Margaret Odera: community health worker, singer, mom, advocate

Margaret Odera is a community health worker in the Mathare North slums of Nairobi, where she prevents mother-to-child transmission of HIV, provides immunizations, and links community members to her health center. She’s also a normal person like anyone else—she’s a mother, wife, singer, and advocate. Margaret and other health workers, especially women, need more support and protection now during the COVID pandemic, and beyond. Read how government leaders at all levels should act for health workers: https://www.frontlinehealthworkers.org/act

Carol Bales of IntraHealth International produced this video. Patrick Meinhardt was the videographer and Margaret Odera was in charge of logistics in Kenya.