Reaching a hospital is often a major challenge for women living in rural areas in Uganda. Once they get there, ensuring assistance from qualified health workers and basic services as a blood transfusion can be key to save their life and that of their baby.
Four days dedicated to neonatal care and perinatal services promoted by CUAMM in collaboration with the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies and the Ethiopian Pediatric Association. An occasion to establish sustainable partnerships, facilitate national and international exchanges and bolster the neonatal care system in Ethiopia.
A workshop to present and validate an emergency management model at the district, provincial, and national levels was held in Beira city, Sofala, Mozambique.
From the construction of St. Luke Hospital to public health interventions, 25-years of commitment to promoting and facilitating access to healthcare across the South West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia.
Poor literacy rate and low level of education in South Sudan put both the future of young girls and that of the country at risk. Girls represent the largest group of out-to-school people. Poverty, child marriage and cultural and religious views all hinder girls' education.
Despite being traumatic events for all, the Ukraine war poses particular challenges to the elderly. From accessing adequate housing to self-isolation. CUAMM offers them medical assistance and psychological support through Health Mobile Units mobilized at accomodation centres.
From assisting women suffering from childbirth complications to giving birth to her son shortly after. Theresa is a nurse and a mother who gave birth to her second child in the same hospital where every day works to give women a safe and assisted delivery.
As 2024 winds down, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to CUAMM staff on the ground, our workers in the offices and CUAMM's volunteers and partners around the world for their dedication in promoting the universal right to health for all. Here is a selection of 10 moments from 2024 to recall some results achieved amidst hardship.
Restoring dignity to those who have experienced traumatic life events and, at the same time, fostering resilience and building pathways towards a brighter future. This is the story of Esther Amena, a 36-year-old South Sudanese refugee in Uganda.
Every year conflicts, climate-related disasters and economic pressures force millions of people to flee their homes. Being under the twin threat of conflict and extreme climate events, 4.5 million people in Ethiopia are currently internally displaced. The majority of them is being reported in Tigray.