٠٠:٠٥:١٢Mandatory credit: 00:00 - 00:42 - Ekaterina Glock
Russian veteran midwife and paramedic Ekaterina Glock has once again visited Africa with fellow medical specialists on a humanitarian mission, delivering many babies and conducting practical training seminars for local medical personnel.
Our film crew interviewed her in Moscow on Thursday about her experiences, while footage shot in April shows Glock visiting the maternity ward at Bulisa Hospital in Uganda and talking to doctors at the University of Kinshasa in Congo.
"What we did there was truly sensational because what we taught the medical staff was something they were hearing for the first time. They were wide-eyed, they applauded, they sang songs to thank us, they hugged us, kissed us and begged us to come again because this knowledge saves lives," Glock said.
A mother of eight children, Glock decided to help pregnant women due to her own experiences with childbirth. She learned about the challenging conditions in many African maternity wards, as well as the lack of properly qualified medical staff.
Glock soon initiated her first trip to the continent, travelling to Cameroon with obstetrician Alexei Mostov and her son Oleg, who acts as an interpreter, to train local medical staff to deliver babies. Since then, she has conducted another three humanitarian missions to Africa, including in the remote villages of Uganda, and the Congo.
Ekaterina funds these expeditions herself. One of the trips, including flights and accommodation for the team, as well as humanitarian aid and medicines, cost her two million rubles ($22,432). She says the most valuable thing is saving the lives of children and women in labour.
"When we were in Cameroon, we saved six lives in two days. I mean these people just wouldn't be here otherwise. <...> In the village we woke up every morning and I felt like Jesus Christ - we would open the door at seven in the morning and there would be a huge queue of people outside our cottage. Little kids and old people, women and men," she explained.
Glock also teaches at perinatal centres and conducts master classes for pregnant women in Russia, as well as keeping a blog on pregnancy and childbirth.
'This knowledge saves lives' - Russian midwife trains medical staff in Africa to deliver babies
Russian veteran midwife and paramedic Ekaterina Glock has once again visited Africa with fellow medical specialists on a humanitarian mission, delivering many babies and conducting practical training seminars for local medical personnel.
Our film crew interviewed her in Moscow on Thursday about her experiences, while footage shot in April shows Glock visiting the maternity ward at Bulisa Hospital in Uganda and talking to doctors at the University of Kinshasa in Congo.
"What we did there was truly sensational because what we taught the medical staff was something they were hearing for the first time. They were wide-eyed, they applauded, they sang songs to thank us, they hugged us, kissed us and begged us to come again because this knowledge saves lives," Glock said.
A mother of eight children, Glock decided to help pregnant women due to her own experiences with childbirth. She learned about the challenging conditions in many African maternity wards, as well as the lack of properly qualified medical staff.
Glock soon initiated her first trip to the continent, travelling to Cameroon with obstetrician Alexei Mostov and her son Oleg, who acts as an interpreter, to train local medical staff to deliver babies. Since then, she has conducted another three humanitarian missions to Africa, including in the remote villages of Uganda, and the Congo.
Ekaterina funds these expeditions herself. One of the trips, including flights and accommodation for the team, as well as humanitarian aid and medicines, cost her two million rubles ($22,432). She says the most valuable thing is saving the lives of children and women in labour.
"When we were in Cameroon, we saved six lives in two days. I mean these people just wouldn't be here otherwise. <...> In the village we woke up every morning and I felt like Jesus Christ - we would open the door at seven in the morning and there would be a huge queue of people outside our cottage. Little kids and old people, women and men," she explained.
Glock also teaches at perinatal centres and conducts master classes for pregnant women in Russia, as well as keeping a blog on pregnancy and childbirth.
Mandatory credit: 00:00 - 00:42 - Ekaterina Glock
Russian veteran midwife and paramedic Ekaterina Glock has once again visited Africa with fellow medical specialists on a humanitarian mission, delivering many babies and conducting practical training seminars for local medical personnel.
Our film crew interviewed her in Moscow on Thursday about her experiences, while footage shot in April shows Glock visiting the maternity ward at Bulisa Hospital in Uganda and talking to doctors at the University of Kinshasa in Congo.
"What we did there was truly sensational because what we taught the medical staff was something they were hearing for the first time. They were wide-eyed, they applauded, they sang songs to thank us, they hugged us, kissed us and begged us to come again because this knowledge saves lives," Glock said.
A mother of eight children, Glock decided to help pregnant women due to her own experiences with childbirth. She learned about the challenging conditions in many African maternity wards, as well as the lack of properly qualified medical staff.
Glock soon initiated her first trip to the continent, travelling to Cameroon with obstetrician Alexei Mostov and her son Oleg, who acts as an interpreter, to train local medical staff to deliver babies. Since then, she has conducted another three humanitarian missions to Africa, including in the remote villages of Uganda, and the Congo.
Ekaterina funds these expeditions herself. One of the trips, including flights and accommodation for the team, as well as humanitarian aid and medicines, cost her two million rubles ($22,432). She says the most valuable thing is saving the lives of children and women in labour.
"When we were in Cameroon, we saved six lives in two days. I mean these people just wouldn't be here otherwise. <...> In the village we woke up every morning and I felt like Jesus Christ - we would open the door at seven in the morning and there would be a huge queue of people outside our cottage. Little kids and old people, women and men," she explained.
Glock also teaches at perinatal centres and conducts master classes for pregnant women in Russia, as well as keeping a blog on pregnancy and childbirth.