The kit includes basic items like a scalpel, sanitary pads, a hygienic sheet and cotton swabs – a list often given to prospective mothers to provide themselves when they arrive at hospitals to give birth.
After her own challenges – and surprise – when told to provide these items herself for the birth of her first child, Mwanza began working with clinics in two major cities in Zambia to find out the extent of the problem.
Today, Mwanza and her team produce thousands of kits a month, selling them through twenty clinics directly to prospective mothers and midwives in an effort to reduce infections among new-borns.