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Cholera in Sudan: Our teams fight on, but the crisis deepens
ALIMA is among the NGOs on the frontlines as cholera cases surge in North Darfur.
Caring Against All Odds: A Year on the Frontlines in 2024
ALIMA presents its 2024 Annual Report, celebrating 15 years of medical humanitarian action carried out in increasingly difficult contexts.
ALIMA resumes its activities in South Sudan to respond to the emergency
As the humanitarian situation in South Sudan continues to worsen, and many international organizations reduce or suspend their operations, ALIMA is redeploying an emergency medical response to areas with the most critical needs.
ALIMA SCALES UP RESPONSE AS MALNUTRITION PEAKS IN BORNO, NIGERIA
In response to a sharp rise in child malnutrition in Borno, ALIMA is scaling up its treatment capacity. With thousands of children at risk, our teams are expanding efforts to save lives, working alongside local authorities with support from ECHO and UNICEF.
MALI: In Niono, Free and Mobile Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable
In Niono, amidst insecurity and displacement, ALIMA and its partner AMCP-SP provide primary healthcare and nutrition support. From mobile clinics to displacement sites, their work brings hope to women, young mothers, and children affected by malnutrition.
Sénou, Mali: Hope in Tents
In nearly 113°F heat, displaced residents of Sénou live in small tents and fear the onset of the rainy season. On the outskirts of Bamako, we meet these vulnerable families and the teams working to support them.
In Chad, refugee women shattered by war, surviving in makeshift tents
Amid the chaos of the conflict in Sudan, hundreds of thousands of women have fled with their children, on foot, or on donkeys, when they had the chance, carrying the little they managed to save. In the Goz Beida camps, in eastern Chad, our teams are working night and day to provide them with care.
“The streets were littered with bodies, the wounded were arriving by the dozens”, a doctor recounts from Goma
At the end of January 2025, violent fighting plunged the city of Goma into chaos. ALIMA responded immediately, treating over 900 injured people and providing free medical care to thousands of civilians. Dr. Alfred Mufungizi, one of the first on the scene, shares his experience.
Titao and Barsalogho: Where Surgery Brings Hope
In a region where surgery remains out of reach for many, ALIMA is leading a free campaign to provide care, train local staff, and restore hope to patients who have long been deprived of specialized treatment.
