In the village of Pujehun, Sierra Leone, a clinic has just been opened to treat patients suffering from diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases, which are on the increase in the country. Giacomo Marro, CUAMM doctor, witnesses the birth of the clinic, amidst difficulties and pleasant surprises.
The "Seeds of future" project, implemented by CUAMM and CEFA in Ethiopia, with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, offers a set of training sessions to families for the development of children, who are often malnourished.
We are at St. Luke's hospital in Wolisso, Ethiopia, with Fede Bagolin, in Universal Civil Service, who describes a typical day in the "kangaroo mother care unit".
From 2018 to now, Musa Bala Sesay, country administrator assistant of CUAMM in Freetown, Sierra Leone, has had a stimulating career. There are still many challenges to be faced, always with Africa.
The voices of Cristina and Marcello, a nurse and project manager in Beira, Mozambique, where the ambulances never stop, because there are only three to refer to as many as fifteen healthcare units.
The commitment of Doctors with Africa CUAMM continues in Tigray, where the population lives in precarious conditions due to the war. A project supported by the European Union to safe access to quality health even in emergencies.
One billion in the world suffer from them, more than half in Africa. CUAMM and AMREF together in South Sudan against the silence on these plagues, particularly the nodding syndrome.
Steven Ngoma, a Congolese doctor, speaks about his mission. He has spent the last four years in Sierra Leone. A long, challenging, intense professional experience. To give mothers and children another chance.
The intervention in support of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in the Kolfe Keranyo district of the Ethiopian capital is concluded. Dialogue and the trust relationship with the community have been crucial to the success of the project.
Survival in the refugees and IDPs camps is really hard. Thanks to project "Emergency support to equitable and safe access to quality health and basic sanitary items in Tigray and in Gambella regions", supported by the European Union, efforts are made to improve the living and health conditions of the most vulnerable.