Mamello Makhele

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Mamello Makhele is a nurse-midwife working to improve healthcare for women in rural Lesotho, where there are high rates of maternal mortality. During the pandemic lockdowns many health facilities closed, leaving women living in these remote communities without access to family planning services. On foot and by donkey, Mamello travels high into the mountain to offer health care, deliver babies, and distribute contraceptives. Learn more at https://gatesnot.es/3ltNzNt