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MALI: MIDWIVES AND MOBILE CLINICS AT THE HEART OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND PREVENTION EDUCATION
Published on 10 December 2023 | NewsThe crisis that has gripped Mali for over 10 years now, particularly in the north and center of the country, has taken its toll on the country's healthcare system. Access to quality healthcare is increasingly difficult for the Malian population, including in the central and southern regions, which are directly affected by the growing insecurity affecting the entire country. In these regions, women and children face particular vulnerabilities in the health sector, exacerbated by the lack of functional health infrastructures and qualified health personnel.Read more -
Gender-based violence in Mali: medical and psychosocial care for survivors
Published on 7 December 2023 | NewsThe crisis that Mali has been experiencing for over 10 years exposes the population to a wide range of risks. The deteriorating security situation in the north and center of the country has led to an increase in incidents and human rights violations, particularly affecting women and girls. The latter are the main victims of various forms of gender-based violence (GBV), whether physical, sexual, mental or economic.Read more -
DRC: from awareness-raising to treatment of STI
Published on 1 December 2023 | NewsIn the Ngaba health zone in Kinshasa, Première Urgence Internationale runs awareness campaigns on STIs,...Read more -
Venezuela: Making the difference in the life of a teenager mother
Published on 28 September 2023 | NewsJaigreimar gets ready for a busy day. As she does every morning, this 36-year-old mother of five goes to the Health Center at Los Medanos to provide awareness session on Sexual and Reproductive Health.Read more -
BRINGING HEALTHCARE CLOSER : THE INTERVENTION OF PREMIERE URGENCE INTERNATIONALE’S MOBILE CLINICS IN NORTHERN MALI
Published on 18 August 2023 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale is implementing multiple projects aimed at enhancing healthcare access in the Kidal region, located in northern Mali. This area has been plagued by security challenges for many years, underscoring the critical need to bolster humanitarian assistance, particularly in the healthcare sector.Read more -
Afghanistan : Women have a key role in the health system
Published on 2 April 2023 | NewsChantal Autotte-Bouchard is a public health and tropical medicine nurse. She has been involved in various humanitarian crisis contexts, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, Haiti and India, before joining Première Urgence Internationale as Health Advisor at the organisation's headquarters. Back from a visit to Afghanistan, she shares her experience with us.Read more -
Sudan: When the community seizes the fight against malnutrition
Published on 20 January 2023 | NewsAcute and chronic malnutrition remains one of the major public health concerns in Sudan. To address emergency food and nutritional needs of families with children diagnosed with malnutrition in Gedaref, eastern Sudan, Première Urgence Internationale involves health volunteers from the community. Rogia is one of them.Read more -
Dr. Khadija, a woman doctor serving women in Yemen
Published on 4 January 2023 | NewsIn a country torn apart by war and where the humanitarian situation is dramatic, women and girls face increased health risks. To enable them to access care, Première Urgence Internationale supports female health workers in the health centres where we intervene. Portrait of Dr Khadija, a woman doctor who consults with Yemeni women.Read more -
Central African Republic: Celebration of World Toilet Day
Published on 11 December 2022 | NewsOn 18 November 2022, Première Urgence Internationale celebrated World Toilet Day with the inhabitants of the village of Yangoubrindji (Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture, Central African Republic). This year's global theme was "Groundwater and Sanitation", with the slogan "making the invisible visible".Read more -
DR Congo: Communities as both beneficiaries and agents of change
Published on 6 December 2022 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale's teams have been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 20 years, providing assistance to 350,000 people throughout the country. In the province of North Kivu, the various interventions allow us to fight against the increasing difficulties of access to quality health services.Read more