PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR ALL
“I lived in Kharkiv. One month after the war outbreak, I had almost gotten used to the sound of bombs and missels exploding. After all, that was my hometown and I was not ready to flee”.
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March 2023
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March 2023
A SPACE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE
In Mozambique, important progress has been made in the prevention of non-communicable diseases, thanks to improved screening services offered in "cantinhos de rastreio".
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March 2023
CUAMM advocacy on conflict-related sexual violence
A panel to address a global issue and call for urgent response. "Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – Raising Awareness" discussion was held by The British Embassy to the Holy See on March 24. We are glad to have attended.
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March 2023
TB DAY YES! WE CAN END TB!
Every year, around the world, 1.5 million people die due to tuberculosis and 10 million people get sick. In Africa, Doctors with Africa CUAMM remains committed to eradicate this silent disease and achieve the Sustainable Development Objectives defined by the United Nations 2030 Agenda
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March 2023
FREDDY CYCLONE HAMMERS QUELIMANE IN MOZAMBIQUE
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.
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March 2023
A NEW CLINIC FOR CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
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.
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March 2023
PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS
CUAMM interventions listed among 49 best practices from around the world by WHO.
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March 2023
SEEDS OF FUTURE
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.
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February 2023
MAGDALENE GUARDIAN OF LIFE
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.
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February 2023
A DAY IN KANGAROO MOTHER CARE UNIT
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".