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Yemen: “Now, my family and I have access to free quality healthcare”
Published on 8 July 2020 | NewsIn recent months, Première Urgence Internationale has carried out a programme of renovation and modernisation of health facilities in the Hodeidah governorate in north-west Yemen. As a result of these activities, more than 16,000 civilians have had access to free health and nutrition services in modernised and secure facilities.Read more -
In Chad, Première Urgence Internationale is training mothers to detect malnutrition in children
Published on 2 July 2020 | NewsIn 2020, communities in Chad are still vulnerable to malnutrition. The challenging climate, limited access to water, poor crop production, and insufficient medical infrastructure have created a crisis situation to which the COVID-19 pandemic now also contributes. For two years, Première Urgence Internationale has been working in close cooperation with mothers and guardians to make diagnosis easier and to treat seriously ill children more quickly.Read more -
An essential psychosocial support during the pandemic of COVID-19
Published on 1 July 2020 | NewsThe expertise of Première Urgence Internationale within the field of mental health and psychosocial support is constantly developing across all missions. The France mission is a good example of this inclusion and of the integrated approach.Read more -
“I started my humanitarian mission in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic”
Published on 25 June 2020 | HR newsClémentine Guérin works in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for Première Urgence Internationale. She is responsible for the health response project against the Ebola virus in Goma, North Kivu. She was scheduled to join the DRC mission on 17th March, but with the arrival of the pandemic in France, containment measures and border closure delayed her departure. She describes how she was finally able to join the mission in early June on a specifically chartered humanitarian flight, and what preventive measures had to be taken to limit any risk of the spread of COVID-19.Read more -
COVID-19 : In Afghanistan, Première Urgence Internationale is working hard for public health
Published on 24 June 2020 | NewsIn the East of Afghanistan, Première Urgence Internationale has been taking action for four decades to respond the emergency health needs and contribute to the improvement of public services. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NGO is implementing several activities and adapting its usual programs. Dedicated resources and special extra supply have been delivered, through a humanitarian air bridge connecting Europe and Afghanistan.Read more -
La Chronique N°135 – June 2020
Published on 24 June 2020 | Publications
COVID-19: Find out in La Chronique of June 2020, our report on how Première Urgence Internationale has adapted its activities and put in place adequate health measures to cope with the pandemic, while ensuring the continuity of activities and essential care against other common pathologies that are just as deadly (Ebola, Measles, Cholera) on... -
Diaporama – Raising awareness about COVID-19 in the slums of Ile-de-France
Published on 19 June 2020 | Photoreports
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DRC: Première Urgence Internationale vaccinate 32,500 children against measles
Published on 16 June 2020 | NewsThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still plagued by several deadly viral epidemics, including COVID-19 and the Ebola virus disease. Première Urgence Internationale is participating in the emergency health response to curb these two epidemics, and continues, at the same time, its vaccination campaign against measles in the provinces of Kasai and central Kasai. Between April and May 2020, more than 32,500 children were vaccinated against this deadly and highly contagious disease.Read more -
Première Urgence Internationale is working at the frontline to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Syria
Published on 3 June 2020 | NewsOn the 15th of March 2020, the Syrian crisis entered its 10th year. A week later, the first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported in Syria. The 9 years of conflict have already left the country battered, but the COVID-19 pandemic has presented yet another challenge for an overburdened and fragile social protection system. Against this backdrop, Première Urgence Internationale was one of the first organizations that responded quickly to address the emerging urgent needs in Syria. With the support of partners, the NGO has worked across its sectors to contribute to common efforts working on preventing a spiraling COVID-19 outbreak in Syria.Read more -
In Ile-de-France, connect slums to drinking water
Published on 29 May 2020 | NewsThe spread of COVID-19 is slowing down in France, but Première Urgence Internationale is continuing its emergency response in Ile-de-France in favour of the most vulnerable people. The organisation's action is based on two components: health and access to water and good hygienic conditions.Read more
