3 Questions for Dr. Pierre Claver Nsavyimana, ALIMA Project Coordinator in Brakna, Mauritania
ALIMA is currently implementing three projects that cover 91 of the 95 health facilities in the region. The interventions primarily focus on addressing issues related to malnutrition, maternal and child health, as well as responding to health emergencies and natural disasters (including floods).
In Haiti, access to health care has become a privilege
Given the magnitude of the health needs in Haiti, ALIMA works on the ground to provide healthcare to the most vulnerable populations in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, the island’s capital. It is one of the few international medical NGOs working in the area.
Burkina Faso: Train health workers to better respond to humanitarian disasters
In Burkina Faso, the health system is under severe strain as a result of the volatile security situation. In the Center-North region, three-quarters of health facilities are closed due to insecurity. ALIMA and its local partners, KEOOGO and SOS Médecins Burkina Faso, have trained local health workers to better prepare for the influx of patients into the few health centers still operating, which are often overwhelmed by unexpected and even recurring disasters.
In Niger, 45 NGOs call for support to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Niger
On July 26, 2023, Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie, CNSP) announced that it had overthrown incumbent President Mohamed Bazoum and his government. In response, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) introduced sanctions, and their effects are already being felt. ALIMA and 44 other NGOs working closely with the local population are calling on the international community to “preserve Nigerien people’s access to basic social services and humanitarian assistance.” They propose three urgent steps to take.
Alert – The deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The organizations members of the International NGO Forum in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are raising an alarm over the sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation they are witnessing in the east of the country. They are also alarmed by the reduction in humanitarian space due to the resurgence of deadly conflict violence and the militarization of the region, which is leading to a worrying worsening of the plight of affected populations.
ALIMA in Ukraine: the challenges of opening an emergency mission
A few weeks after the beginning of our activities in Ukraine, last April, we met Benoît Loop and Antoine Maillard who had returned from their mission there. They shared their stories of ALIMA’s action on site. After six weeks of intervention, the challenges were still numerous but some successes were already evident!
Ebola in Guinea: our teams are prepared to receive additional patients
In Guinea, following the Ministry of Health’s announcement of patients confirmed with the Ebola Virus Disease in the southeastern forested region of N’Zérékoré, on February 14, an emergency response team from ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) has been on the ground to support the response to the outbreak. ALIMA was a key actor in Guinea during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, as well in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since 2018, during multiple outbreaks.
