Field updates
A great pain
Abraham and Moses have lost their lives in an ambush while travelling in a convoy with their armed escort and local authorities.
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South Sudan Tragic ambush in Yirol
They lost their lives while working for their people, Abrahm and Moses. All Cuamm staff share in the grief of the families of two colleagues who worked with dedication and commitment
Field updates
Health and vaccines in Karamoja tackle the emergency
Today in Karamoja, Uganda, the launch event of a Cuamm and Unicef's project has taken place, aimed at ensuring quality health services with a focus on nutrition, HIV, emergency health management and Covid-19. The ministerial community engagement strategy was also presented to ensure that people are sensitised and actively contribute to in prevent and control the spread of Covid-19.
Field updates
Voices from the Front Line The World in the Time of COVID-19
A series of live-streamed talks with international experts to survey and discuss the changes brought by the pandemic on a global level.
Field updates
As Agnes and Patrick the story of Sierra Leone
The story of Agnes and Patrick is one of the many in Sierra Leone, where couples and women have to deal with a health system that is still too fragile, where there is a shortage of medical equipment, drugs and above all of qualified and motivated health personnel.
Field updates
TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO GIVE CARE FIT4CARE EXPERIENCE
The first results are being presented from the innovative course for the well-being of Italian health workers, implemented by Doctors with Africa CUAMM with the support of USAID and MSD.
Field updates
Nurses: close to the patients the backbone of health systems
Today, on World Nurses Day, it is more important than ever to recognize the essential role that this professional figure plays in patient care and assistance in Italy as well as in Africa.
Field updates
A gaze that opens up again
In Uganda, in the northern regions of Acholi and West Nile, the situation as regards visual health is worrying. Doctors with Africa Cuamm with CBM Italia (Christian Blind Mission) intervenes in these regions to contribute to the reduction of avoidable blindness.
Field updates
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.