A New Dawn for Mothers in Nabiapai

For many women, the road to motherhood was not just emotional—it was literal. Some gave birth on the roadside, unable to reach distant health facilities in time. But for Martha, a mother from Nabiapai, this year brought a different story.

“I am happy to deliver at the health center this year since CMMB opened for us this facility in Nabiapai. I don’t have to struggle to reach Gangura as it used to be during the previous years,” she said, her voice filled with relief.

Martha is one of many women whose lives have been transformed by the reopening of the Nabiapai Health Facility, a once-dormant center now buzzing with life and hope. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the State Ministry of Heath Western Equatoria and CMMB South Sudan the facility has been renovated by UNICEF South Sudan and is now fully operational, offering Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) services to the community.

For years, the women of Nabiapai faced a harsh reality—long treks to Gangura, often while in labor, risking their lives and those of their unborn children. The World Health Organization recommends that all births take place in health facilities under skilled care, but for many in this region, that was a distant dream. Now, that dream is a reality.

The community, through the Sub-Chief has expressed heartfelt gratitude to CMMB South Sudan for bringing essential health services closer to home. They said, the facility is not just a building—it is a lifeline. It represents safety, dignity, and a future where no mother has to give birth on the roadside again. However, they request for the facility to be expanded and for mor equipment to be supplied.

“Life has change, now our babies can be delivered at a health facility. We are happy! but we have an issue of space. there is only one bed for delivering women so when there are two women on labor, it becomes challenging so, we are requesting for the facility to be expanded” said Elizabeth Samuel Gangura, Sub-Chief Nabiapai.

As the sun sets over Nabiapai, the cries of newborns echo not from the roadside, but from within the safe walls of a health center built on compassion, partnership, and the unwavering belief that every mother deserves a safe delivery.