# doctorswithafrica.org ## Posts - [Mozambique An International Symposium on HIV](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mozambique-an-international-symposium-on-hiv/): "Science, community engagement and youth for an integrated HIV response in Mozambique": the International Seminar streamed on September 21st-22nd from Mozambique. - [Training to fight malnutrition in Angola](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-to-fight-malnutrition-in-angola/): Cunene, in Angola, is one of the provinces most affected by the extreme drought that has worsened in recent years. An important training for health workers and supervisors on nutrition, particularly community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), was completed in Ombadjia. - [A life free from violence](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mozambique-an-international-symposium-on-hiv-2/): Filomena Ndudo puts the full passion and determination of a 26-year-old woman into her work. She comes from the Pemba area, in the province of Cabo Delgado and is part of the CUAMM project which, with the support of UNHCR, tries to combat gender-based violence and support displaced people in Cabo Delgado, in the north of Mozambique. - [A necessary security](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-necessary-security/): Vittoria Montecchiani tells us about her experience in the Central African Republic as a JPO during Covid-19 as the only one vaccinated. In CAR, as in the other countries where we intervene, we continue our efforts to support local health systems in making vaccinations a reality. - [Protecting breastfeeding a responsibility to be shared](https://doctorswithafrica.org/protecting-breastfeeding-a-responsibility-to-be-shared/): Once again this year, Doctors with Africa CUAMM takes part in the World Breastfeeding Week, an initiative launched by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), a global network of individuals and organisations (including Unicef, WHO, FAO) that protect, support and promote breastfeeding as a universal right, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. - [Cuamm and Missione 2000 Together for the poorest](https://doctorswithafrica.org/irc19-a-commitment-year-in-italy-2-2/): Missione 2000 is an association that, along with Colazione con il sorriso, was supported by Doctors with Africa Cuamm through the IRC19 project, “Italian Response to Covid19: Improving governance and community preparedness for a resilient society (IRC19)”, funded by USAID (US Agency for International Development). 27.240 meals have been distributed in La Spezia thanks to this contribution between 2020 and 2021. - [With the poorest also in Italy](https://doctorswithafrica.org/irc19-a-commitment-year-in-italy-2/): «I have never questioned myself why. I just do it. There were times in my life when it really helped me. Getting to know other people’s problems, you think less about yours. I feel useful and this makes me feel good». Rosalba Martone is from Sant’Antonio Abate but she has lived in La Spezia for 21 years and over the past 20 years she has been volunteering every Saturday afternoon with Missione 2000, an association dedicated to food distribution to homeless people. - [IRC19 a commitment year in Italy](https://doctorswithafrica.org/irc19-a-commitment-year-in-italy/): Eighty coloured spots, yellow, blue, green, red, spread throughout the map of Italy from north to south. As a “Risiko of good deeds done” in a year. This is the map depicting IRC19 project “Italian Response to COVID-19” by Doctors with Africa Cuamm, funded by USAID. - [SCHOOL AS A PLACE OF CHANGE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/school-as-a-place-of-change/): Paul Hosman, a teacher in Lokopo primary school, carries out community outreach activities particularly for children. - [COPING WITH COVID-19 ENSURING CONTINUITY OF SERVICES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/coping-with-covid-19-ensuring-continuity-of-services/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM makes an evaluation of an intervention in Addis Ababa urban context: lessons learned and achievements of a project aiming at ensuring continuity of healthcare services, along with facing Covid-19 impact. - [Doctors with Africa CUAMM Presented the 2020 Social Belance sheet](https://doctorswithafrica.org/nurishing-with-knowledge-and-food-the-communities-2/): A total of 2,335,567 patients assisted in 8 countries of sub-Saharan Africa with 4,581 workers active in the field. In this year in which the pandemic has turned our lives upside down, CUAMM also worked for Italy, with 4,507 volunteers. - [Nourishing the communities with knowledge and food](https://doctorswithafrica.org/nurishing-with-knowledge-and-food-the-communities/): Aleper Christine is one of the happy and proud mothers who have benefitted from the nutrition program being implemented by Doctors with Africa CUAMM in Moroto and Napak districts of Karamoja sub-region. - [COVID19 A new space for the "Casa Sant'Antonio Abate" in Alano di Piave](https://doctorswithafrica.org/covi19-a-new-space-for-the-casa-santantonio-abate-in-alano-di-piave-2/): A new space, built thanks to the support of the American government, has helped allow visits from the relatives of elderly people, which are essential for their well-being, over the past months as it will continue to do in the future. - [Donate blood save lives](https://doctorswithafrica.org/donate-blood-save-lives/): On World Blood Donation Day, we want to draw attention to this simple gesture that can make a difference and save lives through the words of Steven Ngoma, Cuamm doctor in supervision in Bo district. - [A great pain](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [South Sudan Tragic ambush in Yirol](https://doctorswithafrica.org/health-and-vaccines-in-karamoja-tackle-the-emergency-2/): 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 - [Health and vaccines in Karamoja tackle the emergency](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [Voices from the Front Line The World in the Time of COVID-19](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [As Agnes and Patrick the story of Sierra Leone](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO GIVE CARE FIT4CARE EXPERIENCE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/nurses-and-doctors-close-to-the-patients-the-backbone-of-health-systems-2/): 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. - [Nurses: close to the patients the backbone of health systems](https://doctorswithafrica.org/nurses-and-doctors-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. - [A gaze that opens up again](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [Being a midwife in Wolisso: a training ground](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [To be a logistician in the last mile](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [A timely referral that opens the door to the future](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [World Malaria Day BRINGING CARE AND PREVENTION TO VILLAGES DESPITE COVID-19](https://doctorswithafrica.org/instrumental-and-laboratory-analysis-a-delicate-part-of-care-2-2/): 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. - [INDIRECT EFFECTS OF COVID-19: LESS ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE POOR](https://doctorswithafrica.org/instrumental-and-laboratory-analysis-a-delicate-part-of-care-2/): 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. - [Laboratory analysis: a delicate part of care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/instrumental-and-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. - [Medicine and the senses](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-medicine-of-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. - [AN ONGOING COMMITTMENT](https://doctorswithafrica.org/an-ongoing-committment/): An important moment was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to highlight the progress made through the maternal and child health intervention implemented with UNFPA, and supported by the UK Department for International Development. - [A REINFORCED COMMITMENT IN KARAMOJA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [Vaccinate to cure](https://doctorswithafrica.org/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. - [Ethiopia Supporting the call of HINGOs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tb-a-challenge-to-face-together-2/): Following two recent attacks, it is fundamental to guarantee protection for aid workers and civilians in Ethiopia, to bring help to the people in need. - [TB: A CHALLENGE TO FACE TOGETHER](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tb-a-challenge-to-face-together/): Maria Menya Nakeny, 34 years old, had to face a hard challenge against Tb in Karamoja, Uganda. The support and commitment from CUAMM team and the health operators, together with constancy and continuity of care, have been essential allies to win her fight. - [WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY COVID-19 IS SLOWING THE FIGHT, BUT UGANDA SHOWS SIGNS OF HOPE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-special-meeting-for-70-years-of-life-2/): In 2020, in the midst of the lockdown, Doctors with Africa CUAMM went to visit patients at their homes to make sure they did not stop treatment: 85% of treatments were successfully completed, and the dropout rate was down to 11%. These successes show that also in Africa it is important to focus on the community. - [A SPECIAL MEETING FOR 70 YEARS OF LIFE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-special-meeting-for-70-years-of-life/): On the 70th anniversary of Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Pope Francis welcomed the director Don Dante Carraro in a private audience due to the anti-covid restrictions. - [A RESOURCE OF INESTIMABLE VALUE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-good-of-inestimable-value/): Never before this year of pandemic, have we realized the importance of water for the health system. We want to remember it today, on the World Water Day. Water supply becomes crucial in Africa where its scarcity is a daily challenge in addition to many other difficulties, as the threat of Covid-19.   - [A NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AND COMPASSION](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-need-for-concrete-action-and-compassion/): The numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19, intensive care unit admissions and deaths from the virus continue to rise. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and its name is vaccines. Availability is limited: we don’t have enough doses in Italy, and the situation is far worse in Africa. - [A THOUSAND WAYS TO SAY DAD.](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-thousand-ways-to-say-dad/): Fathers are often marginal figures in Africa, as parental responsibilities are mainly a duty of women. Anyhow, their active role in the family is essential for the health of children. - [A VACCINE FOR "US" ALL](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-vaccine-for-us-all/): Global emergencies demand global responses, and Africa cannot be left out. A vaccination program is clearly imperative there as well: not only is it the right thing to do, it will also help ensure everyone’s wellbeing, as it is the only way to put an end to the spread of this virus and its variants. - [COVID-19: NEW EQUIPMENT TO THE HOSPITAL OF CARATE BRIANZA, LOMBARDY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-launches-an-intervention-in-the-tigray-region-2/): Gazebos, stretchers and screens have been delivered today by Doctors with Africa Cuamm thanks to the U.S. Government. They will help to reorganize the flow of patients who access the hospital. The donation is funded by USAID through the “Italian Response to Covid-19” project. - [Cuamm launches an intervention in the Tigray region](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-launches-an-intervention-in-the-tigray-region/): In the north of Ethiopia, the situation is dire. Thanks to the support of CEI, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, is launching an intervention to support several health centers that have been severely damaged in the conflict. The people, most of whom have been displaced, need everything: food, clean water, and medicine. The threat of Covid 19 is making the situation worse, spreading rapidly in Africa too. - [International Women's Day Two portraits of determination](https://doctorswithafrica.org/learning-about-baby-care-side-by-side-2-2-2-3/): Martha and Inocencia are among the women who make up 55% of the staff working daily on Doctors with Africa CUAMM projects. Women are the majority of those working with us to change for the health of women themselves and their entire communities.   - [Making a difference with migrant people](https://doctorswithafrica.org/learning-about-baby-care-side-by-side-2-2-2/): On Sunday, February 28, our volunteers from Bari went to the countryside around Foggia, to keep doing check-ups and distributing food to the migrant people who live there. As usual, Aadyta, a cultural mediator from Mauritius,  has joined the volunteers, to help them in their work.   - [Maria Stella "I never expected to be treated so kindly"](https://doctorswithafrica.org/learning-about-baby-care-side-by-side-2-2-2-2/): Maria Stella lost her job at the beginning of the pandemic. The group "Colazioni col sorriso" in La Spezia helped her to get back on her feet and now she doesn't need help anymore.   - [TELEMEDICINE, DISTANCE LEARNING AND FAMILY VISITS DURING COVID-19](https://doctorswithafrica.org/learning-about-baby-care-side-by-side-2/): New IT system delivered by Doctors with Africa CUAMM to San Patrignano community. Funded by the U.S. Government through the “Italian Response to Covid-19” project, the new equipment has been helping to keep running the services of the community even during the pandemic, including consultations with external doctors and therapists and meeting with families, for the health and wellbeing of the hosts. - [Learning about baby care side by side](https://doctorswithafrica.org/learning-about-baby-care-side-by-side/): Eleonora Balestri's experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Wolisso hospital in Ethiopia. - [World day of the sick: no one must feel alone in pain](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-kit-for-leaving-no-one-behind-2/): Pope Francis reminds us that health is a primary common good and praises the dedication and the generosity of health workers and volunteers. Father Dante Carraro from Doctors with Africa Cuamm, “We must take care of the whole Planet, or we won’t find peace”. - [A kit for leaving no one behind](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-kit-for-leaving-no-one-behind/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM which is firmly engaged in an emergency intervention in the refugee camps of Nguenyyiel, Tierkidi and Jewi in Gambella region, in Ethiopia, in order to reduce the risk of the Covid-19 spread. - [Cuamm and Ares Italia Partnership against covid-19 and for Global Health](https://doctorswithafrica.org/emergency-cyclone-eloise-in-mozambique-2-2/): With the aid of the U.S. government, Doctors with Africa CUAMM will support the management of the ARES field hospital, as it already does for three other facilities in the region. Giving attention to outlying areas, we are launching a partnership that looks to the future and solidarity with the rest of the world. - [World Cancer Day Let's not increase the gap](https://doctorswithafrica.org/emergency-cyclone-eloise-in-mozambique-2/): 90% of deaths from cervical cancer could be avoidable in Africa. According to WHO, 19 out of 20 countries with the highest cervical cancer burden are in Africa and thousands of women suffer from a disease caused by a virus, preventable through vaccination and screening, even with low resources. The pandemic delays these services, but the gap mustn't be increased. - [Emergency Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique](https://doctorswithafrica.org/emergency-cyclone-eloise-in-mozambique/): The night between January 22nd and 23rd 2021, Tropical Cyclone Eloise (category 1) made landfall in the already fragile Province of Sofala hit, exactly in Buzi District, 30 km south to Beira City, in central Mozambique. - [Fight against Hiv/Aids Music at the service of the community](https://doctorswithafrica.org/fight-against-hiv-aids-music-at-the-service-of-the-community/): The cooperation between Doctors with Africa CUAMM and the Tanzanian Hiphop artist popularly known as FID Q to raise community awareness on Hiv/Aids. - [The results of the work in Goro Woreda Ethiopia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-results-of-the-work-in-goro-woreda-ethiopia/): Helping mothers and children to survive and thrive has always been the main goal of Doctors with Africa CUAMM’s commitment, particularly in the most challenging contexts. - [The mothers’ song of hope](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tba-challenge-requiring-dedication-and-care-2/): The testimony of Alessandra Gossetto and Matteo Arata Jpo in Gynecology and Obstetrics at PCMH, the reference hospital for maternal and child health in Sierra Leone. - [TB: a challenge that needs dedication and care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tba-challenge-requiring-dedication-and-care/): In Africa, tuberculosis is still a disease that causes many victims, 1,4 million only in 2019 (WHO). But not all stories have an inevitable ending. - [Between elections and a pandemic a suspended Christmas in Bangui](https://doctorswithafrica.org/between-elections-and-a-pandemic-a-suspended-christmas-in-bangui/): This past Christmas was a suspended Christmas. Due to the limitations on travel in Italy and between the various countries, many found themselves spending this day away from loved ones and very often stuck in the city where they live and work. But what is it like to spend Christmas in Africa at this time during the elections? The stories come to us 8from the   through the voice of colleagues in the field. “It’s hot these days, the temperature reaches 35 degrees, we are in the dry season, only a few occasional showers remind us of the rainy season that […] - [A new-born cry to greet 2021](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-born-cry-to-greet-2021/): On December 31st at 11 pm in Chiulo, Angola, Giorgio Pellis's phone rings: there is an obstetric emergency and Alice, the Angolan doctor who works in the hospital, asks for support in managing the birth beacuse the child struggles to be born. - [CARING FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN LA SPEZIA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/prevention-and-control-for-women-in-mozambique-2/): The commitment of Doctors with Africa Cuamm thanks to the U.S. Government. Today Pierluigi Peracchini, mayor of La Spezia, and the bishop of the city mgr. Luigi Ernesto Palletti visited the spaces of “Gruppo di Volontariato Vincenziano San Giovanni Bosco”, where Doctors with Africa CUAMM renewed the