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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]