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WHO and Kenya hand over theatre beds and cancer equipment to strengthen maternal and women's health services

Nairobi - Kenya's Ministry of Health and the World Health…
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WHO continues to support Malawi in building capacity to measure progress and outcomes in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.

Malawi sustains gains from the Quality-of-Care Network implementation

Malawi is institutionalizing quality of care in all its programmes…
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A safer start to life: How Tanzania is transforming childbirth care

Kagera — In a busy maternity ward at Kabyaile Health Centre in…
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WHO and Ministry of Health Launch the Minister’s Special Initiative on Maternal and Newborn Health in Maiwut

Upper Nile State – The Ministry of Health, together with WHO and…
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Régina Patricia Pepa : au plus près de la vie, malgré les défis

Regina Patricia Pepa: midwife taking on challenges to help women in Central African Republic

Bangui—For more than 30 years Regina Patricia Pepa, a midwife and…
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Aïssata Coulibaly: Serving women, at the heart of life

Aïssata Coulibaly: Serving women, at the heart of life

Bouaké - Every day, at the Belleville Urban Health Center in Bouaké,…
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Doris Gbaguidi, une sage-femme au service des générations au Bénin

Doris Gbaguidi: midwife serving generations in Benin

Lokossa – At Mono Departmental Health Centre in Lokossa, in the south…
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Simulation training transforms maternal care in Niger

Simulation training transforms maternal care in Niger

Niamey—In the Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC)…
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Ghana Launches Maternal Mental Health Policy to Address Critical Care Gap

Ghana has taken a significant step to address a long-standing gap in…
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Senegal transforms the childbirth experience through WHO‑recommended care models

Senegal transforms the childbirth experience through WHO‑recommended care models

Yeumbeul—In less than a decade, Senegal has reduced its maternal…
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