showers and people in need can find support during the Covid-19 epidemic. Since July 2020, 370 homeless people have had access to hygiene services and more than 24,800 meals and 2,600 food kits were distributed. - [Prevention and control for women in Mozambique](https://doctorswithafrica.org/prevention-and-control-for-women-in-mozambique/): Doctors with Africa Cuamm is committed to increase the availability and to improve the quality of services of diagnosis and tratement for uterine and breast cancer in three regions of the country. - [December 1: World AIDS Day In Africa young women are the most at risk](https://doctorswithafrica.org/december-1-world-aids-day-in-africa-young-women-are-the-most-at-risk/): On World AIDS Day Doctors with Africa CUAMM is making an appeal not to overlook the indirect effects of Covid-19 and remember the millions of people whose lives, in Africa as in the rest of the world, are still at risk from another virus and another epidemic that continues to kill without making news. - [Among tradition and change being born in Capo Delgado](https://doctorswithafrica.org/among-tradition-and-change-being-born-in-capo-delgado/): “The first 1,000 days” project deals with future mothers and their children, from pregnancy to the first 2 years of life, in the rural districts of Balama and Montepuez, in the Province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. and children in Cabo Delgado. - [A living memory](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-living-memory/): Today is the fifth anniversary of the death of our beloved Don Luigi Mazzucato, historical director of Doctors with Africa CUAMM. His memory always remains deeply alive in those who have had the gift of knowing him, in Italy and in Africa. - [South Sudan resisting floods](https://doctorswithafrica.org/south-sudan-resisting-floods/): In the last months, displaced people fleeing the water have doubled in Awerial County, reaching a peak of 70,000 people. Requests for care are increasing, but people are not deterred by the floods. And where the off-road vehicles do not arrive, it is possible to wade, carrying the drugs on the head. - [Shed light on the "shadow pandemic"](https://doctorswithafrica.org/open-the-eyes-to-the-world-3/): Covid-19 has caused an alarming increase in violence against women worldwide, especially in the most fragile contexts where Doctors with Africa CUAMM operates. - [IN THE TOWNS OF LEDRO AND VALLARSA IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR NURSING HOMES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/open-the-eyes-to-the-world-2/): Donated by Doctors with Africa Cuamm and funded by the U.S. Government, they will help to keep Covid-free the nursing homes and to guarantee family visits, for the mental health of elderly people. Paying attention to the most vulnerable, in Italy as in Africa. - [Open the eyes to the world](https://doctorswithafrica.org/open-the-eyes-to-the-world/): Birth ensures the grace of sight to most of us, but not everyone enjoys this privilege. The project "ForeSeeing Inclusion" is dedicated to the healthcare of sight in the north of Uganda. - [Taking care of the future](https://doctorswithafrica.org/taking-care-of-the-future/): On the occasion of the World Prematurity Day, Doctors with Africa CUAMM renews its commitment to maternal and child health that it promotes through the projects in the eight African countries in which it intervenes. - [When a refrigerator can save lives](https://doctorswithafrica.org/when-a-refrigerator-can-save-lives/): In Turmi, in South Omo (Ethiopia), thanks to a "simple" solar-powered refrigerator, now we can ensure the availability and adequate storage of the blood necessary for transfusions and provide better and safer healthcare. - [WORLD DIABETES DAY HIGH-RISK DISEASE WITH COVID-19](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/): The situation in Africa is worsening as prevention and treatment are falling short due to the pandemic. Doctors with Africa CUAMM is working with local authorities to develop solutions suiting the context.   - [Cuamm nominated for the “Heroes in Health Awards 2020”](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2/): Doctors with Africa Cuamm is one of the top three entities nominated for the “Heroes in Health Awards 2020” by Uganda Ministry of Health.   - [Mobile clinics reach displaced people in South Sudan](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2/): In South Sudan, in Awerial county, mobile clinics have started, which will go to medical examinations and treat people who have fled the floods.   - [New triage facility opens in Cremona Hospital](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-2-2-2-2/): Launched today at Cremona Hospital the new triage facility built thanks to Doctors with Africa Cuamm and the U.S. Government   - [The burden of non-communicable diseases in Angola](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-2-2-2/): Yesterday, the final event of the project “Improving Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis and Management in Luanda Province” took place in Luanda.   - [World food day "Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together."](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-2-2/): World Food Day is a very important occasion in which we want to reaffirm our dedicated commitment for nutrition.   - [Choosing to act to make things better](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-2/): Memuna Kemal Siraj works at the Turmi Hospital in South Omo, Ethiopia, where Doctors with Africa CUAMM strives to improve maternal and child health. Here her story.   - [Fight against Covid-19 in Gambella Region](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3-3/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM has launched an emergency intervention in the Gambela Region in Ethiopia, aimed at reducing the risk of spreading Covid-19 in the refugee camps.   - [The community: the protagonist of change](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-3/): The PLA - "Participatory Learning and Action"- is an approach that facilitates communities’ engagement in making their own decisions on issues that affect their lives.   - [South Sudan and Ethiopia 900,000 fleeing from floods](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2/): Thousands have had to leave their homes due to violent flooding and need shelter and food. Doctors with Africa Cuamm is working to reach displaced people directly with mobile clinics. - [The importance of coffee for safe childbirth](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2-2-2/): “Coffee ceremonies” in Ethiopia are meetings that allow mothers to interact with community health workers and share their experiences on the topic of maternal and child health. - [Time to respond to COVID19 epidemic in Bangui](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy-2/): Doctors with Africa Cuamm and Americares again together, this time to respond to COVID19 epidemic in Bangui, Central African Republic. - [70 YEARS WITH AFRICA AND AT THE SERVICE OF ITALY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/70-years-with-africa-and-at-the-service-of-italy/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM is bolstering its emergency response to Covid-19 in Italy with an plan that entails raising awareness among our communities, training health workers, and providing support to health facilities. - [12 May International nurses day](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-ventilator-for-schiavonia-2/): Pillars of healthcare, even more important in Africa. Every day they work tirelessly, close to their patients, even at the risk of their health.   - [A daily commitment to increase trust](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-daily-commitment-to-increase-trust/): In Gambela Region, in Ethiopia, community health workers and Doctors with Africa Cuamm play a fundamental role in bringing communities closer to healthcare services. - [A new ventilator for Schiavonia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-ventilator-for-schiavonia/): In Phase 2, the watchword is not to let our guard down. Thanks to the support of MSD, Cuamm donates a new ventilator to the Schiavonia hospital.   - [Mozambique and Coronavirus Three voices, three fronts of commitment](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mozambique-and-coronavirus-three-voices-three-fronts-of-commitment/): CUAMM in Mozambique mobilizes against Covid-19 thanks to the enthusiasm of volunteers and unexpected collaborations. - [CUAMM and Caritas Pro Vitae Gradu Charitable Trust](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-and-caritas-pro-vitae/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM and Caritas Pro Vitae Gradu Charitable Trust working in partnership to support mothers and children in Africa. - [COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR ITALY AND AFRICA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/coronavirusemergency/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM has taken action to support some healthcare facilities in Italy, while preparing to contrast and prevent the virus from spreading in Africa, where it could have ravaging effects. - [CUAMM becomes a UNHRD partner](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-becomes-a-unhrd-partner/): Access to the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot allows faster responses to emergencies in Africa. - [Africa-Italy: one humanity](https://doctorswithafrica.org/onehumanity/): In this challenging time, in Italy and in Africa, we have to nurture the trust of the heart and the perseverance of the work. - [The importance of male involvement](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-importance-of-male-involvement/): Today we celebrate Father's Day, an opportunity to recognize the importance of male involvement in the family system to protect the health of all children. - [COVID-19: humanity is just one](https://doctorswithafrica.org/covid-19-humanity-is-just-one/): We’re close to the many people who have been affected, to all the doctors and healthcare operators in the front line, to the more vulnerable people, who are especially exposed to contagion. We’re confident that this emergency will pass, thanks to the responsible contribution of all of us. - [WDF and CUAMM: Together to fight against NCDs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/wdf-and-cuamm-together-to-fight-against-ncds/): A special event to celebrate the work done in partnership with the World Diabetes Foundation to fight diabetes and hypertension in Mozambique. - [Anthropology, the science that brings us closer to the other](https://doctorswithafrica.org/anthropology-the-science-that-brings-us-closer-to-the-other/): To overcome the global challenges that await us, substantial help comes from anthropology - it assists us in our understanding of the world in which we live and permits a reading of reality that brings us closer to the other.   - [WORLD CANCER DAY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/world-cancer-day/): In Africa, the greatest challenge is to bring prevention and treatment to the furthest outposts of the continent.   - [CHILD FIRST Let us reduce stunting!](https://doctorswithafrica.org/child-first-let-us-reduce-stunting/): "Mtoto Kwanza, Udumavu Tokomeza - Child First. Let us reduce stunting!" is  the slogan for the Accelerating Stunting Reduction Programme whose Consortia Partners' meeting took place from the 29th to 31st of January in Iringa, Tanzania. - [GET READY FOR THE ROYAL PARKS HALF MARATHON](https://doctorswithafrica.org/get-ready-for-the-royal-parks-half-marathon/): Join Doctors with Africa CUAMM team and #RUN4MUMS in this memorable event. - [CBM and CUAMM together in the fight against eye defects in Northern Uganda](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-and-cbm-together-in-the-fight-against-eye-defects-in-northern-uganda/): In Northern Uganda, launched a new project to improve eye care services, supported by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. - [A voucher scheme to reduce maternal and child mortality](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-voucher-scheme-to-reduce-maternal-and-child-mortality/): In Uganda, Doctors with Africa CUAMM has promoted a free transport voucher to ensure access to a safe delivery. - [TETE AWARDED](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tete-awarded-for-strenghtening-community-health-system/): The health authorities in Tete province awarded CUAMM for its commitment to collaborating with local communities in reaching universal health coverage. In 2019 the first award for the commitment to supporting the provincial health system. - [Annual general meeting Addis Ababa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/60941-2/): CUAMM' s first annual general meeting in an African country was held in Ethiopia to take account of a more than 40-years-long commitment in a country that now calls us to address new challenges. - [WARNINGS FOR ALL](https://doctorswithafrica.org/warnings-for-all/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM promoted and participated in the first international conference held by UCL to bridge research, action and policy in creating and implementing effective warnings and fostering local communities preparedness. - [DEDICATION CAN HEAL THE MOST VULNERABLE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/dedication-can-heal-the-most-vulnerable/): A training program on neonatal emergency and resuscitation was delivered to medical teams in Moldovan peripheral facilities thanks to a program designed and planned by CUAMM in partnership with UNICEF. - [POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THE UNICEF SUPPORTED PROJECT](https://doctorswithafrica.org/positive-results-from-the-unicef-supported-project/): Over 1.000 women and children assisted through the provision of medicaments, 1.900 consultations performed and 100 doctors trained are some of the results collected at the end of the UNICEF supported project implemented by CUAMM in Moldova. - [A SAFE SPACE AWAY FROM HOME](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-safe-space-away-from-home/): Since the conflict broke out on 24th February, 2022, over 869.000 people crossed the border seeking refuge in Moldova. CUAMM, in partenrship with UNICEF has been supporting the most vulnerable by providing health assistance within RACs. - [20/06 WORLD REFUGEE DAY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/20-06-world-refugees-day/): They flee war, persecution, violence to go towards a horizon of hope, seeking a decent life. On World Refugee Day we renew our commitment to ensure decent living conditions and access to health services for migrant and refugee populations everywhere. - [FREE HEALTH CARE TO THE LATEST MILE OF CAR](https://doctorswithafrica.org/free-health-care-to-the-latest-mile-of-car/): Healthcare represents a major economic burden to families in CAR where more than 3 million people live in extreme poverty. Yet, access to health services is now free in the latest mile of CAR, thanks to the PBF strategy adopted by CUAMM through a program funded by the European Union. - [FIGHTING TB IN ANGOLA DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK](https://doctorswithafrica.org/fighting-tb-in-angola-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/): A journey of continuous learning and knowledge enhancement. The project "Combating TB and HIV in the time of Covid-19 through increased access to prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services" comes to an end. - [ONE MOTHER, FOUR BIRTHS, ONE HEALTH TEAM](https://doctorswithafrica.org/one-mother-four-births-one-health-team/): A 55-days-long adventure begun with the labour and ended when the four twins were discharged from Tosamaganga hospital, Tanzania. A story of success, joy an above all life. - [YOUTH AND RESEARCH: FOR AN HIV-FREE FUTURE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/youth-and-research-for-an-hiv-free-future/): A new project by the University of Florence, in collaboration with CUAMM, aims to engage HIV-positive adolescents and young adults to provide up-to-date information to health authorities in the Shinyanga region and strengthen the health system and HIV services. - [A SPACE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-space-to-take-care-of-people/): In Mozambique, important progress has been made in the prevention of non-communicable diseases, thanks to improved screening services offered in "cantinhos de rastreio". - [A NEW CLINIC FOR CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-clinic-for-chronic-non-communicable-diseases/): In the village of Pujehun, Sierra Leone, a clinic has just been opened to treat patients suffering from diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases, which are on the increase in the country. Giacomo Marro, CUAMM doctor, witnesses the birth of the clinic, amidst difficulties and pleasant surprises. - [SEEDS OF FUTURE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/seeds-of-the-future/): The "Seeds of future" project, implemented by CUAMM and CEFA in Ethiopia, with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, offers a set of training sessions to families for the development of children, who are often malnourished. - [A DAY IN KANGAROO MOTHER CARE UNIT](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-day-in-kangaroo-mother-care-unit/): We are at St. Luke's hospital in Wolisso, Ethiopia, with Fede Bagolin, in Universal Civil Service, who describes a typical day in the "kangaroo mother care unit". - [GROWING WITH AFRICA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/grow-with-africa/): From 2018 to now, Musa Bala Sesay, country administrator assistant of CUAMM in Freetown, Sierra Leone, has had a stimulating career. There are still many challenges to be faced, always with Africa. - [THE AMBULANCES THAT NEVER STOP](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-ambulances-that-never-stop/): The voices of Cristina and Marcello, a nurse and project manager in Beira, Mozambique, where the ambulances never stop, because there are only three to refer to as many as fifteen healthcare units. - [FOR QUALITY HEALTH EVEN DURING AN EMERGENCY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/for-quality-health-even-during-an-emergency/): The commitment of Doctors with Africa CUAMM continues in Tigray, where the population lives in precarious conditions due to the war. A project supported by the European Union to safe access to quality health even in emergencies. - [THE VISIT OF WORLD DIABETES FOUNDATION IN FREETOWN](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-visit-of-world-diabetes-foundation-in-freetown/): WDF with CUAMM staff to discuss activities and results of a long-standing collaboration in the Republic of Sierra Leone - [Quelimane the cycling town](https://doctorswithafrica.org/quelimane-the-cycling-town/): “Once upon a time there was a little red bike that felt as fast as a racing car”. This is the story of a red bike with broken wheels unable to perform as it wish. Actually, it