Beyond treatment, the power of the network: strengthening TB diagnosis and prevention in Uganda
From diagnosis to community support: the PRO-TB project in Karamoja helps combat tuberculosis and fight stigma.
From diagnosis to community support: the PRO-TB project in Karamoja helps combat tuberculosis and fight stigma.
January 30 marks World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. Sara, Infectious Disease resident in Matany, Uganda, shares her experience: ‘Experiencing this day from here gives it an even deeper meaning.’
In Dodoma, Tanzania, we have just concluded a three year project dedicated to improving nutrition outcomes through innovative and sustainable agricultural practices thanks to the financial support from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
Since 17 January, heavy rainfall have triggered widespread flooding in Mozambique affecting nearly 600,000 people and damaging more than 74,000 homes. Families have been forced to flee, entire neighbourhoods disappeared under the water and local infrastructure are either destroyed or inaccesible as rivers continue to overflow.
As bombardments escalate and energy facilities are targeted, the civilian population is forced to survive freezing temperatures during the fourth winter of conflict.
The Mattei Plan is taking shape in Ivory Coast, where we are working to provide the population with renewed, more functional spaces and new opportunities for care. Construction works are currently underway in Abobo, Abidjan.
Experiences of displacement and forced migration leave deep and lasting scars on people’s lives, causing severe psychological trauma and increasing vulnerability to poverty, exploitation, and re-traumatization, with significant consequences for mental health and well-being. Elisa Tembe - CUAMM psychologist and Project Manager, knows this reality firsthand. Today, she works on the front line, supporting individuals and communities as they recover from trauma and rebuild their lives.
In Wolisso, Ethiopia, OdonAssist™ has made its way into the delivery room. Eight newborns have been delivered by health workers thanks to the use of this device, which is as innovative as frugal. It is the first time ever.