{"id":71086,"date":"2025-10-30T16:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/en\/?p=71086"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:55:34","slug":"honorary-phd-awarded-to-father-dante-carraro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/honorary-phd-awarded-to-father-dante-carraro\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorary PhD awarded to father Dante Carraro"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, 30 October, the Sant\u2019Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa awarded an honorary PhD in Health Science, Technology and Management<\/strong> to father Dante Carraro<\/strong>, Director General of Doctors with Africa CUAMM<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A recognition \u201cto father Dante\u2019s lifelong dedication to international health cooperation and his tireless commitment to improving access to quality healthcare for the most vulnerable communities in Africa\u201d stated the Sant\u2019Anna School.<\/p>\n

Among those attending the ceremony were Nicola Vitiello<\/strong>, Dean of the Sant\u2019Anna School; Prof. Michele Emdin<\/strong>, Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Health Science; Prof. Milena Vainieri<\/strong>, Coordinator of the PhD programme in Health Science, Technology and Management<\/em>; and Prof. Alberto Mantovani<\/strong>, President of the Humanitas Research Foundation, together with hundreds of guests, including representatives from Doctors with Africa CUAMM.<\/p>\n

The event was opened by Prof. Michele Emdin, Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Health Science at the Sant\u2019Anna School, who welcomed participants and highlighted the valuable collaboration between CUAMM and the School. This partnership, active for several years, has fostered numerous initiatives within the Africa Connect project \u2014 an initiative aimed at promoting the inclusive and sustainable development of the continent\u2019s vast potential.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday we are granting this recognition because father Dante Carraro is the best example for our PhD students and our young people. We want great scientists \u2014 individuals who strive to push beyond the limits of knowledge \u2014 but we also want people who embody positive values and who truly wish to make a contribution toward improving the world.\u201d Said Nicola Vitiello \u2013 Dean of Sant\u2019Anna School.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The reasons for the award were later outlined by Prof.ssa Milena Vainieri – Coordinator of the PhD in Health Science, Technology and Management<\/strong>, who recalled CUAMM\u2019s long-standing commitment to training and academic research, particularly in Mozambique, where \u2014 in collaboration with the University of Padua \u2014 we launched a Master\u2019s programme in paediatric and neonatal emergencies for Mozambican doctors, paediatricians, nurses and midwives. She also highlighted CUAMM\u2019s scientific contribution, with more than 200 research papers published on topics including maternal and child health, infectious and tropical diseases, nutrition, and universal health coverage.<\/p>\n

The ceremony also included a laudatio by Prof. Alberto Mantovani<\/strong>, President of the Humanitas Research Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy delivering this laudatio<\/em> for Father Dante Carraro today, I am also celebrating Doctors with Africa CUAMM as a whole, and I wish to place the emphasis on that small yet powerful preposition \u2018with.\u2019 With<\/em> means choosing to stand with the most vulnerable, choosing to remain even when it would be logical and reasonable to withdraw. With<\/em> also means nurturing the minds and hearts of young Africans who represent the hope of the continent; it means doing research together; it means that an old professor goes and learns from what he sees \u2014 from young Africans, from their enthusiasm and intelligence, from their questions, and from the CUAMM workers. With<\/em> also means that today we see many people stepping onto the stage alongside Father Dante to receive this honor \u2014 people who, in different roles, walk with him and with Doctors with Africa CUAMM, including the many young Italians and Africans who are his, and our, hope.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Father Dante Carraro\u2019s Lectio Magistralis, titled \u201cOperational Research and Frugal Innovation: With Africa, for Everyone\u2019s Future,\u201d concluded the event. His lecture was a tribute to CUAMM\u2019s 70-year commitment to promoting health equity and ensuring access to healthcare for all through research, fieldwork, and collaboration.<\/p>\n

“This recognition is above all for the many African colleagues who, with very few resources, but with great tenacity and resilience, continue to do their part for their communities. It is they who, despite wars and conflicts, despite cuts and abandonment by the great powers, resist with courage and without fear, cultivating confidence in the future. It is alongside them, \u201cwith Africa\u201d, that we at CUAMM walk and strive to find solutions and answers, with professionalism and competence, because we are deeply convinced that medicine for the poor should not be poor medicine,” claimed father Dante Carraro<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This honour not only celebrates our Director General but also stands as a profound recognition of the dedication of every member of our organisation<\/strong> \u2014 from headquarters to field offices, together with our partners and collaborators who share our vision, mission, and values, and who work tirelessly every day with Africa, not for Africa.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An honorary PhD from the Sant\u2019Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, recognising a lifetime commitment to health and solidarity with Africa. A tribute not only to our Director General, father Dante Carraro, but to the entire CUAMM \u2014 staff, partners, and collaborators \u2014 who share our mission and work every day with Africa, not for Africa<\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":71092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1172,2493],"tags":[],"argomenti":[],"protagonisti":[],"luoghi":[2643,2969],"class_list":["post-71086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-homenews","luoghi-italy","luoghi-pisa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94238,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71086\/revisions\/94238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71086"},{"taxonomy":"argomenti","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/argomenti?post=71086"},{"taxonomy":"protagonisti","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/protagonisti?post=71086"},{"taxonomy":"luoghi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorswithafrica.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/luoghi?post=71086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}