Emergency response

  • 150,000 displaced people in Niger and Burkina Faso received emergency medical assistance in 2019.
  • 27 emergency assessments were conducted to identify and respond to health crises.
  • Over 10 countries of intervention to provide life-saving care during epidemics, conflicts, and natural disasters. 

In times of crisis, every second matters. ALIMA deploys a rapid and effective response to reduce mortality and protect the most vulnerable. 

➡️ Epidemics, malnutrition, conflicts, natural disasters, population displacements: ALIMA tackles all dimensions of medical emergencies.

Humanitarian context and challenge

Humanitarian crises: more frequent, more complex

  • Health emergencies: rapid spread of epidemics due to mass displacement and collapsed medical infrastructure.
  • Armed conflicts: medical facilities are destroyed, staff flee, and civilians are left without care.
  • Acute malnutrition: millions of children at risk of death due to lack of adequate care and nutrition.
  • Natural disasters: destruction of health facilities, restricted access to care, increased risk of epidemics. 

 

⏳ A rapid response is essential to save lives and limit the impact of humanitarian crises.

ALIMA’s action : emergency medical interventions

💡How does ALIMA respond to emergencies? 

ALIMA deploys its multidisciplinary teams from the first days of a crisis to treat the injured, stop the spread of diseases, and strengthen local health systems.

 

🔹 Epidemic response

🦠 Limiting the spread and treating sick people 

 

📌 Example: Since 2014, ALIMA has been responding to Ebola outbreaks across Africa. With innovative treatments and participation in clinical trials, ALIMA, a specialist in viral hemorrhagic fevers, has led key interventions in Guinea, DRC, Uganda, and Equatorial Guinea, using CUBE bio-secure units and training healthcare workers. 

 

🔹Malnutrition: a life-saving emergency for children 

🥣 Rapid treatment for severe acute malnutrition
  • Distribution of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).
  • Management of complications in Intensive Therapeutic Nutritional Centers.
  • Early detection using the MUAC-Mother approach (mid-upper arm circumference bracelet). 

 

📌 Example: ALIMA has saved thousands of malnourished children across Nigeria and the Sahel. 

 

🔹 Medical care in conflict zones

⚔️ Ensuring access to care despite insecurity
  • Treatment of war wounds and trauma.
  • Care for affected civilians: pregnant women, children, the elderly.
  • Psychosocial support for survivors of violence and displacement. 

 

📌 Example: In the DRC, ALIMA treated the wounded in Goma amid escalation conflict. 

 

🔹Care for displaced populations 

🏠 Essential care for families fleeing conflict or disaster
  • Emergency medical consultations for refugees and internally displaced persons.
  • Access to healthcare for pregnant women and children.
  • Vaccination and epidemic prevention in refugee camps.

 

📌 Example: In Haiti, ALIMA provided life-saving care to thousands of displaced people from Port-au-Prince, despite limited humanitarian and security access. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • Rapid deployment of specialized teams.
  • Collaboration with local authorities to organize care.
  • Logistical and medical support to ensure access to healthcare. 
  • Epidemics (Ebola, cholera, measles, MPOX, Marburg).
  • Severe acute malnutrition.
  • Armed conflicts and violence.
  • Influx of wounded individuals.
  • Massive population displacements. 

Responses to major crises 

  • Haiti (2010): Surgery and cholera treatment following the earthquake.
  • Mali (2012): Medical and surgical care in response to the conflict.
  • Guinea (since 2014): Ongoing fight against Ebola and Covid-19 outbreaks.
  • Nigeria (since 2016): Response to nutrition crises and epidemics.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (since 2018): Management of Ebola, Covid-19 and measles outbreaks.
  • Burkina Faso (2019): Care for the displaced and mass vaccination campaigns.

 

Recent interventions (2022-2025) 

  • 2022
    • Ukraine: Support for the Ukrainian healthcare system.
    • Uganda: Ebola outbreak.
    • Equatorial Guinea: Marburg epidemic. 
  • 2023
    • Nigeria: Diphtheria epidemic. 
  • 2024
    • Haiti: Ongoing intervention.
    • Niger: Meningitis epidemic.
    • DRC: Mpox epidemic.
    • Rwanda: Marburg epidemic.
    • Guinea: Diphtheria epidemic. 
  • 2025
    • DRC: Response to an influx of wounded individuals.

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