India has the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases
India has the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Diabetes and hypertension are among the fastest growing diseases in India with over 70 million diabetics and over 200 million hypertensives in the country. This
Africa: Dr Walley´s personal Memoir
I was born in Malta in June 1938. - my parents lived as my father’s ship was based there, he was a marine engineer in the Royal Navy. The war began in 1939 but Malta
Kerala Flood Relief
Foto: Flickr karmadude (CC BY-SA 2.0) Dear Friends, Kerala has suffered a great tragedy. The floods have wreaked havoc across the state with damage to life, homes and basic infrastructure. With the rest of the
A question of conscience
1 A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE In 1976, Dr. Robert Walley published a paper in the British Medical Journal that exposed the discrimination he faced as a Roman Catholic specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. In the
World day against human trafficking (July 30)
Human trafficking takes many forms and knows no borders. Human traffickers too often operate with impunity, with their crimes receiving not nearly enough attention. This must change.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres Human trafficking is
ST JOHN PAUL II MATERNITY HOSPITAL
Matercare International, member of FIAMC, is an organization of Catholic Obstetrician/Gynecologists and other health professionals dedicated to the care of mothers and babies, both born and unborn, through new initiatives of service ,training, research and
FIAMC 2018 POSTER COMPETITION (SPLIT, NEW ZEALAND & CROATIA)
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HISTORY OF FIAMC WORLD CONGRESSES
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FIAMC 2018 POSTER COMPETITION (MATER CARE)
http://www.fiamc.org/uncategorized/fiamc-2018-poster-competition-award-winners/
FIAMC 2018 POSTER COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS
The poster competition of 25th FIAMC Congress Zagreb 2018 with theme ”Evangelisation and Works of Mercy” was highlighting the activities of FIAMC national affiliates. The aim of the poster display was to demonstrate the activities
THE STATE OF MATERNAL HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Mothers and their unborn children suffer considerable discrimination in our times. This is the conclusion that one must draw from an examination of current rates of abortion, and maternal mortality and birth injury (maternal morbidity),
