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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In Mozambique, important progress has been made in the prevention of non-communicable diseases, thanks to improved screening services offered in "cantinhos de rastreio".
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.
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.
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".