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The Plastik Project Revolutionizing Medical Waste Management in Burkina Faso

Projet Plastik - Burkina Faso

The waste of two essential items in the healthcare and nutritional response in sub-Saharan Africa poses significant environmental pollution. How can their impact be minimized? Addressing this issue is the central mission of the PLASTIK project, led by ALIMA teams in Burkina Faso and Chad since April 2022. Dr. Céline Estelle Beogo, project coordinator in Burkina Faso, provides insights into their efforts

“Researchers and Humanitarians”: Discover Our New Web Series

Chercheurs humanitaires Webserie ALIMA

Collaboration between researchers and humanitarians is key to transforming medicine in Africa. Our new web series explores how these professionals are working hand in hand to address health challenges across the continent. The first two episodes are now available.

Acting against climate change: progress report on our environmental action

environnement et changement climatique

Nearly two years after publishing its environmental roadmap, ALIMA presents its first progress report with achievements and lessons learned since 2021. By sharing the report, the medical NGO aims to engage all actors in the humanitarian and health ecosystem, as the entire sector needs to be involved. This article includes some excerpts from the report.

First-ever global alliance of researchers, health workers, and humanitarians join forces to fight the deadly Lassa fever virus

ALIMA Nigeria Disease outbreaks and Emerging diseases Lassa fever 2019 Copyright Etisona Yvonne ALIMA Photos

Nigeria enters Lassa fever peak season with new outbreaks underway Abuja, Nigeria, 27 February 2024 – A first-of-its-kind global alliance of researchers, humanitarians, and health workers called the INTEGRATE consortium has launched a five-year initiative to fight Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever that kills thousands of people in West Africa every year. In Nigeria […]

Investing in pulse oximeters and access to oxygen– a vital emergency in sub-Saharan Africa

Surviving hypoxemia can be a challenge in some parts of the world. Hypoxemia is a lack of oxygen in the blood that can be fatal if not treated correctly. The results of operational research conducted by ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action), Terre des hommes, Solthis, and Inserm, show that using pulse oximeters during medical consultations for children can help improve child survival in sub-Saharan Africa. On 24 and 25 May 2023, ALIMA will bring together and mobilize key regional and international actors in Dakar on this issue.

Hypoxemia is a little-known, clinically underdiagnosed medical complication. Often associated with common illnesses in children under five, it can be fatal. For example, it is the most prevalent fatal complication of pneumonia, which is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, hypoxemia is deadlier than elsewhere because it is poorly diagnosed and therefore poorly treated. Early detection increases children’s chances of survival.

ALIMA participates in Ebola vaccine trial with promising results

staff ALIMA devant la CUBE pour traiter EBOLA

The results of a large-scale clinical trial in West Africa, confirming the safety of three different Ebola vaccine regimens, have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. ALIMA’s in-field support in Guinea has been crucial to the implementation of the trial.

ALIMA and its partners improve access to oxygen in Africa

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The “Breath for All” project, made possible by the financial support of Unitaid, is a new project developed by ALIMA to improve access to oxygen in Mali, Guinea, Sudan and Burkina Faso. It aims to increase oxygen production and decentralize its sources so that every patient suffering from respiratory distress can be properly cared for.

Study shows success of new strategy to treat more acutely malnourished children

Etude Optima Malnutrition RDC ALIMA

Results of a randomized clinical trial conducted in the Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were published today in the medical journal The Lancet Global Health. They show that a new approach to managing malnourished children could be more effective in combating acute malnutrition in the country.