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Magdalen Awor receiving the Guardian of Life Award 2023 from the Pontifical Academy of Life in Rome on 22 February 2023. From left: Don Dante (Doctors with Africa CUAMM Director), Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia (president of the Pontifical Academy for Life), Magdalen Awor, and Mons. Renzo Pegoraro (Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life). Credit: Pontifical Academy for Life

Catholic Midwife Delivering Babies against Odds in South Sudan Feted in Rome

Feb 26, 2023

Magdalen Awor, a dedicated midwife and nurse working in South Sudan is this year’s winner of the prestigious “Guardian of Life Award” by the Pontifical Academy of Life in Rome.

Some pregnant women and single mothers at Doctors with Africa CUAMM in Uganda. Credit: Doctors with Africa CUAMM

Medical Doctor at Catholic Entity in Uganda Spearheading Initiative to Help Pregnant Girls

Mar 20, 2022

A volunteer medical doctor with Doctors with Africa CUAMM in Uganda has said that the Italy-based non-governmental organization focused on healthcare is training midwives through an initiative dubbed “Adolescent project” to safeguard pregnant girls in the East African country.

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