Italy is one of the main destinations of Tunisian immigration since the end of the ‘70s, because of the geographical and cultural proximity of the two Countries. That’s why it is crucial to strengthen our relationship with this Country, to facilitate dialogue among State institutions, Italian NGOs and members of the Tunisian community in Italy.  COSPE’s project addresses Tunisian students and doctors, focusing on the ones connected to the infant and maternal health sector, as well as young people and women of the Tunisian community in Italy, to stop the widespread Hepatitis B outbreaks and improve the health system, which is still inefficient: in the Kasserine region, there is only one doctor every 3,226 inhabitants and a hospital bed every 1000 inhabitants. That’s why COSPE decided to intervene, through education, on the health problems of mothers and children.

With your contribution you can support the many activities of the project, like the organization of three workshops on participatory citizenship education connected to public social and health services and the training of Tunisian students and professors in Tuscany; or the organization of awareness-raising and information days in Tunisia as well as in Tuscany on the right to health for women.

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ORIGINAL NAME OF THE PROJECT	Pour une meilleure efficacité des programmes de  santé materno-infantile  en Tunisie à travers une stratégie de développement qui implique les systèmes socio-sanitaires Tunisiens et Italiens.
AREAS INTERESTED BY THE PROJECT	Kasserine –  Tunisia
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT	Medical staff of the Regional Hospital of Kasserine and other health structures in the territory, population and women
LOCAL PARTNERS	Hôpital Régional de Kasserine – HRK et Direction Régionale de la Santé à Kasserine- DRS, Hôpital Universitaire Meyer/Centre de Santé Globale, COSPE – Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti , ARPEK – Association de Protection de l’Environnement à Kasserine, Euro-African Partnership , Associazione Pontes , Nosotras Onlus.
DATES OF THE PROJECT	From May 2014 to February 2016