is more than this. This is the story of a child who suffers from undiagnosed health conditions and rides his red bike. Actually, it is way more than that. It is the story of a collaboration between the “A. Frattini” Arts High School in Varese and a little town in Mozambique, named Quelimane, where Doctors with Africa Cuamm works to tackle “Noncommunicable diseases”, […] - [JUST IN TIME In Low Resource Settings](https://doctorswithafrica.org/just-in-time-in-low-resource-settings-form/): Registration form for the free online training course JUST IN TIME, to increase disaster preparedness among health workers in low-resource environments. - [SHEDDING LIGHT ON NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/shedding-light-on-neglected-tropical-diseases/): One billion in the world suffer from them, more than half in Africa. CUAMM and AMREF together in South Sudan against the silence on these plagues, particularly the nodding syndrome. - [THE PRIDE OF ENSURING A DIFFERENT ENDING](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-pride-of-ensuring-a-different-ending/): Steven Ngoma, a Congolese doctor, speaks about his mission. He has spent the last four years in Sierra Leone. A long, challenging, intense professional experience. To give mothers and children another chance. - [IN EASTERN EUROPE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/in-eastern-europe/): Day by day, a story to better know the commitment of Doctors with Africa CUAMM in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and Moldova. - [EQUALIZE: A CALL TO ACTION AGAINST AIDS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/equalize-a-call-to-action-against-the-hiv-virus/): On World AIDS Day, CUAMM is committed to concrete actions to contribute to the fight against HIV infection in the last mile. - [FROM EMERGENCY TO RESILIENCE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/from-emergency-to-resilience/): The integrated approach to support refugee and displaced populations in the Somali region, reported by Fede Bagolin, a volunteer in Universal Civil Service in Ethiopia. - [TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH SERVICES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/together-to-improve-the-quality-of-health-services/): CUAMM's commitment to the mother-and-child hospital in Freetown, narrated by Claudia Mocci, project leader, Alessia Sala and Marina Valeriani, Junior Project Officer in Gynaecology. - [ANNUAL MEETING 2022 RELIVE THE BEST MOMENTS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-2022-relive-the-best-moments/): A special thanks to more than 4,000 people welcomed the Holy Father and listened to his encouragement to continue this path, to “not be afraid to go to difficult places,” today Saturday, Nov. 19th, in Rome’s Paul VI Hall at the Annual Meeting of Doctors with Africa Cuamm. Relive the best moments! Read Pope Francis’ Speech Watch the video in English Watch the video in Portuguese The photogallery The press release     - [CUAMM'S SUPPORT TO DISPLACED PEOPLE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamms-support-to-displaced-people/): A CUAMM project, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, has started to provide health care to populations displaced by the conflict in Amhara, northern Ethiopia. - [ANNUAL MEETING 2022 GALLERY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-2022-gallery/): Relive the best moments of the Annual meeting, held on November 19th, in Rome. - [AFRICA IS NOT TO BE EXPLOITED, IT IS TO BE PROMOTED](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-and-special-audience-with-pope-francis-2/): More than 4,000 people welcomed the Holy Father and listened to his encouragement to continue this path, to "not be afraid to go to difficult places," today Saturday, Nov. 19th, in Rome's Paul VI Hall at the Annual Meeting of Doctors with Africa Cuamm ©Ph: Vatican Media. - [ANNUAL MEETING AND THE SPECIAL AUDIENCE WITH POPE FRANCIS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-and-special-audience-with-pope-francis/): To bring to the attention of Pope Francis the tragic effects of the global crisis on Africa and to mobilize institutions, citizens, and communities for “what goes unseen”. Host at the Annual Meeting: Sveva Sagramola. Special guests: Prof. Alberto Mantovani and Niccolò Fabi. - [WORLD DIABETES DAY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/world-diabetes-day/): There are 537 million adults around the world living with diabetes: in Africa there are 24 million patients, more than 50% not diagnosed. A border that sees CUAMM out on the front line in different countries, in order to treat and bring out these patients "hidden" needs. - [CUAMM WITH THE POOREST OF ROME](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-with-the-poorest-rome/): Two campervan set up as mobile health clinic are located in St. Peter’s square, across the left side of the Basilica’s colonnade, to offer medical healthcare to the most vulnerable and homeless people, from Monday to Sunday November the 13th, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A healthcare facility provided by Doctors with Africa CUAMM on occasion of the World Day of the Poor. - [REGISTRATION AT BIRTH THE RIGHT OF EVERY CHILD](https://doctorswithafrica.org/registration-at-birth-the-right-of-every-child/): A new training module was presented in Bishoftu, Oromia, which is included in the midwifery degree courses of all Ethiopian universities to train professionals on the importance of registering births at the birth registry, the first step to improving maternal and child health. - [A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE UNION BETWEEN ITALY AND UGANDA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-photographic-exhibition-celebrating-the-union-between-italy-and-uganda/): A photographic exhibition was inaugurated at the University of Kampala to tell the story of the collaboration between Italy and Uganda in health cooperation. - [CUAMM AWARDED DURING THE SAFE MOTHERHOOD CONFERENCE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-awarded-during-the-safe-motherhood-conference/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM won the award for "Best supporting implementing partner for safe motherhood activities in service delivery" in Uganda. - [Annual Meeting Program](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-program/): All the details of the Annual Meeting program. - [THE ESSENTIALS OF HEALTH CARE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-essentials-of-health-care/): The experience of Adriano La Vecchia, the first Junior Project Officer in Paediatrics to give his service in Jinka, South Omo, southern Ethiopia. - [PINK OCTOBER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH](https://doctorswithafrica.org/pink-october-for-womens-health/): In Mozambique, with the "Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases" project, 87,900 women, like Julieta, have been screened against breast and cervical cancer to date. A commitment that continues during the Pink October. - [WHAT GOES UNSEEN](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-goes-unseen/): After the Covid-19 crisis we hoped we could breathe a sigh of relief, but war and energy speculation are putting a strain on us. Everyone is making small and big sacrifices. But even if it is difficult for us, it is even more to Africa. There, this situation has dramatic effects because populations are already very poor: there is neither a welfare system, nor any kind of social parachute. - [ONLY ONE WAY TO SEE THE FUTURE: DOING PREVENTION TODAY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/one-way-to-see-the-future-doing-prevention-today/): CUAMM has joined the Ugandan Ministry of Health in celebrating World Sight Day by participating in the “Love Your Eyes” event in Kitgum, Uganda. - [DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FOR ALL](https://doctorswithafrica.org/disaster-risk-reduction-for-all/): With its experience on the field, CUAMM celebrates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, strengthening the partnership with the Warning Research Centre of the UCL. - [NO HEALTH WITHOUT MENTAL HEALTH](https://doctorswithafrica.org/no-health-without-mental-health/): The goal of International Mental Health Day 2022 is to make mental health a global priority, for everyone, in every corner of the world. There is no shortage of good examples. - [IF A HEALTH FAIR SAVES YOUR LIFE. FIGHTING CHRONIC DISEASES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/if-a-health-fair-saves-your-life-fighting-chronic-diseases/): As part of the “Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases” project, CUAMM participated in a health fair, organised at the traditional handcraft market in Maputo. - [PROMOTING HEALTH STARTING FROM THE WORKPLACE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/promoting-health-starting-from-the-workplace/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM realises an urban health project in a textile factory in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. An investment for the welfare of the overall community. - [Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases](https://doctorswithafrica.org/responding-to-the-challenge-of-non-communicable-diseases/): CUAMM, Partners In Health and MOHS are together in responding to the challenge of NCDs through PEN-Plus NCD Implementation program that aims to support the development, national implementation and then scale-up of innovative service delivery models for NCDs patients in the poorest countries and to bringing the service to all and decentralizing the care of the patient. - [RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/responding-to-the-challenge-of-non-communicable-diseases-2/): CUAMM, Partners In Health and MOHS are together in responding to the challenge of NCDs through PEN-Plus NCD Implementation program that aims to support the development, national implementation and then scale-up of innovative service delivery models for NCDs patients in the poorest countries and to bringing the service to all and decentralizing the care of the patient. - [ANNUAL MEETING WITH POPE FRANCIS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-with-pope-francis/): Pope Francis special audience to Doctors with Africa CUAMM, during the twelfth edition of the Annual meeting. We are waiting for you on November 19th in Rome! - [CULTURE WEEK IN KARAMOJA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE BLOOD](https://doctorswithafrica.org/culture-week-in-karamoja-becomes-an-opportunity-to-donate-blood/): 130 blood donations were collected during the festival that, every year in September, celebrates the traditional habits and customs of the Karamajong culture. - [OBSTETRICIANS WITH AFRICA THANKS TO MEGA SCHOLARSHIP](https://doctorswithafrica.org/obstetricians-with-africa-thanks-to-mega-scholarship/): Lucia Santacatterina and Elisabetta Valentini, undergraduate Obstetrics students at the University of Padua, spent three months at Wolisso Hospital, thanks to the Michele Mega Scholarship. - [TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF PRINTING PRESS MATERIAL AND OFFICE STATIONARY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tender-announcement-tender-for-the-provision-of-human-medical-supplies-and-medical-equipment-2/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM Ethiopia is launching the present Local Open Procedure to select eligible suppliers for Printing Press Material and Office Stationary. - [IN SCHOOL WITH TEENS TO FIGHT HIV](https://doctorswithafrica.org/in-school-with-teens-to-fight-hiv/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM returns back to school in Tanzania in September, committed to fighting and preventing HIV among adolescents, the highest risk group. - [TRAINING: A NECESSITY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-a-necessity/): On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, we want to pay special attention to the extraordinary effort put into training, with a new project on maternal and child health, which started in June in Uganda. - [THE BEAUTY OF DOING YOUR PART](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-beauty-of-doing-your-part/): The enthusiasm of Gregory Sambagi, an administrator in Shinyanga, Tanzania, for the eight-year milestone of his work with CUAMM: a period of professional growth and commitment to his community’s health. - [TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF HUMAN MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tender-announcement-tender-for-the-provision-of-human-medical-supplies-and-medical-equipment/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM Ethiopia is launching the present Local Open Procedure to select eligible suppliers for Hospital Equipment, Human Medical Drugs and Hospital Consumables to support Hospital and Health Centres. - [ONE IN THREE HUNDRED: THE STORY OF LITTLE PETRO](https://doctorswithafrica.org/one-in-three-hundred/): From January to present, in the neonatology ward of Tosamaganga hospital, 300 children have been treated. Breast milk was crucial to the development of each of them. - [PROMOTING BREASTFEEDING TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION](https://doctorswithafrica.org/promoting-breastfeeding-to-prevent-malnutrition/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM participated to the world week for maternal breastfeeding, promoting the importance of breastfeeding to ensure a healthy development in children. - [FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TREATMENT](https://doctorswithafrica.org/for-an-integrated-approach-to-treatment/): NCDs are increasing in Mozambique. To draw attention to this issue, CUAMM organized in Maputo an International Conference with partners and institutions. - [TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT Tender for work contract](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tender-announcement-tendere-for-work-contract/): The NGO Doctors with Africa CUAMM, under its projects implementation in Ethiopia, is launching the present Local Open Procedure to select eligible service providers for the REHABILITATION OF THE PEDIATRIC WARD AT ST. LUKE HOSPITAL, Wolisso, Oromia Region. - [TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT Provision of Vehicles Rental Services](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tender-announcement-provision-of-vehicles-rental-services/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM, under its projects implementation in Ethiopia, is launching the present Local Open Procedure to select eligible service providers for vehicle rental services in different Regions of Ethiopia - [WE CAN'T WAIT: WORLD HEPATITIS DAY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/28-july-world-hepatitis-day/): The programme “Protecting mothers and children in Wolisso and Jinka”, promoted by the Veneto Region with Doctors with Africa CUAMM, offers hepatitis B prevention and control measures in the South Omo area of Ethiopia. - [CUAMM AND UNICEF SUPPORT REFUGEES POPULATIONS IN MOLDOVA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-and-unicef-support-refugees-populations-in-moldova/): A new project in aid of refugees populations in Chisinau has kicked off thanks to the partnership between CUAMM and UNICEF to promote healthcare assistance and foster emergency preparedness. - [American Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly meets CUAMM](https://doctorswithafrica.org/world-population-day-in-mozambique-2/): The focus of the trip in Padua of the American Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly is to know the work of Doctors with Africa CUAMM in Africa, in Italy and for the Ukraine crisis. - [WORLD POPULATION DAY IN MOZAMBIQUE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/world-population-day-in-mozambique/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM participated in the awareness-raising event organised in Siluvo, a rural centre in the Nhamatanda district, Sofala province, where it has been working since 2005. - [RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE BANGUI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL](https://doctorswithafrica.org/results-and-perspectives-for-the-bangui-childrens-hospital/): The closing event of the project “Appui au Complexe Pédiatrique de Bangui”, supported by the European Union through the Bekou Fund, took place this morning. - [AN EXCHANGE THAT BUILDS LINKS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/an-exchange-that-builds-links/): Mary Ayele, CUAMM's Ethiopian project manager, comes to Padua. An opportunity to meet and engage with the Italian team, through the satisfaction of collaboration. - [A TALK THAT FIXES AND HEALS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-talk-that-fixes-and-heals/): This is what the project on gender based violence of Doctors with Africa CUAMM promotes, intervening with trained professionals in communities, to help women. - [A GIFT FROM ITALY TO UKRAINE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-traffic-light-to-guide-mothers-and-operators-2/): We’re talking about primary humanitarian goods and medical kits, made available to Doctors with Africa CUAMM on Ukranian population behalf by the Ministry of the Foreigh Affairs and the International Cooperation. - [A “TRAFFIC LIGHT” TO GUIDE MOTHERS AND OPERATORS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-traffic-light-to-guide-mothers-and-operators/): A wheel with different colours: red for antenatal services, yellow for preparing for the birth and green for postnatal services and for the baby's vaccination. - [IN EPANGO, ANGOLA, WITH CUAMM’S MOBILE BRIGADES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/in-epango-angola-with-cuamms-mobile-brigades/): Two years of the Fresan program, started in 2020 in one of Angola’s southern provinces, among the most affected by the worst drought in 40 years. - [“I’M LEAVING WITH CUAMM!” FROM ITALY TO SIERRA LEONE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/thank-you-but-im-leaving-with-cuamm-from-italy-to-sierra-leone/): Giulia Bellone has just returned from Pujehun, a small village in southern Sierra Leone, where she did her Universal Civil Service as a pediatric nurse. - [A SUCCESS STORY FROM SHYNIANGA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-success-story-from-shynianga/): An ambulance, three healthcare workers, a small cooler and a big register: with an authentic commitment, they can do a lot. That’s what happening in Tanzania, in Shynianga region, where the vaccination campaign is thriving. - [WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF WATER, THERE IS A LACK OF EVERYTHING](https://doctorswithafrica.org/where-there-is-a-lack-of-water-there-is-a-lack-of-everything/): A mission carried out by an hydrogeologist to ensure the promotion of child health, despite the dryness. - [THE VALUE OF EVERY HUMAN RESOURCE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-value-of-every-human-resource/): Cuamm has always tried to pay attention to the person. Welcoming and accompanying, the mission of HR. - [FABIO AND MARICA ON MISSION IN ETHIOPIA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/fabio-and-marica-on-mission-in-ethiopia/): With Fabio and Marica, crossing realities so distant, yet made close by the dedication and care of so many people. - [HYPERTENSION, AN INSIDIOUS CHRONIC DISEASE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/hypertension-an-insidious-chronic-disease/): Today is World Hypertension Day, a chronic disease that is a growing phenomenon in Africa, as in Ukraine. - [ESPOIR, RECOVERING FROM MALARIA AT TWO YEARS OLD](https://doctorswithafrica.org/espoir-recovering-from-malaria-at-two-years-old/): We are in Bangui, where malaria is the main cause of death under five. Here is the testimony of Corinne, a CUAMM nurse. - [PROUD OF BEING FATHER](https://doctorswithafrica.org/proud-of-being-father/): Isaya in Tanzania is the father of Innocent, a child suffering from serious malnutrition, which has caused him to be placed in intensive care. - [Life and Love will win, HAPPY EASTER!](https://doctorswithafrica.org/life-and-love-will-win-happy-easter/): Easter is coming. A holiday to commemorate resurrection, life over death. Our thoughts cannot fail to go with those living in dark times, facing suffering and death every day. As Pope Francis keeps reminding us, every conflict, every war is a sacrilege, an atrocity we have to stop fuel before it destroys human beings. Everywhere in the world. From Ethiopia to Northern Mozambique, from South Sudan to Central African Republic up to that one closer to us, in Ukraine. - [WDF TURNS 20 :|THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP FOR DIABETES' CARE AND PREVENTION](https://doctorswithafrica.org/wdf-turns-20-the-power-of-partnership-for-diabetes-care-and-prevention/): An extraordinary opportunity for professionals to discuss best practices and find new approaches in care and prevention of diabetes.  