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Surviving hypoxemia can be a challenge in some parts of the world. Hypoxemia is a lack of oxygen in the blood that can be fatal if not treated correctly. The results of operational research conducted by ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action), Terre des hommes, Solthis, and Inserm, show that using pulse oximeters during medical consultations for children can help improve child survival in sub-Saharan Africa. On 24 and 25 May 2023, ALIMA will bring together and mobilize key regional and international actors in Dakar on this issue.

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

05/11/2023

ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) est une ONG humanitaire médicale internationale basée à Dakar, au Sénégal, qui sauve des vies depuis plus de 13 ans lors de situations d’urgences et de crises sanitaires en Afrique. L’ambition d’ALIMA : transformer la médecine humanitaire en s’appuyant sur la recherche et l’innovation pour démultiplier l’efficacité de ses actions et mieux protéger les populations des crises sanitaires de demain. Depuis la création d’ALIMA en 2009, ce sont plus de 10 millions de patients dans 14 pays qui ont été́ soignés et plus de 30 projets de recherche qui ont été́ lancés - notamment sur la malnutrition, la santé maternelle et infantile, le paludisme, Ebola, la COVID-19. Une action récompensée par plusieurs prix internationaux.

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From Africa to Ukraine: one year later, ALIMA continues its emergency medical aid in Ukrainian conflict zones

ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is a medical humanitarian organization based in Dakar, Senegal, that has been saving lives since 2009 in emergency situations in Africa.
ALIMA’s unique model focuses on building alliance and promoting collaboration between local health workers, national medical organizations, and researchers. ALIMA strives to transform humanitarian medicine by

04/27/2023

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ALIMA responds to new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dakar/Mbandaka – Medical humanitarian organization ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is responding to a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Working alongside local health authorities, the organization plans to help manage the outbreak, drawing from its extensive experience responding to Ebola outbreaks in the region over the

05/11/2022

West Africa faces its worst food crisis in ten years, with over 27 million people already suffering from hunger

An additional 11 million people could be pushed to hunger just over the next three months
ALIMA, OXFAM, Action contre la Faim, Save the Children, World Vision, International Rescue Committee, Norwegian Refugee Council, Care, HI, tearfund, Mercy Corps

04/05/2022

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.

03/16/2022

#WeAreTheSolution: ALIMA breathes new life into the medical humanitarian fabric with its new campaign

Paris/Dakar, 9 February 2022 – The NGO ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) has engaged the French artist of Senegalese origin Lossapardo to launch its second awareness and fundraising campaign with a moving and poetic short animated film highlighting the humanitarian and medical community in Africa that gives access to healthcare to the most

02/09/2022

The New Humanitarians: medical NGO ALIMA raises 1.1 million euros from major donors, corporations and foundations in one evening

Paris, December 15, 2021 – In closing its annual fundraising event, ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) announced that it has raised a total of €10 million over 5 years, since the 2017 launch of the Transforming Humanitarian Medicine fundraising campaign.

12/23/2021

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ALIMA launches its 2030 environmental roadmap

Dakar, December 16, 2021 – Humanitarian action must plan for the future to fight climate change.
Aware of the consequences of climate change, particularly as it impacts the health of the people who live in its areas of intervention, the medical humanitarian organization ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is committing to reduce

12/16/2021

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ALIMA continues its commitment to the fight against COVID-19 in Africa and launches a campaign to support vaccination

Dakar, Senegal, June 22, 2021 – ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is working to vaccinate the most vulnerable communities against COVID-19, and thus addressing the many challenges related to the pandemic on the African continent.

06/22/2021