Rachel Gough Making Links in Mozambique

Twelve years ago Rachel Gough was a Making the Links medical student in Mozambique. This was in the beginning stages of the Making the Links exchanges that gave heath science students a chance to work in communities in northern Saskatchewan, west side neighborhoods in Saskatoon, and Mozambique.

This exposure to upstream economic and social determinants of health was designed to open up a wider spectrum of thought and practice. And,  a hope that students through these experiences would have a better sense of how they would grow their career in serving communities.

These many years later, Rachel – now a practicing doctor in sexual and reproductive health in St John’s Newfoundland – was back to share her knowledge with health workers in the Inhambane province of Mozambique, as part of the Mozambique-Canada Maternal Health Project.  She talked about the reciprocal learning that she could apply when back in Canada in working for safe and accessible abortions.

Ruta and Rachel planning sessions on reproductive rights
Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in the Mozambique-Canada Maternal Health Project. This project came to an end on June 30, 2024. You may continue to the site to see our final update and find out what we did, but please keep in mind that it is an archived site and will no longer be updated.

We now have a new project**: Sexual and Reproductive Health for Young Women in Inhambane**. We will be activating its website soon.

The new project builds on the old one, but with some changes to adapt to new realities. We will continue to seek improved, sexual, reproductive and maternal health and rights for women, now focusing more on adolescent girls and younger women, within the context of model communities of care, taking into consideration their families and their communities. We will continue to partner with community health communities (now 30 compared to 20) within selected districts in Inhambane (now 6 rather than 5). We will also continue to partner with the provincial health directorate (DPSI) to improve infrastructural and human resources in the health system. And we will continue to carry out helpful research and disseminate information.

Let us know if you would like to be notified when our new site is up!