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8 June 2016

Workshop in Ethiopia Equity as a matter of geography – and more

2016-06-08T11:43:50+02:008 June 2016|

In Ethiopia inequality often has a great deal to do with where one lives, alongside other factors; people living in urban centers, in fact, generally have much better access to health care services and treatment than those living far from them. Just one example: in 2015, 88% of babies born in the urban areas of [...]

30 May 2016

Angola Tackling child nutrition with UNICEF

2016-05-30T16:33:43+02:0030 May 2016|

Doctors with Africa CUAMM and UNICEF have launched a project in the municipalities of Ombadja and Cahama, in Angola’s Cunene Province, to tackle moderate and acute malnutrition in children – a situation exacerbated by last year’s drought.

18 May 2016

“MOTHER KANGAROOS” TAKE PART IN THE PASS CONFERENCE

2016-05-18T09:48:26+02:0018 May 2016|

“Our” Africa recently made an appearance in Baltimore, taking part in the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, an international research gathering on pediatrics and neonatology, to share its findings on the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) method as a decisive factor for improving the health of premature newborns in low-resource settings. Doctors with Africa CUAMM [...]

9 May 2016

Pope Francis received CUAMM

2016-05-09T16:37:55+02:009 May 2016|

Saturday we all gathered around Pope Francis, together turning the spotlight on Africa.                                           

5 May 2016

International Day of the Midwife

2016-05-05T16:25:28+02:005 May 2016|

Magdalene Awor is one of the midwives who works in the Lui Hospital, South Sudan. She dedicates the International Day of Midwife with a letter to her colleagues all over the world to celebrate their special job.    Dear Colleagues, Greetings from South Sudan! The celebration of this Day all over the world reminds us [...]

5 May 2016

CUAMM will meet Pope Francis

2016-05-05T11:46:18+02:005 May 2016|

In our more than 65-year history, we’ve sent 1,569 people to Africa, worked in 41 countries, and Partnered on 163 projects in 217 hospitals. These numbers tell the story of Doctors with Africa CUAMM. Today, our organization is proud to have some 180 aid-workers at work in 7 Sub-Saharan African countries. Saturday we will all gather around Pope Francis, together turning the spotlight on Africa.                                           

22 April 2016

Women’s Health Day Keeping teenage girls healthy!

2016-04-22T12:41:52+02:0022 April 2016|

22 April: Celebrating women’s – and girls’ – health! For the first time ever, Italy will be celebrating “Women’s Health Day” this year in order to focus the nation’s attention on the issue of women’s health care and prevention and to underscore the fundamental role that women play both in their own families and the [...]