Dr. Fatu M. Forna is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist in Lithonia, Georgia and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. She has been in practice for 11-20 years. Dr. Forna is passionate about improving the health of women, children, and families around the world. Every year Fatu and her husband, who is also a medical doctor, raise funds at their home in Atlanta and travel to Sierra Leone with medical supplies and offer free medical services. She is a global gynecologist, reproductive health coach, and international expert on reproductive and maternal health issues, and the author of the book - From your doctor to you.
She was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, a country with very limited medical resources, where many women die during childbirth. She knew from her young age that she wanted to be an Ob/Gyn so that she could provide care to women of all ages. Chasing her dream, she moved to the U.S. in her early age and went to college at Florida A&M University, medical school at Duke University, and completed residency training at Emory University. She was at the CDC for four years after residency, where she was able to travel to many countries, working on decreasing the transmission of HIV from pregnant women to their children. She is passionate about improving the reproductive health of women and girls around the world. She spent a few years working with the World Health Organization (WHO) on reducing maternal mortality and currently serve as an advisor to WHO on maternal mortality reduction.
She is the author of a book for teenage girls and has developed a curriculum to teach girls and young women to protect their reproductive health. She also founded a non-profit organization to improve the health of women and children in Sierra Leone called The Mama-Pikin Foundation, with her husband, who is a pediatrician. The core public health intervention of Mama-Pikin Foundations are:
- Providing a delivery bucket to every woman who delivers a baby at their supported clinics. Each bucket contains a sheet of plastic to provide a clean surface area for delivery, a Lappa (cloth) to wrap the baby, and soap. Each kit costs $5 and they have distributed over 5000 buckets so far. The buckets have been very successful in decreasing maternal and neonatal infections, and in providing an incentive for women to come to the clinics to deliver.
- Providing nutrition support for pregnant women in birth waiting homes.
- Providing support for Community Health Officers to promote delivery in clinics, breastfeeding, and identification of sick and at-risk pregnant women and children.
Dr. Forna is a passionate advocate for the reproductive health of young women. Even though she was born in a developing country like Sierra Leone, she dreamt big and achieved it by her continuous effort and dedication. She is the mother of four children and still delivering her services to the society which itself is very inspiring to the rest of the women of the world.
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