Our initial Maternal and Newborn Health Program inception meeting with the Rakai District Health Center officers started off with very promising results. All members participated fully in the discussions and planned the promising next steps for our new health program. The stakeholders were happy about this project, and said that this is a great opportunity to assess and improve the current maternal and newborn health practices in Rakai. They hope that when this project is fully implemented the maternal and infant mortality will significantly reduce.