Among many other speakers, Doctors with Africa is taking part in the symposium to take the experience and the expertise acquired in Africa. - [MARCH 24TH WORLD TUBERCOLOSIS DAY:|CUAMM RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO DEFEAT ENDEMIC DISEASES](https://doctorswithafrica.org/march-24th-world-tubercolosis-day/): Every day over 4.100 people around the world lose their lives to TB and around 30.000 fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Doctors with Africa Cuamm renews its commitment to defeat this silent disease which incidence is higher than expected. The efforts in Uganda and Angola proved that team-work can be crucial along with community engagement. - [PARMA THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HAS A NEW ADMISSION PATHWAY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/parma-the-childrens-hospital-has-new-admission-pathway/): The new sections, inaugurated today, have been implemented by Doctors with Africa Cuamm in the framework of IRC19 project “Italia Response to Covid-19: Improving governance and community preparedness for a resilient society (IRC19)”, supported by USAID, United States Agency for International Development. - [Fighting HIV is possible](https://doctorswithafrica.org/fighting-hiv-is-possible/): In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the closing event of the 'Test&Treat' project, to share the progress made on the ground in containing the epidemic. - [Ukraine. Political dialogue and diplomatic action must continue](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ukraine-despite-everything-political-dialogue-and-diplomatic-action-must-continue/): Against the decision to focus everything on military alliances and the threat of arms in an independent state, LINK 2007 network of NGOs reaffirms the need to make every effort to return to political and diplomatic dialogue, even if this seems impossible. - [AN UNEXPECTED TRUCE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/an-unexpected-truce/): The story of a Monday in the paediatric intensive care unit of Bangui Hospital, Central African Republic. - [Being a midwife in Angola](https://doctorswithafrica.org/being-a-midwife-in-angola/): Florentina  and Fernanda  are two traditional parteiras. They walk among the small communities to hold awareness-raising meetings on safe childbirth. We met them during a day of training for the parteiras: a tale of dedication and care, truly every day. - [MOZAMBIQUE: THE DESIRE TO BE VACCINATED IS STRONG](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mozambique-the-desire-to-be-vaccinated-is-strong/): The commitment of Doctors with Africa Cuamm in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, supported by the European Union, also involves field-research. - [REMEMBERING PIERA FOGLIATI](https://doctorswithafrica.org/remembering-piera-fogliati/): One year after her death, a small book, which friends and colleagues wanted to dedicate to her, is published: "The ongoing search for the common good. Remembering Piera Fogliati" - [TELEMEDICINE CONSULTATION TO MONITOR PREGNANT WOMEN WHO TESTED POSITIVE TO COVID-19](https://doctorswithafrica.org/telemedicine-consultation-to-monitor-pregnant-women-who-tested-positive-to-covid-19/): The healthcare innovation introduced at Mangiagalli Clinic at the Policlinico of Milan, implemented by Doctors with Africa CUAMM with the support of the American Government, was launched today. Remote monitoring is a new approach that allows health practitioners to monitor patients out of the traditional physical setting of healthcare and to intervene when necessary. - [START AGAIN WITH...|GIUSEPPE LATERZA AND FEDERICO FAMA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/start-again-with-alberto-mantovani-noemi-bazzanini-2/): Giuseppe Laterza and Federico Fama tell us their idea of re-starting, during this worldwide pandemic that we are all still going through. - [START AGAIN WITH...|ALBERTO MANTOVANI E NOEMI BAZZANINI](https://doctorswithafrica.org/start-again-with-alberto-mantovani-noemi-bazzanini/): The journey towards the Annual Meeting continues with two more guests who will be with us on November 13th at the Gran Teatro Geox to experience together the many dimensions of a new start/beginning that unites us all. - [START AGAIN WITH...|LIVIANA DA DALT AND FRANK HOUNDJAHOUE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/start-again-with-liviana-da-dalt-and-frank-houndjahoue/): In an ideal approach to the Annual Meeting of November 13, we want to collect small, valuable insights from the many guests who honor us with their presence. Here are the testimonies of Professor Liviana Da Dalt, Director of the Department of Women's and Children's Health of the Hospital-University of Padua and Frank Houndjahoue, Cuamm paediatrician in Bangui, Central African Republic. - [ANNUAL MEETING 2021](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting/): ANNUAL MEETING IN PADUA, GEOX THEATRE 13th NOVEMBER 11.00 am – 12.30 pm A new shared commitment between Africa and Italy. - [Sharing to feel less alone](https://doctorswithafrica.org/sharing-to-feel-less-alone/): A book can be a very powerful tool for creating connections. This is why "Experiences and ways to hope" was born, a book that aims to fight discrimination and marginalization of HIV patients in Angola. - [Taking care of the little ones for the country’s health](https://doctorswithafrica.org/taking-care-of-the-little-ones-for-the-countrys-health/): Improving accessibility to and innovating healthcare services for the newborns in Ethiopia is possible: proof of that is the Newborn Survival Project. The beginning of a journey towards the future of the country. - [The gaze of Berhanu](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-gaze-of-berhanu/): Berhanu Gulo, Project Officer in Ethiopia, tells us about the activities he deals with on a daily basis and the importance of acting as a bridge between the beneficiaries and the institutions in order to better develop the projects by responding to concrete needs. - [Kick-off of a new project on malaria in northern Uganda](https://doctorswithafrica.org/kick-off-of-a-new-project-on-malaria-in-northern-uganda/): 11 districts in northern and north-eastern Uganda, with a total population of 1,655,200 people, are involved in a new regional malaria project, launched by Doctors with Africa CUAMM on Thursday 30 September in the Kotido district of Karamoja region. - [Brescia A new triage at the pediatric emergency care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/caring-for-the-little-ones-2/): Inaugurated in Brescia the new reorganisation of the triage in the paediatric emergency department. One of the twenty interventions carried out by Doctors with Africa Cuamm, thanks to the support of UsAID. - [Caring for the little ones](https://doctorswithafrica.org/caring-for-the-little-ones/): Improving accessibility and innovating care services for newborn and children in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. This was the aim of the Newborn Survival Project which is coming to an end after three years of activities. - [A new commitment in Burkina Faso](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-commitment-in-burkina-faso/): Prevention and treatment of hepatitis B and C in a country where these diseases still threaten the health and lives of thousands. - [Training to care building competencies in South Sudan](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-to-care-building-competencies-in-south-sudan/): In the youngest and most fragile country in sub-Saharan Africa, CUAMM's commitment to educating future midwives and nurses continues. - [Thank You Pope Francis](https://doctorswithafrica.org/thank-you-pope-francis/): «Pope Francis has left us, and the emptiness and sorrow are deep. Until the very end – even as recently as yesterday – he continued to be present. With his people. With his Urbi et Orbi blessing, he wanted to give one final sign of love for our world, so torn apart by wars and yet so beloved and dear to him. He was a great help, a great source of hope for all of us at CUAMM Doctors with Africa. - [Making the difference in research and field work](https://doctorswithafrica.org/making-the-difference-in-research-and-field-work/): Interview to Jerry Ichto, Technical Advisor at CUAMM Uganda on a duty travel to Italy on the occasion of Implementation Research training course, three days dedicated to deepening the themes of operational research in the Global South.   - [Implementation research in low and middle income countries 2025 edition](https://doctorswithafrica.org/research-implementation-research-course-download-materials/): An English course aimed to postgraduates and PhD students with a healthcare background who are interested in learning more about field operational research. - [A classroom to disrupt HIV stigma](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-classroom-to-disrupt-hiv-stigma/): Medical students do know the clinical aspects related to infectious diseases but what if culture-rooted beliefs and misconceptions affect their perception and influence their daily life? A naked dialogue at Beira university, unveiled students' fears and helped them disrupt the stigma. - [Maternal and newborn health on air](https://doctorswithafrica.org/maternal-and-newborn-health-on-air/): On the occasion of World Health Day, a radio spot was aired in Bangui to raise awareness among as many women as possible about maternal and neonatal health-related issues. - [Powering Progress: the energy-food-health nexus for sustainable development](https://doctorswithafrica.org/powering-progress-the-energy-food-health-nexus-for-sustainable-development/): An event that brought together civil society representatives, institutions, private sector and faith-based organizations to share experience and expertise hence navigate future perspectives for sustainable development in LICs. - [Integrating clean cooking and health and nutrition strategies](https://doctorswithafrica.org/integrating-clean-cooking-and-health-and-nutrition-strategies/): Recognizing and addressing the nexus between energy, food and health. CUAMM's strategy in Angola. - [Renovated spaces and colorful paintings at Pujehun hospital](https://doctorswithafrica.org/renovated-spaces-and-colorful-paintings-at-pujehun-hospital/): Renovated spaces and colorful paintings at Pujehun Hospital make daily work more pleasant and efficient, while also helping to alleviate the patients' experience of hospitalization. A renovation led by CUAMM that many contributed in making happen: from CUAMM staff at the facility, to donors and friends. - [Malnutrition when adherence to treatment is lifesaving](https://doctorswithafrica.org/malnutrition-when-adherence-to-treatment-is-lifesaving/): Adherence to nutritional treatment is a key factor in achieving the desired clinical benefits. When the patient is a 2 and half years old children, caregivers together with health professionals play a crucial role in saving their life which is why it is so important to inform and educate on signs, symptoms and prevention. - [Improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene](https://doctorswithafrica.org/improving-access-to-safe-water-sanitation-and-hygiene/): Access to clean water is a basic human right, yet it remains a privilege for the few. In Angola, Mozambique and Uganda we are implementing WASH projects with the key objective of improving access to clean water, sanitation to curb morbidity and mortality due to preventable environmental factors. - [JUST IN TIME In Low Resource Settings](https://doctorswithafrica.org/just-in-time-in-low-resource-settings-2026-2/): Free online training course of Doctors with Africa CUAMM, boosting disaster preparedness among healthcare workers in low resource settings. - [UCM and CUAMM 30 years of cooperation](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ucm-and-cuamm-30-years-of-cooperation/): As the Catholic University of Beira celebrates its 30th anniversary, we retrace a long story of cooperation between CUAMM and UCM. An anniversary symbolizing a long cooperation committed to educating and training doctors in a country where lack of qualified health workforce jeopardize health outcomes and development. - [Women supporting other women every day](https://doctorswithafrica.org/women-supporting-other-women-every-day/): On the occasion of International Women's Day we want to celebrate the incredible women we work with across sub-Saharan Africa and honor their unwavering commitment to supporting and serving women in need. Meet a few of the inspiring women we’re spotlighting on March 8. - [Enhanced solidarity to support Beira neonatology](https://doctorswithafrica.org/enhanced-solidarity-to-support-beira-neonatology/): A fundraising initiative promoted by Godolphin and Latymer School in London will contribute to supporting the neonatology ward at HCB, point of reference for nearly 2 million people in Central Mozambique. - [Uganda welcomes a special visit](https://doctorswithafrica.org/uganda-welcomes-a-special-visit/): CUAMM team in Uganda has recently welcomed a AICS visit to Lango and Karamoja region. An occasion to discuss present challenges and explore future perspectives. - [Training healthcare providers from FBOs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-healthcare-providers-from-fbos/): A series of training courses have been held recently in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to strengthen the capacity of healthcare personnel to deliver quality, timely and evidence-based services to the population in need. - [A lifesaving humanitarian chain](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-lifesaving-humanitarian-chain-2/): A woman seeking a safe delivery in Bossangoa village, a emergency c-section, a newborn come into the world with a rare tumor. Then, a tremendous humanitarian chain to transfer both the baby and her mother to the pediatric hospital in Bangui. - [Bari joins the Fast Track Cities](https://doctorswithafrica.org/bari-among-fast-track-cities/): A global partnership to accelerate efforts towards the achievement of the three 90 targets to end HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Numerous cities around the world are partecipating in the initiative, Bari is officially among the Italian cities listed. - [Ukraine war three years on](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ukraine-war-three-years-on/): Three years on the outbreak of the Ukraine war, CUAMM’s commitment in Eastern Europe continues, from Ukraine to Moldova and Italy, to provide assistance to refugees and host communities and ensuring assistance to those who need it most. - [New medical equipment in Moldova](https://doctorswithafrica.org/new-medical-equipment-in-moldova/): IMAC hospital receives the first therapeutic hypothermia system to be installed in the Country and enforces its response capacity in newborns’ care. - [Giving voice to the future: preventing teenage pregnancy in Angola](https://doctorswithafrica.org/giving-voice-to-the-future-preventing-teenage-pregnancy-in-angola/): In Angola, the START project promotes women's health and empowerment to protect and improve the future of the whole community. - [Everyone has the right to grow up healthy](https://doctorswithafrica.org/everyone-has-the-right-to-grow-up-healthy/): CUAMM is working in Namibe province, southern Angola with activities aimed at ending malnutrition. Local artists are boosting educational campaign among local communities. - [Moldova managing neonatal complications in rural areas](https://doctorswithafrica.org/moldova-managing-neonatal-complications-in-rural-areas/): When facilities have little means to properly assist their patients and the distance from general hospitals hinder the provision of timely care, trained and qualified personnel can make the difference. - [Where obstetric emergencies are a race against time](https://doctorswithafrica.org/where-obstetric-emergencies-are-a-race-against-time/): Reaching a hospital is often a major challenge for women living in rural areas in Uganda. Once they get there, ensuring assistance from qualified health workers and basic services as a blood transfusion can be key to save their life and that of their baby. - [NICU International Workshop in Addis Ababa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/nicu-international-workshop-in-addis-ababa/): Four days dedicated to neonatal care and perinatal services promoted by CUAMM in collaboration with the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies and the Ethiopian Pediatric Association. An occasion to establish sustainable partnerships, facilitate national and international exchanges and bolster the neonatal care system in Ethiopia. - [Validated plans for the management of medical emergencies](https://doctorswithafrica.org/validated-plans-for-the-management-of-medical-emergencies/): A workshop to present and validate an emergency management model at the district, provincial, and national levels was held in Beira city, Sofala, Mozambique. - [South West Shoa Zone 25 years of health promotion](https://doctorswithafrica.org/south-west-shoa-zone-25-years-of-health-promotion/): From the construction of St. Luke Hospital to public health interventions, 25-years of commitment to