Volunteer health professionals gave free consultations and ultrasounds to 64 women during the third edition of Afya ya Mama in Buterere.
9 March 2024
On 9 March 2024 we held the third edition of Afya ya Mama in Buterere, in partnership with the Catholic parish of Buterere.
Free care for women in extreme poverty
Afya ya Mama is for women living in extreme poverty who cannot pay for their own health care, especially during pregnancy. Specialist doctors volunteer their time to carry out free examinations and ultrasounds. The initiative began in Buterere with the support of the parish.
The third edition
On 9 March 2024, Dr Pasteur Mberimbere, a gynaecologist, and nurse Anita Munezero carried out free consultations and ultrasounds for 64 vulnerable women from Buterere.
Our 2024 organisational briefing counted 150 women who had benefited from the initiative up to that point. The work continued in March 2026 with the fifth edition in Buterere and Tenga.
Part of Community Development: how we work with women’s groups in Burundi.
