In the central region of Bafatá, we work to reduce childhood mortality by managing the regional hospital’s neonatal and paediatric wards, and running a nutrition programme for children under 15 years of age.
Our teams also support several health centres in rural areas and train community health workers to diagnose and treat diarrhoea, malaria and acute respiratory infections.
We also work in the main paediatric hospital in the country, in the capital of Bissau, managing the intensive care unit (PICU) around the clock.
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Paediatric emergency services in practice
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Five things to know about our emergency paediatric project in Bissau
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Medical knowledge that outlasts MSF project
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Many children would be saved if they arrived at the hospital earlier
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Epidemics: Neglected emergencies?
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