promoting and facilitating access to healthcare across the South West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia. - [The struggle of South Sudanese girls in accessing and pursuing education](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-struggle-of-south-sudanese-girls-in-accessing-and-pursuing-education/): Poor literacy rate and low level of education in South Sudan put both the future of young girls and that of the country at risk. Girls represent the largest group of out-of-school people. Poverty, child marriage and cultural and religious views all hinder girls' education. - [Feeling useless older people’s experience of war](https://doctorswithafrica.org/feeling-useless-older-peoples-experience-of-war/): Despite being traumatic events for all, the Ukraine war poses particular challenges to the elderly. From accessing adequate housing to self-isolation. CUAMM offers them medical assistance and psychological support through Health Mobile Units mobilized at accomodation centres. - [On the other side of care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/chiulo-on-the-other-side-of-care/): From assisting women suffering from childbirth complications to giving birth to her son shortly after. Theresa is a nurse and a mother who gave birth to her second child in the same hospital where every day works to give women a safe and assisted delivery. - [10 shots to navigate our 2024](https://doctorswithafrica.org/10-shots-to-navigate-our-2024/): As 2024 winds down, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to CUAMM staff on the ground, our workers in the offices and CUAMM's volunteers and partners around the world for their dedication in promoting the universal right to health for all. Here is a selection of 10 moments from 2024 to recall some results achieved amidst hardship. - [IDPs conflict and climate change compound the crisis in Ethiopia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/idps-in-ethiopia-conflict-and-climate-change-compound-the-crisis/): Every year conflicts, climate-related disasters and economic pressures force millions of people to flee their homes. Being under the twin threat of conflict and extreme climate events, 4.5 million people in Ethiopia are currently internally displaced. The majority of them is being reported in Tigray. - [Implementation research in low and middle income countries 2026 edition](https://doctorswithafrica.org/research-implementation-research-course/): An English course aimed to postgraduates and PhD students with a healthcare background who are interested in learning more about field operational research. - [A shared commitment: the health of mothers and newborns](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-shared-commitment-the-health-of-mothers-and-newborns/): In Uganda, CUAMM has launched a project to increase access to maternal and newborn services in the Karamoja and Lango regions, with support from the ELMA Foundation. - [Little if nothing to live with](https://doctorswithafrica.org/little-if-nothing-to-live-with/): The war in Ukraine left 18 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Food, essential hygiene supplies, and basic materials are being ensured by CUAMM to vulnerable groups to cope with the harsh winter. - [Empowering health professionals to save lives](https://doctorswithafrica.org/empowering-health-professionals-to-save-lives/): A 7-day training course on neonatal emergencies and resuscitation to foster capabilities among health professionals in Ivory Coast, therefore reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rate - [Reducing the burden of TB in Ethiopia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/reducing-the-burden-of-tb-in-ethiopia/): Accelerate progress on TB reduction by merging operational research into field activities - [Steps forward Concrete perspectives](https://doctorswithafrica.org/steps-forward-concrete-perspectives/): Results and perspectives of CUAMM's intervention, supported by AICS, to improve the availability, quality and coverage of paediatric health services at CHUPB in the Central African Republic. - [Antimicrobial Resistance A Global Health Challenge](https://doctorswithafrica.org/antimicrobial-resistance-a-global-health-challenge/): A challenge that does not concern medicine alone. On the contrary, it connects human, environmental, and animal health within the One Health framework. - [The long way towards ending gbv](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-long-way-towards-ending-gbv/): From reporting, to screening and health assistance without failing to provide psychological support and legal assistance. CUAMM's commitment in Oyam district. - [The sufferings of women in northern Mozambique](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-sufferings-of-women-in-northern-mozambique/): Psychological violence and pysical abuse are the traumas women and young girls living in context of instability are extremeley likely to experience. 7 years on the surge of the attacks, GBV remains a main challenge in Cabo Delgado province. - [Ensuring logistics support amidst conflict](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ensuring-logistics-support-amidst-conflict/): As the conflict in Ukraine has exceeded 1,000 days, CUAMM continues to ensure logistics support and supplies within 72h to health facilities affected by the war. - [All in One zoonotic disease response](https://doctorswithafrica.org/all-in-one/): An integrated intervention aligned to the One Health approach, meant to reduce the incidence of zoonotic diseases in a region at high endemic risk. - [In the Heart of Ouham-Pendé Acting for the Health of Women and Children in CAR](https://doctorswithafrica.org/in-the-heart-of-ouham-pende-acting-for-the-health-of-women-and-children-in-car/): Maternal and child health, gender-based-violence, nutrition are the main pillars of our commitment in Ouham-Pendé prefecture, a hardest-to-reach area where needs are immense. We are operating at community and hospital level with the financial support of the European Commision. - [US Embassy to the Holy See visiting CUAMM](https://doctorswithafrica.org/us-embassy-to-the-holy-see-visiting-cuamm/): An official visit at CUAMM headquarter to deepen the collaborative efforts and renew the support provided by the US Embassy to the Holy See through its public diplomacy unit. - [Annual Meeting 2024 Health First](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-2024-health-first/): More than 1,800 people chose health and gathered in Turin on Saturday, November 16 to promote access to health for all in Africa. A commitment testified by CUAMM'S volunteers and partners. - [World’s diabetes day breaking barriers, bridging gaps](https://doctorswithafrica.org/worlds-diabetes-day-breaking-barriers-bridging-gaps/): As diabetes remains a critical global public health issue, CUAMM promotes access to equitable, comprehensive, affordable and quality treatment and care. - [CUAMM Enciende su compromiso with Manos Unidas](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-enciende-su-compromiso-with-manos-unidas/): CUAMM sheds a light on its commitment in Angola, Mozambique and Sierra Leone and participates in the global campaign Enciende tu compromiso launched by Manos Unidas to advocate  for the commitment to building a more equal world. - [A new possibility for newborn babies in Karamoja](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-possibility-for-newborn-babies-in-karamoja/): A new NICU has just been inhaugurated at St. Kitzito Maternal Hospital in Matany, Karamoja. A milestone in the promotion of accessibility and quality of newborn care in Uganda's most fragile region. - [Improving quality and accessibility of NCDs services in Ethiopia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ncds-services-improving-quality-and-accessibility-in-ethiopia/): A workshop was held in Addis Ababa to give account of a three-year long intervention to respond to the challenges of NCDs. - [Every mum matters Chiulo](https://doctorswithafrica.org/every-mum-matters-chiulo/): Assisted births can save a life in the last mile where cost-effective solutions and qualified personnel are key in reducing maternal mortality rate - [Caring for critical-ill mothers in Sierra Leone](https://doctorswithafrica.org/caring-for-critical-ill-mothers-in-sierra-leone/): In one of the country with the highest maternal mortality rate, CUAMM remains committed to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity with the support from Manos Unidas. - [Maternity care in Ivory Coast: enlarging the commitment](https://doctorswithafrica.org/enlarging-space-for-maternity-care-in-ivory-coast/): A new maternity ward in Abobo district was inhaugurated to benefit the most populated district in Ivory Coast. - [New skills in care work](https://doctorswithafrica.org/new-skills-in-care-work/): The focus of Cuamm's latest training at Bangui Children's Hospital was transfrontanellar ultrasound, a “new” tool with which local staff immediately tested themselves, thus moving from theory to practice. - [Sierra Leone new premises at PCMH](https://doctorswithafrica.org/sierra-leone-new-premises-at-pcmh/): CUAMM hands over new premises to the Minister of Health at PCMH Hospital in Sierra Leone, the main facility for maternal care. - [World Food Day The Right to Food for a Better Life and Future](https://doctorswithafrica.org/world-food-day-the-right-to-food-for-a-better-life-and-future/): 2,8 million people face malnutrition worldwide. A chronic yet silent emergency that contributes to 45% of global deaths among children under the age of 5. If we fail to accelerate actions, 80% of cases are estimated to be recorded in the African continent by 2030. - [Drought hindering women and newborns' well-being in Cunene province](https://doctorswithafrica.org/drought-hindering-women-and-newborns-well-being-in-cunene-province/): CUAMM and Manos Unidas join efforts to promote integrated health and nutritional services at Chiulo Hospital. - [Backstage of essential health services](https://doctorswithafrica.org/backstage-of-essential-health-services/): Through the INCLUSIVE project in Ethiopia, we are strengthening procedures for collecting, analyzing, and using health system data to provide higher-quality care to the population. - [CUAMM recognized by WHO for its commitment in controlling NCDs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-recognized-by-who-for-its-commitment-in-controlling-ncds/): The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) selected CUAMM as the recipient of 2024 Award recognizing its commitment in improving health outcomes in rural areas in Tanzania. - [CAR Expanding Intervention in the Country's Last Mile](https://doctorswithafrica.org/car-expanding-intervention-in-the-countrys-last-mile/): Thanks to support from the European Union, Doctors with Africa CUAMM is launching a new project to strengthen the health system in the northwest of the country, extending its commitment to the Koui hospital and communities in the area. - [Improving access to HIV services among adolescents](https://doctorswithafrica.org/improving-access-to-hiv-services-among-adolescents/): Educate young people/adolescents about safe sexual behaviours, encourage HIV testing, improve access to and quality of HIV healthcare services for adolescents/youth in Beira city and Nhamatanda district, Mozambique. - [Future doctors in Mozambique](https://doctorswithafrica.org/future-doctors-in-mozambique/): Patience, humanity, trustworthiness, affability, and empathy, along with an indispensable dose of professionalism. For Atianete, Hercília, Muaziza, and Victorino, these are the qualities that a medical professional should embody, and ones they hope to maintain throughout the years of practice ahead of them. This is what they revealed to us when we meet them in Beira, at the headquarters of the Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM). They are four of the 44 newly graduated doctors in general medicine, who were just declared doctors the day before by the Magnificent Rector, Professor Father Filipe Sungo. It was a grand ceremony that […] - [Fostering capabilities among french speaking FBOs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/fostering-capabilities-among-french-speaking-fbos/): “Compétences en matière de leadership et de mise en réseau” is the first french-taught course offered by CUAMM as part of the FBOs’ training package. - [A new diagnostic tool in neonatology](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-diagnostic-tool-in-neonatology/): A innovative training was held at Bangui Children's Hospital to foster diagnostic competencies related to pediatric neurological disorders. - [The training focusing on the newborns needs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-training-focusing-on-the-newborns-needs/): From Addis Ababa and throughout Ethiopia, a new intervention aimed at strengthening neonatal care in the Country. - [CAPACITATION FOR NEONATAL EMERGENCIES AND STABILIZATION](https://doctorswithafrica.org/capacitation-for-neonatal-emergencies-and-stabilization/): In Moldova, 92 health workers from 7 second-level facilities have been trained to improve the quaity of neonatal care nationwide. - [Reconstructing health care in war-torn Tigray region](https://doctorswithafrica.org/reconstructing-health-care-in-war-torn-tigray-region/): Reconstructing the health system in the war-torn Tigray region: from rehabilitating Shire hospital, to supporting pertinent health centres to training local health workforce on neonatal care. A major intervention is being launched in Ethiopia. - [DRIVING THE DESERT TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/driving-the-desert-to-provide-health-care/): As Angola experiences persistent drought, settled and nomadic communities in Namibe struggle to cope and face multiple health challenges.  CUAMM mobile clinics drive the area to provide health services including nutrition screening and pre-natal visits. - [BANGUI RENEWED SUPPORT TO THE PEDIATRIC COMPLEX](https://doctorswithafrica.org/bangui-renewed-support-to-the-pediatric-complex/): CUAMM and ACF, with the support of the European Union, lead a new partnership with the Ministry of Health and Population dedicated to maternal and pediatric care in Bangui. - [CUAMM JOINS GOARN](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-joins-goarn/): CUAMM partners with WHO Global outbreak alert and response network (GOARN) in controlling outbreaks and public health emergencies across the globe. - [MHPSS SERVICES IN CHERNIVSTI](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mhpss-services-in-chernivsti/): 2-days of activities promoted by CUAMM to care for the mental and emotional health of vulnerable peorple including children and adults who experienced the trauma of the conflict.. - [Clean Cooking Angola](https://doctorswithafrica.org/clean-cooking-angola/): Promoting access to clean cooking thus strengthen nutritional condition of peri-urban and rural communities in Uige province. The project was launched today in an event attended by local authorities and international partners. - [TRAINING FBOs LEADERSHIP AND NETWORKING SKILLS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-fbos-leadership-and-networking-skills/): A training module to provide strategic insights on leadership and networking skills aiming at mobilizing people and resources. - [DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/disseminating-knowledge/): 27 health workers from Soroca and Orhei Hospitals, Moldova, have benefited from the second training on neonatal emergencies and stabilization held by local qualified staff under the supervision of an international expert. - [TRAINING FBOs ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-fbos-on-maternal-and-child-health/): CUAMM and the Directorate of the National Program for Maternal and Child Health (DC-PNSME) works together to ensure quality health services in Ivory Coast by engaging FBOs representatives in training activities. - [UR-BEIRA INAUGURATED THE CALL-IN CENTRE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ur-beira-inaugurated-the-call-in-centre/): Mozambique has now its first emergency referral system. The call-in centre is ready to work around the clock to ensure timely emergency referral in Beira district, ensuring maternal and newborn emergency care. - [RESEARCH FOR QUALITY HEALTH COOPERATION](https://doctorswithafrica.org/research-for-health-quality-cooperation-event/): Scientific research as key driver for effective and sustainable health cooperation interventions in Africa. We invite you all to the event Saturday, June 8 from 9:30 to 1:00 pm at Palazzo Bo, Padua. - [MEASLES OUTBREAK IN MOLDOVA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/measles-outbreak-in-moldova/): As Moldova registered a mislease outbreak, the National Agency for Public Health (NAPH) timely adopted response measures to limit the infection and launched the immunization campaign among refugees with the support from CUAMM UK. - [MOZAMBICAN WOMEN'S DAY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mozambican-womens-day/): From North to South, from Tete to Quelimane, we congratulate each and every colleague in Mozambique who work tirelessly every day with strength, perseverance, and dedication for a society where everyone enjoys rights and freedoms and has equal opportunities.     - [VOICES FOR HOPE AWARD](https://doctorswithafrica.org/voices-for-hope-award/): Promoted by Sheikha Fatima Fund for Women Refugee Support and Empowerment Initiative (SFFWR) the award is dedicated to empowering women refugees and women working with NGOs. Call for submissions open until May 4th. - [TRAINING OF TRAINERS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-of-trainers/): A women-led task force has been formed in Moldova to strengthen capacities on neonatal emergencies and stabilization among health professionals therefore deliver quality maternal and newborn services throughout the country. - [MALARIA THE RESEARCH RESULTS PRESENTED IN KAMPALA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/malaria-the-research-results-presented-in-kampala/): CUAMM and University of Bari collaborated on a research project focusing on malaria in pregnancy and drug resistance, conducted in one of the countries most severely affected by the disease. The results of two years of work were presented in Kampala. - [CONNECTING, STRENGTHENING AND EMPOWERING FBOs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-together-with-fbos-for-healthcare-promotion/): Today in Rome CUAMM presented its commitment in support of 133 FBOs in 26 African countries. A challenge to be addressed through partnership set on common objectives and values. - [WOMENS' RIGHTS TO OVERCOME TABOOs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/womens-rights-to-overcome-taboos/): The right to health and the right to education are one to Martha who is a woman and a midwife in South Sudan where 92% of the deliveries are not assisted by qualified health personnel and therefore the country records one of the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. - [CEASEFIRE NOW GAZA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ceasefire-now-gaza/): Before the umpteenth carnage of innocent people, we join those calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. - [A grim anniversary](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-grim-anniversary/): The Russia-Ukraine war has just entered its third year, marking a grim milestone in the history of Europe. CUAMM is keeping up its commitment to support the civilians in Ukraine as it does in the numerous yet unnoticed war theatres in Africa. - [Why staying](https://doctorswithafrica.org/why-staying/): Since 2016, Jerry Ictho has been Senior Technical Advisor for Cuamm in Uganda, his home country, where «I stay and work to do my part and have an impact on those health indicators that I have seen improve over the last ten years». - [The American Ambassador to the Holy See in Moldova with CUAMM](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-american-ambassador-to-the-holy-see-in-moldova-with-cuamm/): A official visit to Moldova’s capital Chisinau guided by CUAMM’s team to see first-hand the support provided to meet refugees’ needs and foster host communities resilience and preparedness during the emergency. - [Ibrahim, Fullah and Saidu chasing a dream](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ibrahim-fullah-and-saidu-chasing-a-dream/): Three young men and the common dream of becoming doctors to serve their community. To chase that dream, they are now being trained at the PEN-Plus clinic in Pujehun working side by side with Silvia, CUAMM JPO and resident in internal medicine. - [MALARIA VACCINE ROLLOUT BEGINS IN CAMEROON MARKING A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR THE CONTINENT](https://doctorswithafrica.org/malaria-vaccine-rollout-begins-in-cameroon-marking-a-historic-milestone-for-the-continent/): Cameroon is the world’s first country to roll out the malaria immunization campaign: 4 doses must be administered. Transforming vaccine into immunization will be a major challenge. - [THE FORTUNE TO CALL AN AMBULANCE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-fortune-to-call-an-ambulance/): 8 ambulances, on duty 24/7, free of charge. Every single health centre can now refer to the three hospitals in Rumbek, Yirol and Cueibet. By calling the emergency number they receive information from qualified health personnel who send them the ambulance. - [EVERY SINGLE DROP IS PRECIOUS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/every-single-drop-is-precious/): According to the WHO, African countries, including Ethiopia, continue to experience severe blood shortages, resulting in many preventable deaths each year, particularly of women and children. CUAMM is committed to ensuring the availability of safe blood in Gambella. - [Bridging the Gap The Evolution of Just in Time Training](https://doctorswithafrica.org/jit-feedback-from-previous-editions/): Highlighting the surge in demand for high-quality training in low-resource settings and the strategic role of faith-based organizations. - [CPHIA CUAMM SIDE EVENT](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cphia-cuamm-side-event/): For the first time, CUAMM hosts an official side event to the 3rd edition of the International Conference on Public Health in Africa - [OFFICIAL CPHIA 2023 SIDE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cphia-2023-registration-form/): Register here to join the free virtual Side Event that will take place on wednesday November 22nd. - [ANNUAL MEETING 2023 RELIVE THE BEST MOMENTS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-2023-relive-the-best-moments/): A special thanks to the more than 1,800 people who came from all over Italy to live together at the Annual meeting of CUAMM and to give voice to Africa.   A special thanks to the many guests with us on stage and to the 1,800 people who came to Milan, from all over Italy, to give voice to Africa and put at the center the future of young Africans who wish to remain in the land where they were born. Today, all together, we have relaunched the commitment to take care of mothers and children. Everyone’s support is the […] - [ANNUAL MEETING 2023 GALLERY](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-2022-gallery-2/): Revive the best moments of the Annual meeting, held on November 4th, in Milan. - [ANNUAL MEETING 2023 ON THE MOVE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-meeting-2023-on-the-move/): About 1,800 people from all over Italy have gathered at Conservatorio di Milano on Sunday to attend the CUAMM Annual Meeting. - [Bridging the Gap a Portuguese Newborn Health Glossary](https://doctorswithafrica.org/bridging-the-gap-a-portuguese-newborn-health-glossary/): The Newborn Toolkit has just announced the launch of a Portuguese-translated Newborn Technical Terms Glossary that we have contributed in developing, along with the African Neonatal Association. A key tool to facilitate access to current and high-quality information, improve training pathways and ultimately the quality of care. - [WASH in Healthcare Facilities: A Global Call to Action](https://doctorswithafrica.org/wash-in-healthcare-facilities-a-global-call-to-action/): A major international event was held in Rome on April 22–23, bringing together faith-based organizations and partners dedicated to improving access to essential services—water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)—in healthcare facilities. The gathering provided a valuable opportunity to advocate for and accelerate progress in strengthening WASH systems in health settings. - [Contrasting GBV to shape a brighter future](https://doctorswithafrica.org/contrasting-gbv-to-shape-a-brighter-future/): A new commitment alongside young people in Cabo Delgado province to help shape a brighter, more equal, and just future free from violence. The PAZ project, promoted by the Aga Khan Foundation, was officially launched today in Maputo. - [Neonatal care services improve in Addis Ababa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/neonatal-care-services-improve-in-addis-ababa/): A fully renovated neonatal intensive care unit at the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital was inaugurated today in the presence of institutional representatives. - [OdonAssist From Research to Practice](https://doctorswithafrica.org/odonassist-from-research-to-practice/): On March 31, we hosted a high-level dissemination workshop in Addis Ababa to present the results of the Assist Ethiopia study. The event marked the conclusion of a feasibility trial for the OdonAssist™—an innovative device designed to simplify assisted vaginal birth (AVB) and reduce the need for risky cesarean sections in low-resource environments. - [Improving nutrition services in Uige](https://doctorswithafrica.org/improving-nutrition-services-in-uige/): Following the renovation works in Songo Municipality, Uíge province now boasts modern, fully equipped spaces dedicated to nutrition services. This initiative is part of the Clean Cooking program, implemented in partnership with the Salesians of Don Bosco and supported by Eni, aiming to improve health and nutrition outcomes for local communities. - [Midwifery moves further Monza meets Tosamaganga](https://doctorswithafrica.org/midwivery-move-further-monza-meets-tosamaganga/): Some collaborations create extraordinary opportunities—like the training experience offered to two Italian midwives who traveled from Italy to Tanzania as part of a joint program between CUAMM and the University of Milano-Bicocca. - [Innovating to Advance Better Health Outcomes Beira’s New Learning Hub](https://doctorswithafrica.org/innovating-to-advance-better-health-outcomes-beiras-new-learning-hub/): In Sofala, through a project funded by Italian Cooperation and in partnership with Sant’Egidio, Aispo, and the University of Sassari—we are transforming maternal and child healthcare through training, innovation, and collaboration. - [Tuberculosis a disease we can end](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tuberculosis-a-disease-we-can-end/): On World Tuberculosis Day, the story of Lokoth Joseph Akorikibok, a 39-year-old Ugandan diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis, reminds us that timely diagnosis must be accessible to all and that TB treatment can save lives. - [In Nekemte, to rebuild not to bomb](https://doctorswithafrica.org/in-nekemte-to-rebuild-not-to-bomb/): An appeal from CUAMM Director General Fr. Dante Carraro to rebuild the run-down, overcrowded hospital in Nekemte, Ethiopia — a vital lifeline for more than 5 million people. - [Translating research into practice](https://doctorswithafrica.org/translating-research-into-practice/): Can mathematical models improve healthcare service delivery in humanitarian settings? We explored this question during a two-day workshop in Addis Ababa, organized in collaboration with Kent Business School. The workshop builds on a long-standing partnership between the School and Doctors with Africa CUAMM, which has led to the development of an optimisation-based decision-support model. - [A New Chapter for Maternal and Child Health in Oyam and Otuke, Uganda](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-chapter-for-maternal-and-child-health-in-oyam-and-otuke-uganda/): Doctors with Africa CUAMM in partnership with African Network for Change, and in collaboration with the La Caixa Foundation, has officially launched a transformative two-year initiative in the Lango sub-region in Uganda, particularly in Oyam and Otuke Districts. - [Educating Communities, Protecting Women in the Central African Republic](https://doctorswithafrica.org/educating-communities-protecting-women-in-the-central-african-republic/): In the Central African Republic, an estimated 2.4 million people need humanitarian assistance—60% are women and girls, who face heightened risks of violence amid ongoing insecurity and conflict. With support from the EU and in partnership with local organizations, we are committed to protecting lives and improving access to essential healthcare. - [March 8 Unlocking Education, Empowering Women](https://doctorswithafrica.org/march-8-unlocking-education-empowering-women/): The story of Eliana is one in many in South Sudan - the youngest and most fragile country in the world. On International Women’s Day, her story is a reminder to protect and advocate for the right of every woman to determine her own future. - [Building Health, Nourishing the Future](https://doctorswithafrica.org/building-health-nourishing-the-future/): Malnutrition in Dodoma, Tanzania is not solely a matter of food availability; it reflects a complex interplay of economic barriers, water insecurity, limited dietary diversity, and early weaning practices, along with insufficient nutritional and hygiene knowledge. Together with PROSOLIDAR Foundation we are working to strengthen nutrition services by creating dedicated spaces in the pediatric department at Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital. - [Gambella’s Urgent Maternal and Newborn Health Needs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/gambellas-urgent-maternal-and-newborn-health-needs/): Following the resumption of hostilities in neighboring South Sudan, humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s Gambella region have intensified. We remain committed to adapting our response and ensuring that people fleeing violence—especially mothers and children—can access lifesaving essential services. - [From Hospitals to Communities Being Where It Matters Most](https://doctorswithafrica.org/from-hospitals-to-communities-being-where-it-matters-most/): From ambulance rushes to training new colleagues: the journey of Barbra, a Ugandan midwife supporting the mothers of Aber. - [FOUR YEARS OF WAR IN UKRAINE](https://doctorswithafrica.org/four-years-of-war-in-ukraine/): What Doctors with Africa CUAMM had initially launched as an emergency intervention has, unfortunately, continued, and as fighting persists and winter strains the civilian population, we remain where the need is greatest. - [WOLISSO CELEBRATES 50 NEW DIPLOMAS](https://doctorswithafrica.org/wolisso-celebrates-50-new-diplomas/): St. Luke College of Midwifery and Nursing proudly celebrates the graduation of 50 new healthcare professionals from the Class of 2026, including 22 midwives and 28 nurses. - [A step forward for women's health in Tanzania: the MACORESI project](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-step-forward-for-womens-health-in-tanzania-the-macoresi-project/): The MACORESI project kicks off, aiming to improve maternal and reproductive health through the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of obstetric complications, specifically vesico-vaginal fistula. - [Ethiopia: Life continues in Nguenyyiel](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ethiopia-life-continues-in-nguenyyiel/): Health services continue to be strengthened in the Nguenyyiel camp: maternal care and nutrition to guarantee rights and health for communities. - [Bangui Paediatric University Hospital hosts ECHO’s first visit](https://doctorswithafrica.org/bangui-paediatric-university-hospital-hosts-echos-first-visit/): An institutional occasion to strengthen dialogue with a key partner and reflect on achievements and future challenges in Central African Republic. - [Neglecting diseases caring for lives](https://doctorswithafrica.org/neglecting-diseases-caring-for-lives/): January 30 marks World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. Sara, Infectious Disease resident in Matany, Uganda, shares her experience: ‘Experiencing this day from here gives it an even deeper meaning.’ - [Empowering Communities: Linking Agriculture and Nutrition in Tanzania](https://doctorswithafrica.org/empowering-communities-linking-agriculture-and-nutrition-in-tanzania/): In Dodoma, Tanzania, we have just concluded a three year project dedicated to improving nutrition outcomes through innovative and sustainable agricultural practices thanks to the financial support from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. - [Mozambique Catastrophic Flooding Impacts Thousands of People](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mozambique-catastrophic-flooding-impacts-thousands-of-people/): Since 17 January, heavy rainfall have triggered widespread flooding in Mozambique affecting nearly 600,000 people and damaging more than 74,000 homes. Families have been forced to flee, entire neighbourhoods disappeared under the water and local infrastructure are either destroyed or inaccesible as rivers continue to overflow. - [Kyiv Enduring the Cold of War](https://doctorswithafrica.org/kyiv-enduring-the-cold-of-war/): As bombardments escalate and energy facilities are targeted, the civilian population is forced to survive freezing temperatures during the fourth winter of conflict. - [Learning to Nourish](https://doctorswithafrica.org/marburg-our-emergency-response-in-ethiopia-2-2/):  La storia di tre gemelli e un viaggio che unisce assistenza ospedaliera ed educazione nutrizionale - [Marburg Our Emergency Response in Ethiopia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/marburg-our-emergency-response-in-ethiopia/): Screening, infection prevention and control, health worker training, and risk communication and community engagement are key components of our emergency response to the Marburg outbreak. This integrated approach aims to contain the epidemic while ensuring the continuity of essential health services. - [Building new opportunities of care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/building-new-opportunities-of-care/): The Mattei Plan is taking shape in Ivory Coast, where we are working to provide the population with renewed, more functional spaces and new opportunities for care. Construction works are currently underway in Abobo, Abidjan. - [The scars of displacement and forced migration](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-scars-of-displacement-and-forced-migration/): Experiences of displacement and forced migration leave deep and lasting scars on people’s lives, causing severe psychological trauma and increasing vulnerability to poverty, exploitation, and re-traumatization, with significant consequences for mental health and well-being. Elisa Tembe - CUAMM psychologist and Project Manager, knows this reality firsthand. Today, she works on the front line, supporting individuals and communities as they recover from trauma and rebuild their lives. - [A frugal technology for safe births](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-frugal-technology-for-safe-births/): In Wolisso, Ethiopia, OdonAssist™ has made its way into the delivery room. Eight newborns have been delivered by health workers thanks to the use of this device, which is as innovative as frugal. It is the first time ever. - [Stepping Forward to Enhance Services for Newborns and Children](https://doctorswithafrica.org/stepping-forward-to-enhance-services-for-newborns-and-children/): Improving the quality and accessibility of maternal-newborn and child health services: the PROTECT project in Sofala province has contributed to this over the past three years. - [25 years of care and training](https://doctorswithafrica.org/25-years-of-care-and-training/): St. Luke’s Hospital in Wolisso, Ethiopia, Celebrates 25 Years of Care and Training. On the occasion, we gathered in Wolisso with local authorities, staff members, current and former students to celebrate this important milestone. - [Addressing the Needs of Refugees in Gambella](https://doctorswithafrica.org/addressing-the-needs-of-refugees-in-gambella/): A border region strained by a significant influx of refugees, Gambella has been a focal area for CUAMM since 2017. Our work ranges from strengthening the local health system and providing medical care in refugee camps to delivering essential emergency medical aid. - [Renewing our commitment to Ukraine](https://doctorswithafrica.org/renewing-our-commitment-to-ukraine/): For three years, we have stood alongside the people of Ukraine, supporting vulnerable communities and helping restore a health system deeply affected by the conflict. Thanks to a new project funded by the Italian Cooperation we launch a new phase of work focused on health, protection, and capacity building in the oblasts of Kharkiv and Sumy. - [Nurturing Hope in Bossangoa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/nurturing-hope-in-bossangoa/): The classroom at the Bossangoa School of Nursing and Midwifery is filled as classes begin for a cohort of thirty students. These men and women—drawn from communities across the district—are the first to seize the opportunity to study in Bossangoa at the new institute built by CUAMM in partnership with the Government of the Central African Republic. - [Amhara bringing care to displaced persons and host communities](https://doctorswithafrica.org/amhara-bringing-care-to-displaced-persons-and-host-communities/): Nearly 22,000 people live in Debre Berhan, North Shewa Zone in Amhara region, Ethiopia. They are internally displaced people (IDPs) located in three camps: China, Woynshet, and Bakelo Camp, and mostly coming from Wollega, Oromia region. Besides