| Ellen Thom |
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Country Manager, Malawi Ellen has 13 years of professional work experience as a Nurse/Midwifery Practitioner, Manager, Public Health Nurse, Reproductive Health Services Trainer, and Programme Manager. Prior to joining mothers2mothers, Ellen worked with the UN family in Malawi on programmes dealing with Nutrition for HIV-positive pregnant women, orphans and vulnerable children and HIV testing for young people. |
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"I never thought that I would see my child (who tested negative after nine months) growing up. Soon she will be a teenager and what a blessing! I call her my sunshine beam." Site Coordinator and mother
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At least 12 million children in sub-Saharan Africa have lost their parents or caregivers to AIDS-related illnesses. mothers2mothers provides the knowledge, support and hope required for preserving a mother's health so she can live to raise her child.
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| More than 95% of the mothers in our program are tested for HIV vs. a national average of 20%. Nearly all of them give birth to HIV-negative children. |
