The lack of medical equipment during child birth, especially for high risk pregnancies, has become a significant issue in India and has endangered the lives of countless mothers. Maternal mortality rate (MMR) is high at 103 mothers dying due to child birth, per 10,000 live births, compared to 14 maternal deaths in USA per 100,000 live births. It is declining due to several initiatives by Govt. and organizations like Ekam.

This project stems from a tragic incident where a young mother lost her life due to undiagnosed heart problem resulting in cardiac arrest during child birth, losing the mother and the baby. Their deaths could have been prevented by providing the right tools to the doctors caring for these high risk mothers.

Ekam's goal is reduction of mother and child mortality through preventive and curative care. Most rural women are not aware of and do not have access to antenatal care during pregnancy. This leads to undiagnosed or uncontrolled high blood pressure, eclampsia, diabetes, rheumatic or other heart problems causing maternal and child deaths during child birth.

Ekam provides antenatal and postnatal education, care, follow up and resources in remote villages of India, with good results of decreasing mother and child mortality. Multiple rural primary health centers will be provided with basic medical equipment needs such as EKG machine, weighting machines, blood pressure monitors, glucometers, etc. to monitor the health of the mothers during pregnancy and newborn babies.

Ekam USA is completely run by volunteers, allowing for us to spend your donation towards the projects, with <2% operative costs.

BP machine/ weighing machine  $50 each

Stethoscope $20 each

EKG machine $650

Join us in this effort to save lives.