Florentina and Fernanda are two traditional parteiras. They walk among the small communities to hold awareness-raising meetings on safe childbirth. We met them during a day of training for the parteiras: a tale of dedication and care, truly every day.
A commitment that began in 2017 in the Gambella region alongside the local population and refugees, first in support of the regional hospital and the Nguenyyiel refugee camp, and is now expanding to the Tierkidi camp.
Doctors with Africa CUAMM participates in the kick off event of the national multisectoral programme on Early Child Development (NM-ECDP) in Dodoma, Tanzania.
The commitment of Doctors with Africa Cuamm in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, supported by the European Union, also involves field-research.
One year after her death, a small book, which friends and colleagues wanted to dedicate to her, is published: "The ongoing search for the common good. Remembering Piera Fogliati"
Doctors with Africa CUAMM Uganda has launched the project titled “ERASE" covering Oyam and Kole districts in Lango region, Northern Uganda. It is mainly aimed at strengthening malaria prevention and control, and improving quality of health services at community and facility level.
The healthcare innovation introduced at Mangiagalli Clinic at the Policlinico of Milan, implemented by Doctors with Africa CUAMM with the support of the American Government, was launched today. Remote monitoring is a new approach that allows health practitioners to monitor patients out of the traditional physical setting of healthcare and to intervene when necessary.
A few days ago, Jigjiga, capital of the Somali region in Ethiopia, hosted the launch event for an emergency intervention to support and strengthen the resilience of displaced persons, refugees, seasonal migrants and their host communities in the Somali region and areas of Ethiopia bordering Kenya and Somalia.
Many stories and voices told the work of Cuamm to 2,500 people gathered at the Gran Teatro Geox.
537 million people in the world are affected by diabetes, 24 million in Africa. These numbers are set to increase according to the WHO. This year too, Doctors with Africa CUAMM is participating in the campaign on the occasion of World Diabetes Day, strengthening its commitment to take care of people suffering from chronic non-communicable diseases.