“Light Mothers” Leading the Fight Against Child Malnutrition in Bamako’s Displacement Camps
Amid Mali’s worsening security situation, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is on the rise. ALIMA, alongside its Malian partner Medical Alliance Against Malaria-Population Health (AMCP-SP), is working in IDP camps in the country’s capital of Bamako to provide essential care to the most vulnerable communities.
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).
Nonprofits need more funding flexibility to fight global malnutrition
The current system for funding initiatives to address global malnutrition is deeply flawed. Characterized by time constraints, inflexibility, and lack of imagination, current funding models hamper the vital efforts of nonprofit organizations striving to improve the health of children. Right now, there are 193 million children under the age of five who are impacted by
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.
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
Heavy fighting resumes in Masisi and Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
ALIMA, Handicap International, and Première Urgence International, three humanitarian NGOs on the front line of the humanitarian crisis in the DRC, warn of their inability to access communities in need and the severe consequences that might follow, especially for women and children.
Fighting against the silent death of women in childbirth in Guinea
In the coastal West African country of Guinea, pregnant women are often poorly monitored, and left to cope on their own. In 2014, a major Ebola outbreak weakened health systems; this impacted the care pregnant women received. Meet Oussaïna, she is currently 36 weeks pregnant and is from Sinta, a town in west Guinea.
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
