Doctors with Africa Cuamm
The first non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the field of healthcare to be
officially recognised in Italy, Doctors with Africa Cuamm is the largest Italian body working to
improve and safeguard the health of African populations. The organisation’s
projects have long-term goals, even when facing emergency situations, providing
quality healthcare services which are open to everyone. It is committed to
training and to spreading scientific knowledge through its technical
contributions to healthcare projects. Among the public institutions involved and
the general public, it extols the value of solidarity and cooperation between
populations.
The Italian member of the Medicus Mundi International Network Doctors with Africa Cuamm celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a series of events in October and November 2010. The President of
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Campaign/Advocacy
child health
Padua, 11 November 2010. "In Africa every year 4,5 million children below the age of 5 and 265'000 mothers die. These are figures of a genocide. Most of these deaths are linked with pregnancy and
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Conference Report
research
Antwerp, 11 November 2010. At this workshop, NGOs working in the field of international health cooperation and research institutions discussed past and ongoing cases of research partnerships,
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Rome, 18-20 December 2011. "Maternal and child health is a leading topic in the global agenda, and all the major stakeholders of the international community are joining their hands to address this
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Project
management and capacities
In 2009, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, together with academic partners, institutions and associations, contributed to the creation of the Italian Network for Global Health Teaching – RIISG. The main
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Mothers and children first. Mothers' access to safe childbirth and neonatal health free of charge.
"We continue to work towards strengthening healthcare systems, which has become our key
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"Our heart is still with the 4.5 million children aged under 5 who die each year in Sub-Saharan African (particularly the newborn in their first month of life) and the 265,000 mothers who lose
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Resource/Tool
diseases control
"Injustice, epidemics, environmental degradation… Our world experiences many disasters and dramas. Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the suffering and misery? You would like to change
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