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EAST AFRICA: A REFUGEE HAVEN UNDER THREAT
East Africa has long hosted major refugee populations, owing both to the presence of some of the world’s most severe and protracted crises – whether in the region or at its borders – and to the open-door refugee policies adopted by several of its countries. Violence and hunger caused by
GOAL and ALIMA Deliver Lifesaving Health, Nutrition, and WASH Services Amid Intense Violence in North Darfur, Sudan
Nearly two-thirds of Sudan’s population is in urgent need of humanitarian aid, representing 30 million people, the highest number of people in need ever recorded for a single country. GOAL and ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) have provided emergency medical humanitarian assistance to 208,940 people in the El
“ALIMA LAUNCHES ‘ODE TO STRANGERS’ VIDEO SERIES ON MATERNAL HEALTH IN AFRICA”
MOMS ACROSS THE WORLD SHARE PERSONAL STORIES TO RAISE FUNDS AND IMPROVE HEALTHCARE FOR MOTHERS NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2024 – ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) has launched Ode to Strangers, an inspirational storytelling campaign that highlights the crisis of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and builds support
Carlotta PIANIGIANI, emergencies & openings coordinator for ALIMA, named in #TIME100 Health 2024
Paris, May 2, 2024 – TIME has named Carlotta Pianigiani, Emergency & Openings Coordinator, in the TIME100 Health list for 2024 honoring 100 people who have had the biggest impact in healthcare this year. The full list will be featured in the May 13 issue of TIME, and is available
Conflict and Hunger in Sudan: an NGO call to action
The conflict in Sudan has already created the world’s largest displacement crisis. Now fighting, displacement and lack of humanitarian access to the most vulnerable population places millions at risk of sliding into emergency levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition. As humanitarian organisations working in Sudan, we are making a
First-ever global alliance of researchers, health workers, and humanitarians join forces to fight the deadly Lassa fever virus
Nigeria enters Lassa fever peak season with new outbreaks underway Abuja, Nigeria, 27 February 2024 – A first-of-its-kind global alliance of researchers, humanitarians, and health workers called the INTEGRATE consortium has launched a five-year initiative to fight Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever that kills thousands of people in West
Care has become a privilege in Haiti. ALIMA addressing health crisis in an emergency mission
Dakar, February 14, 2024 – The humanitarian situation in Haiti is alarming. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently described it as the worst crisis in the Americas in 2024. ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) is one of the few international medical humanitarian NGOs to operate in Haiti, and
ALIMA calls for greater funding to address mental health crises in areas of conflict in Africa
DAKAR, Oct. 9, 2023 – Worldwide, almost 280 million people–or 3.8% of the global population–suffer from depressive disorders, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). These disorders represent only a fraction of all mental health issues. The scale of the problem calls for greater effort and commitment on a global
Critical issues with medical oxygen access in Sub-Saharan Africa featured in new ALIMA campaign Breath for All
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 3, 2023—ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) has launched Breath for All, an awareness campaign emphasizing the need to improve medical oxygen access across sub-Saharan Africa. The campaign features 3D digital artwork by world-renowned artist Six N. Five, offering guided meditations inviting audiences to take a
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