The last time Faridah Luyiga Mwanje saw her sister Remie alive, she was preparing to give birth to her fourth child at a top private hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Remie bled to death as a consequence of delivery complications and because the hospital didn't have any blood on hand. When the announcement callings for donors to give B positive blood went out over hospital loudspeakers, it was already too late to save her. Remie's son survived, but has cerebral palsy. His therapies are demanding and expensive. Like his older siblings, he is now motherless. Tragedies like Remie's are a too common occurrence in Uganda. Each day, 17 mothers die from pregnancy or birth-related complications and 106 newborns die, according to White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

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