Akello Monica

Akello Monica is an enrolled midwife, and mother of two children. She studied in Kalongo Midwifery School, attaining her certificate in 2010. She initially started working as a midwife, then joined AIDS relief, after which she joined the government system in 2012 as a midwife. She took part in Helping Babies Breath training in 2013 at Awach Health Centre IV and was soon mentored to train trainees. She has trained other health workers in Helping Babies Breathe, Essential Care for Every Baby and Helping Mothers Survive/Bleeding After Birth. She loves working with STEP-UP and STEP-UP Uganda, loves her job as a midwife, and loves seeing healthy babies and healthy mothers. Currently advancing her education to attain a diploma in midwifery, the knowledge and skills she has developed as a trainer for STEP-UP made her proficient enough to train her fellow diploma students on newborn resuscitation and saving mother’s lives.