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Being a midwife in Wolisso: a training ground
On World Midwife Day we share the testimony of Elena and Chiara, two young midwives who chose to practice their profession in Africa.
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To be a logistician in the last mile
The logistician is a little-known figure in the field of international cooperation. Its task is to make the interventions well organized and working. With infinite differences, depending on the different contexts.
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A timely referral that opens the door to the future
Behind the maternal and child health intervention that CUAMM carries out in the field, there are thousands of stories of women facing obstetric complications and risking their lives due to the limits of the local health systems in offering first aid in emergencies.
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World Malaria Day BRINGING CARE AND PREVENTION TO VILLAGES DESPITE COVID-19
Now forgotten in the West, malaria still kills thousands in Africa, including many children. From South Sudan comes the story of Linda, who risked losing a third pregnancy to malaria but was saved by the care of midwife Peninah.
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INDIRECT EFFECTS OF COVID-19: LESS ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE POOR
Alarming data from a Global Fund report was published a few days ago: HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria are recording a major drop in diagnosis and treatment in poor countries.
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Laboratory analysis: a delicate part of care
The figure of the biologist or the lab technician and of those who deal with diagnostics is increasingly important as a component of Cuamm projects. Diagnostics is done at various levels, even in systems with limited resources, and it becomes increasingly complex as the urban area proceeds to the most peripheral and remote areas.
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Medicine and the senses
The testimony of Stefania, JPO of gynaecology and obstetrics at the University of Milan Bicocca, who returned to Italy in early March after 6 months of service in Tosamaganga, in Tanzania.
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A REINFORCED COMMITMENT IN KARAMOJA
An important meeting took place in Kampala to share the mentorship activity plan of the “Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Services Improvement Project” with the presidents of the health professional associations of Uganda.
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Vaccinate to cure
The anti-covid vaccination campaign has begun at the Saint Luke Hospital of Wolisso in Ethiopia where there has been a big increase of positive cases in the last month, some of them with very serious conditions.