Mauritania: Too Many Crises for One Health System
In eastern Mauritania, population displacement, malnutrition, and lack of access to healthcare are putting communities at risk. In the Hodh El Chargui region, ALIMA is deploying mobile clinics and strengthening care for children suffering from malnutrition.
ALIMA joins the One Childhood, One Chance Alliance to fight malnutrition in crisis-hit settings
The One Childhood, One Chance Alliance, a new international coalition bringing together funders and humanitarian organizations, has been launched to strengthen the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition in the most fragile settings.
“For me, it’s our humanity”: CNN goes inside ALIMA’s Ebola response in DRC (video)
From Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, CNN highlights ALIMA’s response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Maiduguri: Against All Odds: Hajja Binta’s Story of Loss, Survival, and Strength
Hajja Binta, Internally Displaced Person (IDP), and once a caregiver whose child received treatment at the ALIMA supported Muna Clinic in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, is now a proud staff member of ALIMA. This is her story…
Ebola in DRC: BBC, Reuters, The Guardian and The New York Times highlight ALIMA’s role in the response
From Bunia to Rwampara, ALIMA’s teams are supporting patient care, infection prevention and Ebola treatment capacities as the Bundibugyo outbreak spreads in eastern DRC. BBC, Reuters, The Guardian and The New York Times have highlighted this work and the urgent needs facing the response.
Niger: At the heart of community work in Dakoro, with Souley Dangoringo Ousmane’s story
Reaching families, training, monitoring, convincing: in Dakoro, Souley Dangoringo Ousmane works every day in close contact with communities to bring healthcare closer to children. Moving between villages and health centers, he plays an important role in the early detection and monitoring of malnutrition cases.
Niger: In Dakoro, children are accessing care earlier and receiving better treatment
In Dakoro, Niger, a simple bracelet is changing the way malnutrition is addressed. Trained to measure their children’s arms themselves, mothers can spot the first warning signs earlier.
Ebola outbreak in the DRC: ALIMA deploys a response to the Bundibugyo variant
A new Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15, 2026, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo variant,for which no vaccine or specific treatment currently exists. In response, ALIMA is mobilizing an emergency team, transporting supplies to Ituri, and strengthening prevention efforts in its other
KHARSOUNA Photo Exhibition: Too many crises for one health system
The Geneva Health Forum has selected the photography documentary Kharsouna, produced in Mauritania, to be exhibited starting May 18, alongside the World Health Assembly in Geneva. This photography project documents a silent crisis at the intersection of conflict, displacement, and health.
