KHARSOUNA: Too many crises for one health system
The Geneva Health Forum has selected the photography documentary Kharsouna, produced in Mauritania, to be exhibited starting May 18, alongside the World Health Assembly in Geneva. This photography project documents a silent crisis at the intersection of conflict, displacement, and health.
“For me, it’s our humanity”: CNN goes inside ALIMA’s Ebola response in DRC (video)
From Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, CNN highlights ALIMA’s response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola in DRC: BBC, Reuters, The Guardian and The New York Times highlight ALIMA’s role in the response
From Bunia to Rwampara, ALIMA’s teams are supporting patient care, infection prevention and Ebola treatment capacities as the Bundibugyo outbreak spreads in eastern DRC. BBC, Reuters, The Guardian and The New York Times have highlighted this work and the urgent needs facing the response.
Niger: In Dakoro, children are accessing care earlier and receiving better treatment
In Dakoro, Niger, a simple bracelet is changing the way malnutrition is addressed. Trained to measure their children’s arms themselves, mothers can spot the first warning signs earlier.
Ebola outbreak in the DRC: ALIMA deploys a response to the Bundibugyo variant
A new Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15, 2026, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo variant,for which no vaccine or specific treatment currently exists. In response, ALIMA is mobilizing an emergency team, transporting supplies to Ituri, and strengthening prevention efforts in its other
Mbera: understanding a refugee crisis that has lasted for 14 years
In Mauritania, the Mbera camp was designed to host 70,000 people. Today, it shelters around 120,000. Since 2012, families fleeing violence in Mali have sought refuge there, in a region where resources, healthcare services, water, and food are under pressure.
In Mirriah, a simple sachet brings children closer to vaccination
In the Mirriah district of Niger, an innovative approach combines nutrition and vaccination. By distributing nutritional supplements, mothers return to health centers more regularly, helping to prevent malnutrition while improving childhood vaccination coverage.
Mohamed, a Malian refugee who now supports other families (video)
Mohamed left Mali with his family in 2012. After several displacements, he found refuge in Mauritania, where his daughter was treated for malnutrition. Today, she is doing better. Mohamed now supports other refugee families himself as a mental health worker.
In Mokolo, the journey of a child treated for severe malnutrition (video)
At Mokolo Regional Annex Hospital in Cameroon, Dr. Onana Michel takes us inside the inpatient therapeutic nutrition center supported by ALIMA. From triage to hospitalization, he explains how children suffering from severe acute malnutrition with complications are treated.
