Testimony: “How will I continue my exams to get into university”
A Congolese student infected with the Ebola virus succeeds in taking his baccalaureate (high school diploma) exam.
‘Inside the Ebola Response’: ALIMA presents at Devex event
ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) was invited to speak at a special online event, hosted by the international development news agency Devex, on June 18th, to discuss the ongoing response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has now spread into neighboring Uganda.
Ebola emergency in the DRC – Operational update on ALIMA’s activities – April 11, 2019
The Ebola outbreak has been ongoing in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since August 2018. Currently, the number of cases is increasing at high speed and new strategies are being implemented. Here, ALIMA presents a comprehensive overview of its operational activities in the response.
DRC: The miracle of child Ebola survivors
While children continue to be among the worst-affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces, breakthroughs are being made in their chances of survival at ALIMA’s (The Alliance for International Medical Action) treatment center in the city of Beni.
Innovation: Ebola response, what has changed between then and now?
Lessons learned during the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic have led to a number of improvements in outbreak response efforts. Dr. Marie-Claire Kolie, who previously responded to Ebola outbreaks in her home country of Guinea and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Equateur province, has spent the past five months with ALIMA’s medical team at the treatment center in Beni, in the DRC’s North Kivu province, caring for patients during the ongoing outbreak. Here, she explains the major differences between then and now.
DRC: Ebola – Six months later, what’s been accomplished and what remains
It has been nearly six months since an outbreak of Ebola was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu and Ituri provinces. The outbreak has since become the second-largest outbreak ever recorded. Fortunately, many lessons were learned during past outbreaks, and thanks to innovations, such as ALIMA’s CUBE, a new vaccine and available compassionate treatments, medical teams have been able to increase the survival rate this time around.
ALIMA’s Head of Operational Development, Anthony Bonhommeau, who has been overseeing the emergency response in Beni, DRC, reflects on the successes of the past six months and the challenges that remain.
NIGERIA: Urgent support needed to respond to outbreak of Lassa fever
The medical NGO ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is calling for urgent support, as the organization supports the care of patients affected by an outbreak of Lassa fever in southern Nigeria’s Ondo State. ALIMA has been working alongside Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), as well as Federal and State health authorities, since the beginning of 2019 to provide treatment and reinforce local capacity, but will require additional funding to continue the response and save lives.
Niger: “Cholera is easy to treat if it is diagnosed in time”
To respond to the recent cases of cholera in the Maradi region, in southern Niger, ALIMA has set up an emergency response. Between July and November 2018, the Ministry of Health reported a total of 3,912 cases of cholera, including 76 deaths. ALIMA spoke with Dr. Maidadji, medical coordinator for ALIMA / BEFEN.
Testimony from the field: “Morale is important to defeat Ebola”
When caring for patients during an Ebola outbreak, medical treatment is not the only aspect of the care. Oléa Balayulu, a clinical psychologist and the head of ALIMA’s psychosocial team in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an outbreak of Ebola continues to affect North Kivu and Ituri provinces, explains why the psycho-social aspect of the response is essential.
“I Survived Ebola”
Since an outbreak of Ebola was declared on August 1, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces, ALIMA has been caring for patients at our treatment center in the city of Beni. While Ebola can have a very high mortality rate, with early treatment, it is possible to be cured. Here is the story of one survivor from Beni, Roger Mohindo, who was cared for in the CUBE a biosecure emergency care unit for outbreaks of highly-infectious diseases.
