Timely referral can make a difference
Yesterday, CUAMM and the Embassy of Ireland in Uganda together to hand over two brand new ambulances to support Abim hospital and Nabilatuk health center IV in Karamoja region.
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October 2023
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June 2023
SAVING LIVES THROUGH SAFE BLOOD AVAILABILITY
The blood collection and distribution center at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital was inaugurated. This center is the first of its kind in Karamoja region in Uganda, providing access to safe blood and improving capacity for collection, storage and distribution of blood.
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June 2023
RENEWING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN KARAMOJA
Ground breaking ceremonies for the renovation of the NICU in Kaabong hospital and drug store construction in Karenga in Karamoja, Uganda. Doctors with Africa CUAMM, the Embassy of Ireland and local authorities and communities strengthen their support for health.
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May 2023
FIGHTING TB IN ANGOLA DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
A journey of continuous learning and knowledge enhancement. The project "Combating TB and HIV in the time of Covid-19 through increased access to prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services" comes to an end.
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May 2023
A STEP FORWARD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN ETHIOPIA
Tulu Bolo, in Ethiopia, will be the first General Hospital in the country to start chemotherapy for the treatment of lung cancer. This is a great innovation for the national health service and for the treatment of patients who hitherto had no access to decentralised and specialised services.
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May 2023
ALWAYS BE THERE DESPITE EVERYTHING
The presentation of the 2022 Annual Maternal Health Report at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, confirms the need to be there in spite of everything.
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April 2023
AMONG THE DISPLACED PEOPLE IN DEBRE BERHAN
A total of 100,000 people, mainly mothers and children, among displaced persons and hosts, have received life-saving treatment, thanks to a project developed in Debre Berhan, in Ethiopia's Amhara region, where the situation remains critical due to the conflict.
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April 2023
YOUTH AND RESEARCH: FOR AN HIV-FREE FUTURE
A new project by the University of Florence, in collaboration with CUAMM, aims to engage HIV-positive adolescents and young adults to provide up-to-date information to health authorities in the Shinyanga region and strengthen the health system and HIV services.
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March 2023
A SPACE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE
In Mozambique, important progress has been made in the prevention of non-communicable diseases, thanks to improved screening services offered in "cantinhos de rastreio".
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March 2023
A NEW CLINIC FOR CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
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.