The Champion’s call
What extra mile will you go?
The extra mile is the distance between what we already know saves a life and the woman or child who has not yet received it. It is divisible: presidents, midwives, fathers and students each close a different part of it.
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What brings you here?
Do not wait
Danger signs in pregnancy
If any of these appear, go to the nearest health facility straight away, or call your local emergency number. Do not wait for your next appointment.
- Bleeding from the vagina
- Severe headache with blurred vision
- Convulsions or fits
- Severe abdominal pain
- High fever
- Difficulty breathing
- The baby moving less than usual, or not at all
- Waters breaking before labour starts
- Swelling of the face and hands
Your next check-ups
Enter one date and this works out when your visits fall. Nothing is stored unless you ask for reminders.
This is general guidance based on World Health Organization recommendations. It is not a diagnosis and does not replace a health worker. National schedules differ — always confirm with your clinic.
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Step 1 of 4: Who you are
Choose who you are
Every role has an extra mile only it can walk. Pick one and we’ll suggest a commitment you can edit.
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AU Champion for Maternal and Child Health
My extra mile
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Jiongeze, Tuwavushe Salama.
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Pledge from your phone
Most people reach the Championship on WhatsApp, and many on a handset that will never open this page. The pledge has to work there too.
Opens a chat with the Championship line, first message already written. Reply to build your pledge, and the card comes back to you in the thread.
Pledge on WhatsApp- SMS
No data, no smartphone. Text PLEDGE to 15015 and answer by reply.
Text PLEDGE to 15015- Community radio
- Presenters on The Extra Mile read the shortcode on air and collect voice pledges for the editorial desk.
Pledges so far
Where the extra mile is being walked
No pledges have been recorded yet. Yours would be the first.
Every pledge here is real and counted once. We record the country and the role and nothing else — no name, no message, no contact detail — so there is nothing on this page that could identify anyone who took part.