camp residents, there are thousands of IDPs hosted in the communities whose living conditions still need crucial attention. - [PRIDE AND SENSE OF BELONGING TANZANIA ANNUAL MEETING](https://doctorswithafrica.org/pride-and-sense-of-belonging-tanzania-annual-meeting/): The Tanzania Annual Meeting held in Dodoma gave CUAMM staff the opportunity to connect, reflect, align, and move forward with renewed energy. - [AM 2025 Nurturing the future](https://doctorswithafrica.org/am-2025-nurturing-the-future/): "Seventy-five years of community-building in disadvantaged regions of Africa are a value for all of Italy, and you are its extraordinary ambassadors." These words, spoken by President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella at CUAMM’s 2025 Annual Meeting, continue to resonate. They stand as a powerful recognition of the dedication and commitment of all those who work in the field and in Italy, as well as the volunteers and partners who share our mission. - [Health amid food energy and life](https://doctorswithafrica.org/health-amid-food-energy-and-life/): In Luanda, a day dedicated to the Clean Cooking programme and the opening of a photographic exhibition showcasing the flavours and habits of an Angola in transformation. - [Born at 28 Weeks: The Baby Who Defied the Odds in Tanzania](https://doctorswithafrica.org/born-at-28-weeks-the-baby-who-defied-the-odds-in-tanzania/): On World Prematurity Day, Bakara’s story reminds us of the vital importance of timely, high-quality care to ensure every newborn has the chance to grow and thrive. - [Reversing diabetes diagnosis not a death sentence](https://doctorswithafrica.org/reversing-diabetes-diagnosis-not-a-death-sentence/): While a diagnosis is not a life sentence and living with diabetes today is possible, access to care and the ability to manage a chronic illness remain enormous challenges in the contexts where we work. On World Diabetes Day, we want to reaffirm the importance of prevention and continuity of care, and remind everyone that health is a right for all. - [Training future health professionals An Innovative Health Project in Sierra Leone](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-future-health-professionals-an-innovative-health-project-in-sierra-leone/): CUAMM is working hand in hand with national and Italian universities in Sierra Leone to expand training opportunities and strengthen local capacities in the health sector. - [Tigray CUAMM Renovates Suhul Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit](https://doctorswithafrica.org/tigray-cuamm-renovates-suhul-hospitals-neonatal-intensive-care-unit/): Today, Suhul Hospital looks very different: a modern, fully equipped neonatal intensive care unit ensures life-saving treatment for premature and critically ill newborns. The refurbished spaces were inaugurated last week in an official ceremony attended by local authorities, partners, UN agencies representatives and hospital staff members. - [Nurturing the future CUAMM Annual Meeting 2025](https://doctorswithafrica.org/nurturing-the-future-cuamm-annual-meeting-2025/): CUAMM Annual Meeting is a special occasion that brings together CUAMM staff, volunteers, partners, donors, and friends to celebrate our shared mission and renew our commitment to health for all.This year marks an especially meaningful milestone, and we warmly invite you to celebrate with us — in Padua, if you can join us in person, or by following along on our social channels to stay connected wherever you are. - [Addressing the refugee crisis in Gambella](https://doctorswithafrica.org/addressing-the-refugee-crisis-in-gambella/): The urgent needs of people forcibly displaced into Ethiopia’s Gambella region since March 2025 continue to grow. A coordinated, rights-based, and community-driven approach is essential to provide comprehensive support, including health services, protection, shelter, water and sanitation, food security, and nutrition. - [Honorary PhD awarded to father Dante Carraro](https://doctorswithafrica.org/honorary-phd-awarded-to-father-dante-carraro/): An honorary PhD from the Sant’Anna 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 — staff, partners, and collaborators — who share our mission and work every day with Africa, not for Africa. - [Mozambique Turns Pink for Women’s Health](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mozambique-turns-pink-for-womens-health/): “Protecting women is protecting the future: screen today, save lives tomorrow!”Pink October in Mozambique was a day of awareness, education, and care dedicated to promoting early screening, breaking stigma, and celebrating the strength and resilience of women navigating the oncology care pathway. CUAMM teams joined the campaign in Beira and Quelimane. - [Determination Beyond Distance ensuring nutrition care in Tanzania](https://doctorswithafrica.org/determination-beyond-distance-ensuring-nutrition-care-in-tanzania/): A solo grandmother, a 6-years-old girl weighing only 19.8 lb and a long distance to cover to ensure her access to the treatment she so desperately needs. A story of love, care and collaboration from Kongwa District, Tanzania. - [The hidden cost of food insecurity](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-hidden-cost-of-food-insecurity/): Hunger is never just the lack of food. Instead, it threats balance, peace and prosperity. On World Food Day we reaffirm the importance of ensuring food security to restore stability and dignity to communities. - [Care is competence: Investing in healthcare staff in Sierra Leone](https://doctorswithafrica.org/care-is-competence-investing-in-healthcare-staff-in-sierra-leone-2/): In Pujehun, the training and mentoring programme for nurses specialising in anaesthesia continues: an investment in the future. - [MHPSS in Emergencies](https://doctorswithafrica.org/mhpss-in-emergencies/): Whether forced to flee their homes, endure staggering violence, or cope with the devastation caused by natural hazards, people in emergencies are often cut off from fundamental services including Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). At Doctors with Africa CUAMM, we witness this firsthand through our dedicated work to promote access to health for all. - [Advanced Training in Mozambique Second edition](https://doctorswithafrica.org/advanced-training-in-mozambique-second-edition/): The second edition of the Master in pediatric and neonatal emergencies for healthcare professionals in Mozambique has officially begun. 15 health professionals are enrolled in the Master promoted by Eduardo Mondlane University, in collaboration with the University of Padua, the Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM), and coordinated by CUAMM. - [Migrants and Asylum Seekers CUAMM’s Support](https://doctorswithafrica.org/migrants-and-asylum-seekers-cuamms-support/): In 2022 Doctors with Africa CUAMM started supporting the Immigration Office in Padua to ease and accelerate the workload caused by the crisis in Eastern Europe. Today, the commitment goes on and has been extended to other cities. - [World Day of Migrants and Refugees searching a better and dignified life](https://doctorswithafrica.org/world-day-of-migrants-and-refugees-searching-a-better-and-dignified-life/): On this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which Pope Francis has dedicated to the theme “Migrants, messengers of hope”, we reflect on Lamine’s story—one that mirrors the journey of many men and women striving for a better and dignified life. - [Papa Tito an African man](https://doctorswithafrica.org/papa-tito-an-african-man/): Tito Dal Lago, a milestone of CUAMM Uganda, suddenly passed away last night at his home in Kampala, beside his wife Nicoletta. The entire CUAMM community, both in Italy and Africa, and everyone who had the chance to know him, mourns his profound loss. - [Strenghtening neonatal care in Abobo](https://doctorswithafrica.org/strenghtening-neonatal-care-in-abobo/): The donation of medical equipment to three major facilities in Abobo, Abidjan, will enhance neonatal health services, thereby contributing to the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality in Ivory Coast. - [When Care does Becomes Accessible to All](https://doctorswithafrica.org/when-care-does-becomes-accessible-to-all/): Support to maternal and child health services in Bossangoa district. An ongoing commitment about to gain new momentum. - [Something rare in Tosamaganga](https://doctorswithafrica.org/something-rare-in-tosamaganga/): Rare is something that happens infrequently over time, like a natural triplet birth, carried out successfully. Rare is also a father sat in a hospital room carefully practicing kangaroo care. Sadly, rare is still arriving at the hospital with confidence to give birth safely. But not this time, not for Andrea Beta and her husband, who today hold their three baby girls in their arms. - [Preventing GBV through Early Detection](https://doctorswithafrica.org/preventing-gbv-through-early-detection/): A three-day training was offered to healthcare workers in Bangui to strengthen prevention and response to GBV in healthcare facilities. The activity was carried out as part of the UNFPA project. - [Beira Advancing Medical Training and Care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/beira-advancing-medical-training-and-care/): Those who received their health sciences diploma today are preparing to serve their community with dedication and commitment. The same spirit we want to foster in a new space devoted to training and care: UCM’s new maternity ward. - [CUAMM Supports the Global Sumud Flotilla](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-supports-the-global-sumud-flotilla/): May care always find its way, even across the sea. - [ANA Conference: CUAMM Research Projects on Neonatal Care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ana-conference-cuamm-research-projects-on-neonatal-care/): On the occasion of the ANA conference, we have presented three research projects on neonatal care confirming CUAMM's strong dedication and interest in operational research. - [Gambella emergency New wave of refugees from South Sudan](https://doctorswithafrica.org/gambella-emergency-new-wave-of-refugees-from-south-sudan/): We have just launched an emergency intervention in Wantawo District to provide immediate assistance to both host communities and refugees while strengthening the capacity of the local health system. - [World breastfeeding week Create support systems](https://doctorswithafrica.org/world-breastfeeding-week-create-support-systems/): “Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems.” is the theme chosen this year to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. We have emphasized it by collaborating, promoting and partecipating in a series of iniziatives in some of the countries we work in. - [Empowering Refugees the experience of CHWs in Ethiopia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/empowering-refugees-the-experience-of-chws-in-ethiopia/): Gambella region has hosted a large number of mostly South Sudanese refugees since 2014. Today, more than 395,000 refugees are living in seven camps, including Nguneyyiel where CUAMM CHWs work tirelessly to ensure them basic healthcare services. - [Escalating displacement in Cabo Delgado CUAMM’s reponse](https://doctorswithafrica.org/escalating-displacement-in-cabo-delgado-cuamms-reponse/): In late July attacks by non-State armed groups (NSAGs) have triggered the displacement of an estimated 46,000 individuals mainly in Chiure where our mobile health clinics have now scaled-up their operations to deliver an urgent and timely response to the people in need. - [Moses made it](https://doctorswithafrica.org/moses-made-it/): Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. Weaning is just as important. Unfortunately, inadequate resources or lack of education can turn this pivotal stage into a serious risk for infants. Moses’ story starkly illustrates this: his case underscores how improper weaning can contribute to life-threatening conditions. - [Growing together](https://doctorswithafrica.org/growing-together/): Teaching at the Catholic University of Mozambique in Beira and working with its students is both challenging and deeply rewarding. It’s far more than a job—it’s a mutual journey of growth that tutors and students undertake together. - [Enough is enough](https://doctorswithafrica.org/enough-is-enough/): Alarmed by the humanitarian emergency in Gaza, we have chosen to join the petition launched on The Lancet by professors from the University of Padua and many other voices from the academic world. A call to break the silence and reiterate the urgent need for a immediate ceasefire. - [Annual Report 2024](https://doctorswithafrica.org/annual-report-2024/): The 2024 Annual Report is our way of sharing a transparent account of the work we’ve carried out in Italy and in the 9 countries where we operate. Page after page, it outlines the activities planned and implemented throughout the year in pursuit of our mission: to protect and promote the right to health for all. - [Training FBOs on leadership, management & governance](https://doctorswithafrica.org/training-fbos-on-leadership-management-governance/): We hosted a three-day training at St.Luke's Hospital, Wolisso inviting 34 Catholic Sister professionals from 14 zones across three different regions of Ethiopia. - [A new blood bank for Karamoja](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-new-blood-bank-for-karamoja/): Strengthening Health Systems: in Uganda, CUAMM and Ireland Embassy launch the construction of a Blood Bank for Karamoja Region. - [CUAMM Awarded in China the Study on Health, Behavior, and Climate Change](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-awarded-in-china-the-study-on-health-behavior-and-climate-change/): The International Conference on Climate Leadership, held in Harbin, China on July 21–22, provided a valuable platform to present and discuss the nexus between health and climate change. On the occasion, we got the chance to showcase the results of our field-based research initiative on preventing climate-sensitive infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera in Mozambique. - [Leave No One Behind CUAMM in Apulia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/leave-no-one-behind-cuamm-in-apulia/): A widespread healthcare intervention born in the heart of the province of Foggia, among seasonal and migrant agricultural workers, which extends to other provinces in Apulia to bring assistance to the most marginalized. - [The fight against malnutrition starts with the community](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-fight-against-malnutrition-starts-with-the-community/): Young people in Ombadjia give their valuable support to be close to and help malnourished children and their families. Because caring begins within the community. - [A inner dedication to health and human resources](https://doctorswithafrica.org/a-inner-dedication-to-health-and-human-resources/): Olumide Salawu is the new Country Manager for South Sudan. He shares how he first encountered CUAMM and what challenges lie ahead for the organization’s work in the Africa’s youngest nation. - [URC2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome](https://doctorswithafrica.org/urc2025-ukraine-recovery-conference-in-rome/): The fourth edition of the global gathering dedicated to the swift recovery and long-term reconstruction of Ukraine took place in Rome on 10 and 11 July. CUAMM participated in it and collaborated with several other NGOs in the side event dedicated to empowering people, organized by Caritas Italiana. - [Breaking barriers for inclusion a step forward](https://doctorswithafrica.org/breaking-barriers-for-inclusion-a-step-forward/): From margins to center: rethinking disability and inclusion in public health – a resident’s experience in Mozambique - [Graduation ceremony in Wolisso](https://doctorswithafrica.org/graduation-ceremony-in-wolisso/): St. Luke Midwifery and Nursing School in Wolisso hosted the 22nd graduation ceremony on June 28. Students include 24 midwives and 35 nurses who have been supported by CUAMM throughout their academic path. Today, they are qualified and competent healthcare professionals. - [Chiulo renovated spaces reinvigorate care](https://doctorswithafrica.org/chiulo-renovated-spaces-reinvigorate-care/): We have just completed and inaugurated the rehabilitation works at Chiulo Hospital. Laboratory, delivery room, theatre room and radiology have been renovated and equipped to better serve mothers and children. - [Protecting life at birth the importance of nurses](https://doctorswithafrica.org/protecting-life-at-birth-the-importance-of-nurses/): In Beira, Mozambique, practical training has begun for the 20 nurses participating in the annual professional neonatal nursing course, which started last February. This is an opportunity for exchange and growth that cannot be taken for granted for those who have often been accustomed to working without adequate training, alone, in a context where challenges are many. - [Refugees in Africa: those who stay, those who heal](https://doctorswithafrica.org/refugees-in-africa-those-who-stay-those-who-heal/): On the occasion of World Refugees Day, we shed a light on the lives of those forced to flee and renew our commitment in ensuring millions across Uganda and Ethiopia the right to accessing care. - [CUAMM meets CAR President in Bangui](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-meets-car-president-in-bangui/): Yesterday in Bangui CUAMM Director General was received for the first time by the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, together with Ambassador Filippo Scamacca del Murgo and CUAMM Country Representative - Marina Panarese. An occasion to discuss CUAMM's commitment for health promotion in the Country. - [Sickle Cell Disease a forgotten NCD](https://doctorswithafrica.org/sickle-cell-disease-a-forgotten-ncd/): On the occasion of World Sickle Cell Disease Day whish is observed worldwide on June 19, the global community joins forces to raise awareness on one of the most widespread yet often overlooked genetic blood disorders. In Pujehun district, Sierra Leone, CUAMM is addressing the public health issue represented by NCDs through the PEN-Plus project. - [Blood bank as a lifeline in Karamoja](https://doctorswithafrica.org/blood-bank-as-a-lifeline-in-karamoja/): The Moroto Blood Bank stands out as a life-saving service in Karamoja, significantly improving health outcomes in the region. Since its opening in 2022, it has contributed to notable improvements in maternal and child health indicators. Nevertheless, cultural barriers remain a challenge—one that CUAMM is addressing through a comprehensive strategy. - [Accelerate 2050 sharing experiences to drive impact](https://doctorswithafrica.org/accelerate-2050-sharing-experiences-to-drive-impact/): We have recently gathered in Brindisi, Apulia on occasion of Accelerate2050 the global conference focused on social, financial and environmental sustainability promoted by Sustainatopia event. An opportunity to share experiences and discuss