health

• Mali: Review of the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mopti region

  Published on 17 June 2021  |  News
  Mali has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the strengthening of patient management protocols and epidemiological surveillance, our teams were able to implement a nine-month program to support health centers in Mopti region.

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• Central African Republic: Strengthening Access to Health Care and Improving Food Security for Vulnerable Populations in Bamingui-Bangoran

  Published on 27 May 2021  |  News
  Since 2018, Première Urgence Internationale has been implementing a project to provide emergency medical-nutritional assistance and strengthen the primary and secondary health system in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture, Central African Republic. An initiative made possible through the support of the European Union's Bêkou Fund.

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• Nearly 150 Healthcare Workers and Organizations Call on Israel to Supply Vaccines to oPt

  Published on 10 May 2021  |  Presse
  As coronavirus infections and deaths spike in the West Bank and Gaza , nearly 150 healthcare workers, legal experts and organizations support the petition of human rights groups, including PHRI, at the Supreme Court, and demand that Israel immediately secure a supply of vaccines to the Palestinian population.

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• Yemen: Première Urgence Internationale provides access to healthcare in Jahzar

  Published on 26 April 2021  |  News
  In January 2021, Première Urgence Internationale rehabilitated Jahzar Health Unit in Mokha district, Taiz governorate. A relief for residents of this rural area who struggle to access health care.

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• Mental health and conflicts

  Published on 17 March 2021  |  News
  The COVID-19 pandemic reminds everyone of the importance of taking mental health into account in our societies. Regarding humanitarian context, what consequences can conflicts have on populations?

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• SENEGAL: WASSADOU MEDICAL CENTER NEEDS YOU

  Published on 29 January 2021  |  News
  Première Urgence Internationale has been supporting the Wassadou Medical Center (WMC) since 2012. This project, which bloomed towards success, finds itself at risk today due to lack of funds. Therefore, the NGO launched an online fundraising.

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• RETROSPECTIVE: OUR YEAR 2020 IN 7 STRIKING EVENTS

  Published on 27 January 2021  |  News
  COVID-19 prevention, the Beirut blast, Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, vaccinations in the DRC, healthcare in Ukraine and Yemen but also 40 years’ presence in Afghanistan… So many striking events that shaped this peculiar year which, however, did not succeed in weakening the engagement of Première Urgence Internationale’s teams.

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• Burkina Faso: assistance to the population affected by violence

  Published on 30 October 2020  |  News
  With 20 million inhabitants and a surface about half the size of France, Burkina Faso is facing a major humanitarian and security crisis because of the regional instability that takes place in Sahel. This crisis has caused the displacement of more than one million people today (5% of the population) which is equivalent to three million people, compared to a country like France. Première Urgence Internationale brings assistance to the populations in Burkina Faso.

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• La Chronique N°135 – September 2020

  Published on 28 October 2020  |  Publications
  

  40 Years of Help in Afghanistan: discover in La Chronique of September 2020, our report retracing 40 years of humanitarian intervention by Première Urgence Internationale teams in Afghanistan, through health, nutrition and psychological support programmes, to help Afghan civilians in the face of this complex humanitarian crisis. "The commitment...

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• Lebanon: “It is important to stick to basic healthcare, apart from COVID-19”

  Published on 21 October 2020  |  News
  The current pandemic must not overshadow other health emergencies and sanitarian crises faced by vulnerable people. In Lebanon, Première Urgence Internationale takes great care of providing constant support to vulnerable populations and facilitating them the access to basic services, despite the stress caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

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