Ethiopia Low-cost, high-impact technology
Doctors with Africa CUAMM, PRRR, BMS Foundation, and the government of Ethiopia unite forces to fight cervical cancer.
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October 2017
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October 2017
South Sudan New supplies for three hospitals
Yirol, Rumbek and Cuibet hospitals have recently received all the drugs to act against the emergency situation the country is facing.
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October 2017
Uganda takes in an enormous number of South Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict and famine
By the end of the year 1.200.000 refugees on a population of 2.700.000 people: in this context, CUAMM is working to strenghten the health system, fight malnutrition and give assistance to mothers and children. For the right to health for everyone, refugees and non-refugees.
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October 2017
Tanzania: investing in children for a country’s development
Investing in early childhood means shaping adults who can contribute to their community's welfare. This is one of the reasons Doctors with Africa CUAMM works to fight chronic and acute malnutrition in Tanzania.
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September 2017
ANGOLA: CUAMM TACKLES THE “INVISIBILE EPIDEMIC”
Last Friday in Luanda, Angola, CUAMM hosted the first workshop related to a program for diabetes and hypertension screening in patients with tuberculosis. This is a new challenge in our ongoing battle against chronic diseases, a topic that is still little known in Africa.
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September 2017
Great Achievements for CUAMM in Tanzania
In Tanzania 34.4% of children under 5 years of age suffer from chronic malnutrition (stunting) and SAM (severe acute malnutrition) hits 4.5% of the population.
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September 2017
Cuamm and WDF to fight diabetes and hypertension in Mozambique
Doctors with Africa CUAMM and World Diabetes Foundation on the field in Mozambique to assist the population affected by or at risk of Diabetes and Hypertension.
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July 2017
Less to do more: “poor” innovations for mother-and-child health
Birth Cushions, woolen caps, Baby Kits: “poor” and cheap innovations used by Doctors with Africa CUAMM to improve our services in Africa.
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July 2017
Saving Lives at Birth Washington, July 25-27th 2017
Doctors with Africa CUAMM is one of the 53 NGOs reaching the final at “Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development”, a yearly event where NGOs and international charities can present their innovative and sustainable approaches to improve mother-and-child health globally.
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March 2017
Leaving No One Behind The Health of Adolescent Girls
On March 23 at the UN headquarter in New York, during the 61st United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a conference will be held organized by Doctors with Africa CUAMM in partnership with Italy and Canada’s permanent missions to the United Nations. Among the events is a special talk by Zainab Hawa Bangura, representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.