An Italian and Tanzanian Partnership

Surviving in Africa, especially when you are a premature baby who requires special care, is not always a certainty. Credit: Casia Ciechanowska/Doctors with Africa CUAMMBy Valentina IeriUNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 2015 (IPS)20 years on from Beijing, gender inequality is still a priority at United Nations.On the first day of the 59th Commission on the Status of Women(CSW)  in New York, the Permanent Missions of Italy and United Republic of Tanzania to the U.N. opened the photographic exhibition ‘A waiting room- Mothers and children first’.The pictures were taken by Polish photographer Kasia Ciechanowska, who focused on the conditions of Tanzanian women, highlighting the risks pregnant women go through in poor healthcare conditions.The exhibition was showcased by the Italian NGO Doctors with Africa CUAMM which the Ambassador for the Permanent Mission of Italy, Sebastiano Cardi, described as the “largest Italian organisation involved in the promotion and protection of health in Africa.”A spokesperson for Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Andrea Atzori, noted that the exhibition was showcasing the work of a maternal health program of the same name launched in 2012.“’Women and children first’ (aims to) overcome all the barriers -financial, cultural and geographical- to assess basic health service, particularly pregnant service… Activities will be done within communities in hospital, health centres and government, in order to provide basic policies to red...

Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Valentina Ieri Tags: Aid Gender Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Newsbrief Poverty & MDGs TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Doctors with Africa CUAMM Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) NGOs Tanzania Source Type: news