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GABON: CARMMA Intensifies Midwives Training Campaign
Agpgabon.ga reported on 26 August on the launch by First Lady and CARMMA Champion, Ms. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, of a capacity building campaign for 280 midwives across the country. The first such training began with 50 midwives and has been designed for comprehensive training and to reduce maternal mortality in Gabon, estimated at 519 deaths for 1,000,000 live births. This campaign is organized by the First Lady's Foundation and supported by UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO.