In 2024
CUAMM’s ramped up its activities in Ivory Coast in 2024. The goal of our intervention is to improve and promote access to high-quality health services for the most vulnerable populations by reinforcing the national network of religious structures, the U.R.S.S.C.I. (Union des Religieux/ euses qui travaillent dans la Santé et le Social en Côte d’Ivoire), which encompasses 71 centers managed by Catholic organizations throughout the country.
In 2024, CUAMM supported coordination between the U.R.S.S.C.I. network and local authorities, launching a formal partnership with the Ministry of Health and aligning with the strategies of the National Health Plan. These activities were carried out at 13 healthcare facilities, selected according to specific needs. CUAMM’s targeted activities included the improvement and renovation of infrastructure, the installation of renewable energy sources and the provision of ambulances to reinforce existing mechanisms. We also provided equipment for diagnostic and therapeutic services and created emergency reserves of essential drugs, materials and supplies.
Special attention was given to maternal, neonatal and children’s health services, malnutrition management and health emergency preparedness.
CUAMM increased the skills of over 140 medical workers through special courses on the management of obstetrical emergencies, drug management, the
prevention and treatment of malnutrition and the prevention and control of infections. One other important training area was healthcare management, with courses focused on enhancing skills for healthcare facility management, resource coordination, and disaster risk management. Supported by the distribution of
educational materials and updated clinical guidelines, these courses helped grow the skill sets of the personnel involved, encouraging the adoption of clinical best practices in the network.
CUAMM works in the Abobo suburb in the city of Abidjan in order to guarantee access to high-quality neonatal treatments, to reduce infant mortality through the development of staff skills, to improve equipment for neonatal stabilization and treatment with a special focus on premature babies, and to provide life-saving equipment for infants. Our efforts there involve three local healthcare facilities: the FSU-COM primary health center in Anonkoua-Kouté, the secondary hospital of HGPC Saints Coeurs de Clouetcha and the Regional Hospital of Abobo.
OUR HISTORY IN IVORY COAST
1968
Health system strengthening begun in Iringa Region.
1990
Inauguration of hospital in Iringa.
2012
Launch of “Mothers and Children First” program to ensure access to safe deliveries and care for newborns in four African countries.
2014
Project for treatment of child malnutrition launched in Iringa and Njombe Regions.
2016
Launch of second phase of “Mothers and Children First: The First 1,000 Days” (the period from conception through a baby’s 2nd birthday), with a focus on nutrition.
2017
Italy’s Prime Minister awards CUAMM best partner in the field of nutrition.
2018
CUAMM active in Tanzania for 50 years.
2019
CUAMM becomes member of technical working groups on nutrition, maternal and child health, early development, chronic noncommunicable diseases and HIV.
2020-21
Test and Treat program for HIV prevention and treatment in Simiyu and Shinyanga Regions concluded; intervention focused on chronic diseases strengthened.
2022
Launch of the third phase of the “Mothers and Children First” program: “People and Skills”.
