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Save the Mothers was created when Dr. Jean Chamberlain Froese, a Canadian obstetrician/gynecologist from McMaster University, was confronted with mothers in need in Uganda. As a volunteer with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada and the Association of Obstetricians of Uganda, she discovered many of the causes of maternal death went far beyond medical barriers. As a result, and in order to create awareness and lasting change, Dr. Chamberlain Froese harnessed the energy and commitment of Ugandan colleagues (Dr. Florence Mirembe, Dr. Pious Okong, and Dr. Olive Sentumbwe-Mugisa) and founded Save the Mothers (STM). In 2005, STM launched its first program, a Master’s of Public Health Leadership, at Uganda Christian University (UCU), near Uganda’s capital, Kampala. STM immediately became one of UCU’s most valued programs. It has received accolades from officials like Janet Museveni, Uganda’s First Lady, and enrolled several Ugandan Members of Parliament, high-ran

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