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Village Savings and Loan Associations Empower and Bolster Living Standards in Rural Communities in Guinea

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Bebe Camara, wearing white scarf, is one of the women leaders in the Nafadji community. She explains the positive impact of the VSLA on community members.

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Communities in Siguiri, a prefecture in northeastern Guinea on the River Niger are among the poorest in the country. Their most important means of generating family and community income include artisanal gold mining, petty trading, and cashew farming. 

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Fistula Repair Brings Renewed Hope For Rural Guinean Women

Madame Mariame Diaby (middle) is a counselor in the Fistula Unit at the Kindia Regional Hospital

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Obstetric fistula (OF) remains a source of public health concern and one of the most devastating maternal morbidities afflicting Guinean women.

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The United States Donates Over 330,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Guinea With More on the Way

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On Friday, September 24, the U.S. Embassy in Conakry announced the arrival of 336,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This shipment of vaccines was delivered by COVAX, of which the United States is the leading contributor. With this donation, the United States, with support from COVAX, has provided almost half a million vaccines to the people of Guinea since August. These donations reaffirm the Biden-Harris Administration’s pledge to ensure equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, and this is only the beginning. 

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