmly hosted our group of families and board members in August. We were invited to co-create with...
Kay Sandberg
Sep 17, 20181 min read
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Better Birth Outcomes at Ugandan Birth Center than US Hospitals: Mother Health International (Atiak)
Mother Health International, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is one of three Compassionate Birth Network Partners in Uganda (www.motherhealth.org)....
Kay Sandberg
Sep 12, 20182 min read
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10 Years of Doulas: Flora's Love!
Shanti Uganda, a Network Partner of ours, loves doulas! Shanti was founded by a doula, works with doulas, and spends one week every year...
Kay Sandberg
Sep 11, 20182 min read
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Village Mothers and Fathers on the Frontline of Community Wellbeing (Uganda)
Global Force for Healing's August Uganda journey with 9 volunteers, including two families with children, was a great success! One...
Kay Sandberg
Aug 28, 20181 min read
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Community Health Outreach in Uganda!
Just returning from an amazing visit to all three birth center Partners in Uganda. Stay tuned for more posts on their amazing work in...
Kay Sandberg
Aug 22, 20181 min read
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SOS: 3 Days Left to Fund Midwives for Haiti's Mobile Prenatal Clinic--What If?...
Did you know more women and babies die in rural Haiti from entirely preventable causes than in any other country in this Hemisphere?...
Kay Sandberg
May 24, 20181 min read
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Global Maternal Wellbeing--New York, New York!
Late Breaking News: Global Force for Healing featured at this year's UN Commission on the Status of Women Conference in New York! Our...
Kay Sandberg
Mar 18, 20181 min read
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Challenges of Building a Field Hospital in a Rohingya Refugee Camp from A Volunteer's Perspective
It used to be a forest on the migratory path of 10 herds of elephants. Now it is bare and crowded with nearly a million Rohingya...
Kay Sandberg
Mar 2, 20183 min read
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The Challenges of Childbirth in a Refugee Camp: A Day in the Life of Dr. Bryan:
On Feb 24th I had the opportunity to walk through almost the entire length of the main Rohingya refugee camp, from the NW corner to the...
Kay Sandberg
Mar 2, 20183 min read
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Poignant Patient Story from Dr. Bryan Sohl
This beautiful Rohingya woman was seen by me at the Hope Field Hospital at Kutapalong camp. She complained of “fatigue, and stomach...
Kay Sandberg
Feb 20, 20181 min read
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Khunia Palong (Rural) Birth Center: Peaceful, Respectful Care for Bangladeshi Mamas & Babies
Meet Nilufar Yasmin, Midwife in charge of peaceful Khunia Palong Birth Center in a quiet farming area outside of Cox's Bazar--one of 5...
Kay Sandberg
Feb 20, 20181 min read
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Safe Spaces for Rohingya Women & Girls
Paula Sohl, Lisa Giannini and I visited Relief International's Women & Girls Friendly Space where young Rohingya women meet together,...
Kay Sandberg
Feb 19, 20181 min read
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Fistula Repair Offers New Life!
Meet Z and her children who live on Moheshkhali Island, Bangladesh. She was eager to tell us she's a survivor of obstetric fistula,...
Kay Sandberg
Feb 18, 20181 min read
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Safe Spaces for Rohingya Children
Paula, Kay and Lisa (nonmedical members of our Ashland group) created a safe space for Rohingya children waiting for their mothers being...
Kay Sandberg
Feb 18, 20181 min read
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Delivering Hope,Part I: Rohingya Health Camps Experience
A very inspiring day for our Ashland group visiting Rohingya refugee settlements, being rushed by a group of enthusiastic elementary...
Kay Sandberg
Feb 17, 20181 min read
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Voice & Choice in Action: Luna Maya, Mexico
Project Partner Luna Maya operates two midwifery-based birth centers ("Casas de Parto" in Spanish) and hosted an important global...
Kay Sandberg
Jan 30, 20181 min read


An Overview Video of Our Organization
Here is an introduction to our Compassionate Birth Network.
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Jan 11, 20181 min read
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