strategies for global issues. Together with international guests, we explored the nexus between climate and health. - [Ukraine No truce](https://doctorswithafrica.org/ukraine-no-truce/): As fighting intensifies in the east, medical logistics becomes even more important to ensure adeguate and timely care in areas most affected by the conflict. Over the past year, with the support of AICS we have involved eleven healthcare facilities located in Dnipropetrovska and Donetska oblasts in medical logistics activities, reaching a target population of 30,400 people. - [Diagnosis, treatments, resources tools that save lives](https://doctorswithafrica.org/diagnosis-treatments-resources-tools-that-save-lives/): There are places where seeking care is a challenge, receiving the right diagnosis luck and ensuring proper treatment a bless no one takes for granted. Central African Republic is one of those. Bethel was lucky enough to receive the care he needed in the one and only paediatric hospital in the Country, where CUAMM team works around the clock to ensure children like him adeguate and timely care. - [S.K.I.L.L.E.D: Training youth for a more inclusive and sustainable healthcare system](https://doctorswithafrica.org/s-k-i-l-l-e-d-training-youth-for-a-more-inclusive-and-sustainable-healthcare-system/): Promoting and supporting the education of young people from and in the most vulnerable countries is the basis of CUAMM's commitment, which continues today in Sierra Leone with the S.K.I.L.L.E.D. project. - [Cholera outbreak in Angola CUAMM emergency response](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cholera-outbreak-in-angola-cuamm-emergency-response/): As Angola experience one of the worst cholera outbreak in decades, CUAMM is ready to deliver an emergency response to contain the outbreak and reduce transmission. Activities are implemented in collaboration with UNICEF, with the financial support of the European Union. - [Addressing health challenges with FBOs](https://doctorswithafrica.org/addressing-health-challenges-with-catholic-institutions/): What role do faith-based organizations (FBOs) play in delivering care? How can the principle of free care be combined with sustainability and quality in resource-limited settings like Sierra Leone? These and other questions were discussed at an event held in Freetown. - [Advanced training in Mozambique Diploma Ceremony](https://doctorswithafrica.org/advanced-training-in-mozambique-diploma-ceremony/): 14 people got their degree as they concluded the advanced training programme on paediatrics and neonatal care. The initiative was led by the University of Padua and CUAMM, in collaboration with the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo and the Catholic University of Beira thanks to the support of MUR. - [Rural medicine off Wolisso](https://doctorswithafrica.org/rural-medicine-off-wolisso/): Distance is not merely a matter of miles but opportunities, services and accessibility. CUAMM medical staff takes medicine where it is most often neglected. We collected the testemony from Carlo Airola - resident in internal medicine currently serving in Ethiopia. - [Two girls, Two stories of motherhood](https://doctorswithafrica.org/two-girls-two-sories-of-motherhood/): Motherhood is a challenging path. It has no rules or set patterns and becoming a mother can be so frightening that it makes you want to run away or so thrilling that your joy becomes contagious. - [Supply medical equipment to enhance the quality and effectiveness of healthcare services](https://doctorswithafrica.org/supply-medical-equipment-to-enhance-the-quality-and-effectiveness-of-healthcare-services/): A wide range of items have recently been donated to Hamer District and Turmi Town to equip healthcare facilities with essential tools therefore improve healthcare serfvice delivery. - [Challenges and solutions for maternal and child health](https://doctorswithafrica.org/challenges-and-solutions-for-maternal-and-child-health/): The annual scientific event by CUAMM was held in Milan to discuss the role of operational research in addressing present challenges related to maternal and child health. - [The Value of on the job training](https://doctorswithafrica.org/the-value-of-on-the-job-training/): Involving health professionals in on-the-job training can significantly impact the quality of services provided and improve health outcomes, from peripheral health centers to central hospitals. - [Working with and within Communities](https://doctorswithafrica.org/working-with-and-within-communities/): Community Health Workers are often unnoticed and their work is widely underestimated but they are actually the bridge between service providers and communities, especially in underserved or remote areas. - [Strengthening Services in Ivory Coast](https://doctorswithafrica.org/strengthening-services-in-ivory-coast/): Two major initiatives focused on maternal and newborn health bring new momentum to CUAMM’s commitment in the country and strengthen the collaboration with academic institutions. ## Pages - [Non-health profiles - Administrators](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/work-with-us/non-health-professionals/non-health-professionals-administrators/): Join us to work on the front line. - [Just in Time](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/just-in-time/): Free online training course of Doctors with Africa CUAMM, boosting disaster preparedness among healthcare workers in low resource settings. - [Work with us](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/work-with-us/): Being “with” Africa indicates a style, a method of working. - [Dissemination materials](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/in-the-field/dissemination-materials/): This page is dedicated to share fact sheets, infographics. success stories and posters about our work experience in Africa. - [Media](https://doctorswithafrica.org/latest/media/) - [Health profiles - Surgeons](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/work-with-us/health-professionals/profili-sanitari-chirurghi/): Join us to work on the front line. - [Donazione regolare con addebito SEPA](https://doctorswithafrica.org/support-us/donazione-regolare-con-addebito-sepa/) - [5x1000](https://doctorswithafrica.org/sostienici/5x1000/): Il tuo aiuto per noi vale tantissimo. Scopri come donare il tuo 5×1000. - [Corsi per universitari e neolaureati](https://doctorswithafrica.org/corsi/corsi-per-universitari/): Per futuri medici, infermieri e professionisti - [Financial statements](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/annual-report/financial-statements/): Scopri i risultati e l’impatto concreto del nostro operato.  - [Non-health Professionals](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/work-with-us/non-health-professionals/): Work with us on the front line. - [Health Professionals](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/work-with-us/health-professionals/): Join us and work on the front line. - [Italy](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italy/): Discover our work in Italy. - [Europe](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/europe/): Discover our work in Europe. - [Benefici Fiscali](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/benefici-fiscali/) - [Whistleblowing](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/organization/whistleblowing/): The Opera San Francesco Saverio Foundation has an internal reporting system for violations of rules that harm or may harm the public interest or the integrity of the Foundation (Whistleblowing), the management of which has been entrusted to the Compliance Office. - [Training in Africa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/training-in-africa/) - [In emergencies](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/in-emergencies/) - [Imprese sostenitrici](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/imprese-sostenitrici/) - [Diventa un’impresa con l’Africa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/diventa-impresa-con-lafrica/) - [Nutrition](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/nutrition/): We look after mothers and children by providing quality care throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the early years of life, so that every birth is a safe beginning. - [Chronic diseases](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/chronic-diseases/): We support the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular conditions, ensuring continuity of care also for patients living with long-term illnesses. - [Infectious diseases](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/infectious-diseases/): We work to prevent and treat major infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, while strengthening local health systems and promoting equitable access to care. - [Climate change](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/climate-change/): We work to raise awareness and strengthen the capacity of communities and health systems to respond to the effects of climate change — from floods to droughts — that threaten health and access to essential services. - [Organisation policies](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/organization/our-policies/): The structure of Doctors with Africa CUAMM is legally integrated within the “Opera San Francesco Saverio” Foundation. - [Organization](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/organization/): A single structure serving a single mission - [Veneto](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/veneto/) - [Trentino Alto Adige](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/trentino-alto-adige/) - [Sicilia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/sicilia/) - [Sardegna](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/sardegna/) - [Puglia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/puglia/) - [Piemonte](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/piemonte/) - [Marche](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/marche/) - [Liguria](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/liguria/) - [Lazio](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/lazio/) - [Friuli Venezia Giulia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/friuli-venezia-giulia/) - [Abruzzo](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/abruzzo/) - [Lombardia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/lombardia/) - [South Sudan](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/south-sudan/): The youngest country in Africa, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 and is currently the poorest country in the world, ranked 193rd—last on the Human Development Index. Ongoing clashes and internal conflicts make it one of the most difficult and fragile contexts in Africa. - [ADE: attività didatticaelettiva](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-per-i-giovani/ade-attivita-didatticaelettiva/): LOREM IPSUM - [Wolisso project](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-per-i-giovani/wolisso-project/): Obiettivo principale del progetto è permettere allo studente di toccare con mano la cooperazione sanitaria internazionale e sviluppare un senso critico sul diritto fondamentale alla salute grazie ad esperienze dirette di apprendimento e tirocinio. - [Borse di studio per ostetriche e ostetrici](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-per-i-giovani/borse-di-studio-per-ostetriche-e-ostetrici/): lorem ipsum - [Corso base: Formarsi per Cooperare](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-per-i-giovani/corso-base-formarsi-per-cooperare/): Il corso ha l’obiettivo di introdurre ai valori, all’approccio strategico e alle modalità operative di Medici con l’Africa Cuamm, offrendo strumenti per comprendere il contesto africano, approfondire i principali ambiti della salute globale e acquisire una visione chiara delle priorità sanitarie e delle modalità di intervento più appropriate. - [Toscana](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/toscana/) - [Emilia romagna](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/emilia-romagna/) - [Events](https://doctorswithafrica.org/event-directory/): [add_eventon] - [Cuamm per i giovani](https://doctorswithafrica.org/cuamm-per-i-giovani/) - [Altri paesi](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/altri-paesi/) - [Support us](https://doctorswithafrica.org/support-us/): Donate in a simple and transparent way, helping strengthen our commitment every day. - [Sostienici](https://doctorswithafrica.org/sostienici/) - [Singola news](https://doctorswithafrica.org/latest/news/singola-news/) - [Gruppi d'appoggio](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/gruppi-dappoggio/): Trova il gruppo d’appoggio più vicino a te e inizia il tuo volontariato. - [Diventa volontario](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/diventa-volontario/): Entra come volontario in Italia collaborando ai nostri eventi e proponendo nuove attività! - [Join us](https://doctorswithafrica.org/join-us/) - [Press room](https://doctorswithafrica.org/latest/media/press-room/): Press contacts and downloadable media materials. - [Events](https://doctorswithafrica.org/latest/events/): Moments we have shared, places we have gathered, and partners we have met - [biblioteca digitale](https://doctorswithafrica.org/latest/biblioteca-digitale/): Scopri riviste, libri, video e podcast - [News](https://doctorswithafrica.org/latest/news/): Read the latest news from CUAMM - [Latest](https://doctorswithafrica.org/latest/) - [Eventi formativi](https://doctorswithafrica.org/corsi/eventi-formativi/): Incontri di aggiornamento e confronto con esperti e operatori sul campo - [Corsi per professionisti sanitari](https://doctorswithafrica.org/corsi/professionisti-sanitari/): Per medici, infermieri e ostetriche - [Corsi](https://doctorswithafrica.org/corsi/) - [Health & Development](https://doctorswithafrica.org/health-and-development/) - [Our partners](https://doctorswithafrica.org/i-nostri-partner/): Discover our international network of research partners. - [Scientific publications](https://doctorswithafrica.org/operational-research/pubblicazioni-scientifiche/): Read scientific publications from our field experience. - [For mothers and children](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/for-mothers-and-children/): We care for mothers and children by ensuring qualified assistance during pregnancy, childbirth, and the early years of life, so that every birth is a safe beginning. - [Operational research](https://doctorswithafrica.org/operational-research/) - [Scegli il servizio civile con Cuamm](https://doctorswithafrica.org/lavora-con-noi/servizio-civile/): Inizia un anno formativo con noi. - [in italia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/lavora-con-noi/in-italia/): Scopri tutte le opportunità nel territorio. - [in africa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/lavora-con-noi/in-africa/): Parti con noi per agire in prima linea. - [Lavora con noi](https://doctorswithafrica.org/lavora-con-noi/) - [In the field](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/in-the-field/): Find out what we do in the field - [Italia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/italia/): Scopri il nostro impegno dall’assistenza alla formazione. - [Contacts](https://doctorswithafrica.org/contacts/) - [History](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/storia/): Trace the milestones of our journey, from Italy to Africa. - [Annual report](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/annual-report/): Find out the results and the impact of our work - [Mission](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/mission/): Discover what drives us and the values that guide our work. - [Who we are](https://doctorswithafrica.org/who-we-are/) - [Imprese con l’Africa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/imprese-con-lafrica/) - [Uganda](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/uganda/): From West Nile to Karamoja Uganda is an East African country with nearly 48 million inhabitants. Today, it faces the challenge of providing healthcare services to a young and rapidly growing population. - [Tanzania](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/tanzania/): Tanzania is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with over 65 million inhabitants, roughly three times the size of Italy. Despite economic growth and political stability, it still ranks 167th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index. - [Sierra Leone](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/sierra-leone/): Among the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sierra Leone is known for its vast deposits of diamonds and precious minerals, which unfortunately do not translate into improved living conditions for most of the population, who continue to live below the poverty line. - [Central African Republic](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/central-african-republic/): The country is facing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in Africa, due to internal instability caused by conflict between armed groups and external actors competing for control of the country’s vast natural resources. - [Mozambique](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/mozambique/): More than twice the size of Italy and home to over 33 million people, Mozambique is a country rich in resources and potential, yet it still faces significant needs—particularly in the health sector. - [Ethiopia](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/ethiopia/): Ethiopia is one of the most populous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and, despite the progress made in recent years, it remains among the poorest countries in the world. - [Ivory Coast](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/ivory-coast/): With an average annual growth rate of 6.2%, Ivory Coast has been a stable country for more than 40 years and has the most prosperous economy in West Africa, despite significant disparities between the wealthier and more developed South and the North, where many vulnerabilities still persist. - [Angola](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/angola/): Angola is a large, resource-rich country, but economic growth is highly uneven particularly in rural areas. The country records some of the worst health indicators in the world, especially in maternal and child health. - [Africa](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/): Discover our work in Africa. - [Progetti](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/progetti/): Entra nel vivo dei nostri interventi. - [Where we work](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/): See where we are working and making an impact - [Our priorities](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/our-priorities/): Areas of intervention - [What we do](https://doctorswithafrica.org/what-we-do/) - [Homepage](https://doctorswithafrica.org/) ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/doctorswithafrica.org/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)