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Photo Gallery - In Celebration of International Women's Day 2009

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Uganda. Arum Health Centre, Pader district. Three hours ago, 24-year-old Grace Akot gave birth to a little boy. He is her third child, but the first one to be born in a clinic. "I know it’s safer. And then it was really nice to get the mama kit." A "mama kit" includes a clean razor blade for cutting the umbilical cord, cotton, disinfectant, a nice cloth to wrap around the mother after delivery, a plastic sheet to protect the bed and, most important, a high-quality towel. Mama kits are distributed at ICRC-supported health clinics in northern Uganda, with the aim of ensuring a safe and hygenic delivery.

Promoting Women’s Health Worldwide

The ICRC cares for all the victims of conflict but it adapts this care to meet their needs. Specific services for women affected by conflict include support for rape victims, medical care for women in places of detention, antenatal and postnatal care for mothers and babies, the provision of hygiene requisites/training and rehabilitation for female mine victims.

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