Colombia

Our approach
Description of the mission

Premiere Urgence Internationale’s extensive expertise in physical and mental health, including nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, and protection contributes to mitigate the needs in the departments targeted, namely in Arauca and Norte de Santander. Our interventions aims to address the complex challenges faced by the local and migrant populations in accessing healthcare by implementing a proven strategy of direct health attention combined with a robust referral system with an established network of institutional and humanitarian actors:

Premiere Urgence Internationale provides direct health services with professional doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and nurse assistants, and ensures quality healthcare, making it a trusted presence in the area. Premiere Urgence Internationale’s prudent methodology for extramural intervention enables it to operate effectively in hard-to-reach regions.

Première Urgence Internationale
in action

• Provision of context-sensitive Primary Health Care services including nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, child health and mental health.
• Individual and collective context-sensitive psychosocial support (counselling sessions)
• Emergency response through mobile clinics (extramural activities)
• Provision of training, equipment and rehabilitation of Health facilities
• Referrals for complementary exams and care (health, protection, mental health and other services)
• Education and sensitization activities to community and leaders regarding health promotion, gender equality, children rights, sexual and gender based violence, water and sanitation.
• Supply of required medication for primary healthcare
• Provision of water and higiene kits tailored to the needs to menstruating adolescents, lactating mothers and households facing malnutrition.