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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
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.
#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
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.
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
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.
Climate emergency: ALIMA pledges to adopt good practices to be a more responsible actor
ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is integrating an environmental approach into our updated strategic framework.
The goal: To better take into account the impact of climate change within our activities and reduce our carbon footprint.
Facing the second wave of COVID-19, countries in sub-Saharan Africa lack resources and vaccines
“ALIMA is calling for equitable access to vaccines as soon as possible,” says Dr. Moumouni Kinda, ALIMA’s Director of Operations. “It is necessary to work to ensure that Africa has access to safe and quality vaccines following a strategy adapted to the African context, in terms of accessibility – cost,
Faced with the climate emergency, the medical NGO ALIMA commits
“Climate change will have a massive impact on humanitarian needs in the areas where we work, but it will also force us to rethink the way we operate,” says Dr. Moumouni Kinda, Director of Operations at ALIMA. “We must therefore adopt good practices now to be a responsible actor.”
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