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Midwife Coordinator Iliana Colonna from the Infermi Hospital in Rimini, Italy, shares how she and her team put in place a new structure to continue their critical assistance to pregnant women even in the middle of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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- During COVID-19 pandemic, violence remains preventable, not inevitable
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- Turkish celebrities join UN and WHO to help convey key COVID-19 messages
- Two decades tackling global health emergencies together: WHO partner GOARN turns 20
- Iliana Colonna: enabling positive birth experiences in the time of COVID-19
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European Immunization Week 2020
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20-26 April 2020
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Events
- Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020
- International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day
- Virtual press briefing on COVID-19: How can we continue to tackle interpersonal violence during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Join European Public Health Week
- World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting youth