Stony Brook Center for Global Health Equity – Making a Difference in Mozambique
Global Women's Health Care
Mozambique has one of the highest maternal mortality rates on the planet. Maputo Province, the home of our teaching hospital, has 20x the maternal mortality rate of Suffolk County, where Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University is located.
Prioritizing Women’s Health in Mozambique
We’re working to improve women’s reproductive health in general through the training of specialists in OB/GYN medicine.
Securing Needed Equipment
The OB/GYN department is busy at work procuring new and gently used medical equipment. Through grant monies and support from Stony Brook Medicine, we’ve recently acquired equipment crucial to both care and education:
- Bedside ultrasound machines
- Better vaginal hysterectomy equipment
- Portable electronic fetal monitors
- Safe abortion equipment
We’ve also begun a donation program for gently used medical equipment and a recycle program for laparoscopic equipment, which will go a long way toward both quality of care here in Mozambique and skills training.
Stony Brook Equipment Donations 2021
Stony Brook Medicine donates essential supplies and equipment to Hospital Central de Maputo.
Education
Teaching the next generation of OB/GYN specialists in Mozambique will help ensure that women’s health outcomes improve. From a departmental-wide journal club to Wednesday afternoon didactics, we make opportunities at every turn to share knowledge with residents and staff.
