Breakthrough in Ebola Vaccination: Five-Year Immunity Achieved After Injection
A decisive new step has been taken in the fight against the Ebola virus. According to a PREVAC study conducted in Guinea, the immunity conferred by three experimental vaccines persists for up to five years after vaccination.
The Plastik Project Revolutionizing Medical Waste Management in 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
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
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
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
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.
How can we rethink the management of malnutrition in West and Central Africa?
ALIMA, AAH, IRC and UNICEF invited representatives from the health ministries of nine countries in West and Central Africa to a conference in Dakar to discuss innovative “simplified approaches” improving the treatment of acutely malnourished children.
Read the conference report.
ALIMA participates in Ebola vaccine trial with promising results
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
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
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.