Cyclone Freddy passed through Mozambique on Saturday night, March 11th hammering Quelimane town in the province of Zambezia. Over 200.000 people affected, more than 18.000 houses destroyed, 37.200 people displaced and sheltered in 55 accomodation centres of which 29 located in Quelimane. Over 191.562 hectares of farmed land destroyed, 50 health centers severely damaged and 53 fatalities. Chiara from Quelimane recounts what happened that night.
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.
CUAMM interventions listed among 49 best practices from around the world by WHO.
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.
On occasion of the international workshop held by the Pontificial Academy for Life at the Augustinianum Institute in Rome, the Guardian of Life award was given to a passionate and highly professional woman because of her commitment both as midwife and trainer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Rumbek, South Sudan.
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".
"The sense of solidarity is lived where life calls us, where history questions us". A year after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, CUAMM continues to bring help with a broad logistic and healthcare intervention that is now extended to 9 Oblasts and 42 healthcare facilities. Here are some numbers of the commitment: 4 ambulances donated, 1 mobile clinic, 60 heated tents, over 2,200 food kits delivered and 6,500 displaced people assisted for a total of 1.8 million euro of aid granted.
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.