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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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Community midwives helping to lower maternal deaths in Central African Republic

Community midwives help to lower maternal deaths in Central African Republic

Bangui—The Central African Republic has one of the highest maternal…
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