Ouagadougou—In Nabrabogo, a village in the Boussé health district in the Oubritenga region, the rainy season is no longer automatically associated with malaria, which once meant fever and anxiety for families. This time …
Read moreHarare—At a busy maternity ward at Zvishavane district hospital, in Midlands Province in central Zimbabwe, a midwife records the details of a birth into a digital system, just minutes after the event.Until recently, this…
Read moreKoimbani—In the district of Oichili-Dimani, Comoros, Fatima Ahamada Hamadi knows every village, every family and often every child she follows up. A certified nurse since 2011 and focal person of the Expanded Programme o…
Read moreOuaké—In a house in the commune of Ouaké, in northern Benin, Djahara, in her twenties and mother of a 14 month old child, hesitated to have her child vaccinated again. After a previous vaccination, her child’s foot had s…
Read moreConakry—In the Ansoumania health zone, in the commune of Kagbelen, Conakry, Rose Oulemou is much more than a community health worker. For more than five years, she has been informing, reassuring and supporting families t…
Read moreVictoria—On a typical morning Norma Michaud-Payet, a nurse at English River health centre in Victoria, Seychelles’ capital, prepares for the day's immunization session. She checks the cold chain temperature log, reviews …
Read moreAsmara—Eritrea’s mountainous central region is home to seasonally migratory populations. Nomadic lifestyle complicates access to basic services, especially among women and children who face higher health risks such as ma…
Read moreLomé—When his daughter developed a high fever, Jean did not hesitate: he went straight to the health centre. A farmer from Agokpo, in the Plateaux region about 100 kilometers north of Lomé, he recalls the day his 8 year …
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