Ebola outbreak in northeastern DRC: « We are facing many challenges to deploy medical aid »
An outbreak of Ebola has struck the Bas-Uélé province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While it is relatively easy to airlift supplies to Kisangani, a major city in the northeast along the Congo River, and then go by road to the town of Buta, the capital of Bas-Uélé province, things become complicated between Buta and Likati, the affected health zone. Moumouni Kinda, head of programs for ALIMA, discusses the obstacles encountered when deploying teams and assessing needs.
Ebola: 9 things to know
An outbreak of Ebola has struck the Bas-Uélé province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Between May 12 and May 18, 2017, the Ministry of Health reported two confirmed cases, at least 20 suspected cases and three deaths. What do we know about Ebola today?
Ebola outbreak confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: ALIMA launches an emergency response
Dakar/Kinshasa, May 12th, 2017 – Following the confirmation of a case of Ebola fever in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the medical organization ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is launching an emergency response. The NGO, which has been active in the country since 2011, is sending equipment, doctors, nurses, logisticians and hygiene and sanitation experts.
Giving blood to save lives
Tuesday, June 14 is World Blood Donor Day. The WHO has reported that donors across the world give approximately 108 million bags of blood each year. Nearly half that amount comes from donors in high-income countries, where less than 20% of the world’s population lives.
Biologist Rigobert Kazadi has great experience in blood transfusion, having managed blood banks in hospitals in the DRC, Mali, Angola, and Guinea. He discusses the tremendous challenges that ALIMA field teams face.
Outbreak of Rift valley fever hits northern Niger
Dakar / Niamey, September 21, 2016 — A severe epidemic of Rift Valley fever has been raging in the Tahoua region since late August, killing 21 out of 52 suspected cases identified by the health authorities.
ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action), in collaboration with local health authorities, has opened an emergency treatment center in Tchintabaraden.
Lassa fever in Togo: ALIMA donates medical equipment and medication
LOME/DAKAR, April 25, 2017 – Following the confirmation of several cases of Lassa fever in Togo, the medical organization ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) donated medicines and medical equipment, including personal protection kits, to the Togolese Ministry of Health.
Happy to be alive
Tonhon Bolamou was just 10-years-old when she contracted the Ebola virus in March 2016. After spending 13 days in the Ebola Treatment Center in N’Zerekore, in southeastern Guinea, where she was treated by ALIMA medical teams, she was discharged on April 7. Tonhon is the second-to-last survivor of the most recent flare-up of the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak. The last survivor was discharged on April 21, 2016. More than 28,000 people were infected during the outbreak. 11,323 people died.
One year after she was cured, Tonhon says her life in the village of Koropara, in southeastern Guinea’s forest region, is “back to normal.”
Three years on, Ebola survivors in Guinea still need support
N’ZEREKORE/DAKAR – Three years after the Ebola outbreak was first declared by Guinea’s Ministry of Health, many survivors continue to suffer from physical and mental health problems. The humanitarian medical organization ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is calling on actors to support Ebola survivors and their family with medical care and psycho-social support.
Ebola: New trial launched in West Africa to evaluate three vaccination strategies
PREVAC (Partnership for Research on Ebola VACcination) is a research consortium of health authorities from three West African countries
Lassa Fever in Togo: ALIMA sends a team to assess needs
Following confirmation of several cases of Lassa fever in Togo, a team from ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is currently conducting a needs assessment of the health structures and local population in Togo’s Savannah region, in the north of the country.
