Première Urgence Internationale
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In Cameroon, “school brigades” formed to promote hygiene in schools
Published on 12 August 2020 | NewsFor the past two years, Première Urgence Internationale has been carrying out awareness-raising activities on water, hygiene and sanitation in 11 schools in Cameroon. In 2018 and 2019, 7,740 children and 180 teachers and parents benefited from awareness-raising programmes in newly equipped and sanitised schools.Read more -
[Press statement] Beirut: Première Urgence Internationale deploys medical staff and supports in the rehabilitation
Published on 7 August 2020 | PressParis, August 7, 2020 - The deadly explosion that blew up the port of Beirut on Tuesday, August 4th, has dramatic consequences for the populations of Lebanon, already affected by multiple crises. French NGO Première Urgence Internationale is part of the immediate humanitarian response and is mobilizing all its teams and resources to help recover the battered capital. An emergency response is underway on the ground.Read more -
Explosion in Lebanon: Our teams deploy an emergency response
Published on 6 August 2020 | NewsThe massive and deadly explosion that blew the port of Beirut on Tuesday, August 4th, has dramatic consequences for the populations of Lebanon, already affected by multiple crises. Première Urgence Internationale is part of the immediate response and is mobilizing all its teams and resources to help recover the battered capital.Read more -
COVID-19: In Libya, Première Urgence Internationale maintains its health activities
Published on 5 August 2020 | NewsLibya recorded its first case of COVID-19 on March 24, 2020, since then there are 4,063 confirmed cases and 93 deaths (according to the National Centre for Disease Control – NCDC – data as of August 4, 2020). Since the start of the pandemic, the Première Urgence Internationale teams have decided to maintain their health activities to meet the needs of the vulnerable population and to include a COVID-19 component to limit the spread of the virus in the two areas of Benghazi and Al Kufra where the NGO operates. Indeed, the already fragile health system before the outbreak of COVID-19, fears a real threat for the country, in case the virus will spread throughout the country.Read more -
Mali : « I contribute to the improvement of women’s health in the community »
Published on 28 July 2020 | NewsMrs. Habssa Wallet Ibrahim aged about 60 years old is a Traditional birth attendant (TBA) in the Talabit health area where one of the eight health centers supported by Première Urgence Internationale in the Kidal region of northern Mali is located.Read more -
Communiqué – Le 28 juillet, célébrons les 10 ans du droit à l’eau et à l’assainissement
Published on 22 July 2020 | PressCe 28 juillet 2020 marque le dixième anniversaire de la reconnaissance des droits humains à l'eau et à l'assainissement par l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies (A/RES/64/292) En pleine période de crise sanitaire, cette date nous rappelle l’importance vitale d’un accès universel à l’eau et à l’assainissement et questionne les avancées réalisées en la matière. Pour l’occasion, les associations françaises se mobilisent au travers de la campagne « L’eau est un droit ».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 -
“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 -
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