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Iraq: Helping people to regain access to basic services
Published on 16 May 2019 | NewsWith the official end of military operations in Iraq, humanitarian needs are now focused on the issues of reconstruction and rehabilitation. Anbar governorate is a rural area in the middle of the desert, in the southwest of the country. Its villages and infrastructures were affected, or even destroyed, during the years of conflict. Première Urgence Internationale carries out multi-sectoral activities to support the most vulnerable civilian populations.Read more -
In Afghanistan, one of our teams victim of an explosive attack
Published on 9 May 2019 | NewsOn Sunday, 5th May, a vehicle carrying five staff members from one of our mobile health teams was attacked with explosives. The driver sadly succombed to his injuries. All of our five colleagues were injured in the attack. Première Urgence Internationale, which is intervening in Afghanistan since 1979, strongly condemns this serious attack.Read more -
Yemen is witnessing another deadly outbreak of cholera
Published on 19 April 2019 | NewsThe humanitarian crisis in Yemen is the worst in the world, driven by conflict, economic collapse and the continuous breakdown of public services including the health care system. Cholera has always been endemic in Yemen; however, a serious outbreak of cholera stroke the country in October 2016, followed by a devastating worst second outbreak in April 2017. More recently, there has been a sharp increase as of March 2019, which could potentially be a third wave of the outbreak.Read more -
Ebola: Première Urgence Internationale re-opens its base in Goma (DRC)
Published on 28 March 2019 | NewsIn February 2019, in response to the propagation of an Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the province of North Kivu, Première Urgence Internationale decided to re-open its base in Goma in order to prepare the arrival of a response team. Our enlightenment with Céline Morin, emergency operations manager at Première Urgence Internationale, back after one month in the field.Read more -
In Yemen, access to health facilities remains a major issue for the populations
Published on 20 March 2019 | NewsHumanitarian conditions in Yemen are dramatic: 20 million of Yemenis (70% of the population) are...Read more -
Première Urgence Internationale breaks down economic barriers of health in Lebanon
Published on 18 February 2019 | NewsIn Lebanon, thousands of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese live below the poverty line, and cannot access primary healthcare services. Première Urgence Internationale is conducting a project to reduce these economic barriers and ensure access to basic healthcare for all patients.Read more -
The health situation of a country in transition
Published on 24 April 2018 | NewsShwe Linn Htet has worked with Premiere Urgence Internationale as a Country Medical Manager in Myanmar. He explains how the health situation in this country is and what Première Urgence Internationale is trying to accomplish through its programmes.Read more -
“We stay, the population needs our help”
Published on 13 February 2018 | NewsOn January 20, armed terrorists invaded a luxury hotel in Kabul. On January 24, NGOs’ offices in Jalalabad were violently stormed. Three days later, an ambulance bomb exploded in the center of Kabul. On January 29, Kabul Military Academy is also attacked. Four coordinated attacks in 10 days in Afghanistan, killing more than 200 people that show an insecurity and a general tension in the country.Read more -
Benjamin: a doctor back from Libya
Published on 19 December 2017 | HR newsBenjamin Wood is a medical doctor from Tasmania, Australia. He worked a couple of years...Read more -
MIDDLE EAST: HEALTH CARE IN CRISIS
Published on 6 November 2017 | NewsPersistent crises, people forced to leave their homes, chronic epidemics and endemic diseases: millions of people’s health is at threat in much of the Middle East. Sandrine Chapeleau, Première Urgence Internationale’s Middle East and Europe health advisor, regularly makes field visits and can confirm that the situation is critical, in particular regarding the refugee crisis and displaced persons.Read more
