🌍 International medical humanitarian NGO 🏳️ 14 countries of operation ⛑️ 18 million people treated
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🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso - Aïssata traveled about 25 miles to get medical care for her child.
For 10 days, she stayed at the Urban Medical Center in #Dori, where her child received care with support from ALIMA and our Burkinabe partners.
Today, her child is doing better 💙
🤝 With support from the United States government @StateDept.
#ALIMA
🇹🇩 In #Chad, #RISQ helps nurses identify children needing urgent care using 7 vital signs and a simple paper scoring sheet.
Published in The #Lancet Primary Care, results show a 40% reduction in deaths among children monitored with #RISQ.
Now rolling out in Chad and Nigeria, with plans for Niger and Mali.
With @Elrha , AlerteSante, @SickKidsGlobal and Chad’s Ministry of Health.
🇧🇫 In Dori, #BurkinaFaso, the advanced health post offers free medical consultations, vaccinations, pregnancy monitoring, and nutritional support.
On average, more than 100 children under the age of 5 are seen there each week.
#ALIMA and its national partners support these services in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
With support from the U.S. Government @StateDept.
Al Jazeera covered ALIMA and partners' EBO-PEP trial in Ituri, DRC, testing whether an antiviral pill can prevent Ebola in people exposed to the virus.
Watch the report: alima.pulse.ly/qyym7zstm6
🤝🏽 Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), ANRS Maladies Infectieuses Émergentes, @AlJazeera
🇨🇲 In #Mokolo, #Cameroon, the kangaroo care approach supports the development of premature or low-birth-weight newborns through skin-to-skin contact with their mothers.
Find out how this care continues at home. ➡️ alima.ngo/en/news/on-the-gro…
🤝 @AFD_France
ALIMA (EN) retweeted
Small nutrition supplement. Big boost in vaccination.
In Nigeria’s 🇳🇬 NutriVax trial, vaccine coverage among children offered nutrition supplements shot up:
💉 DTP: 33% → 63%
💉 Measles: 25% → 55%
👉 nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
#NoVaccinationWithoutNutrition #ChildSurvivalAction #ParisPeaceForum
ALIMA (EN) retweeted
Small nutrition supplement. Big reduction in zero-dose children.
In Nigeria’s 🇳🇬 NutriVax trial, children missing their first DTP vaccine fell by nearly half when nutrition supplements included.
👉 nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
#NoVaccinationWithoutNutrition #ChildSurvivalAction #ParisPeaceForum
ALIMA (EN) retweeted
“I started worrying when I saw she looked smaller than the others...”
Facing the seasonal malnutrition peak in #Nigeria, life-saving care makes all the difference.
Thanks to @eu_echo aid, @ALIMA_ORG teams are providing crucial therapeutic support to vulnerable families.
📖tinyurl.com/3mety2xh
ALIMA (EN) retweeted
As countries in the African Region work to detect and respond to Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD), knowing the facts is essential.
BVD is a severe and often fatal form of #Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus. Learn more⬇️
#ViralFacts
@viralfacts
🇨🇲 In Mokolo, Cameroon, a method called Kangaroo Care supports premature and low-birth-weight newborns from the hospital to their homes.
The story of Catherine and her baby illustrates how skin-to-skin contact and follow-up by community health workers help families continue this care at home.
Supported by the French Development Agency (AFD).
#Thread - What if a simple sheet of paper could save a child's life?
Find out more ➡️ alima.ngo/en/news/risq-syste…
Here’s how. ⤵️
🤖 Made with AI
Results
40% fewer deaths in the group using RISQ
85% of health workers find RISQ useful in their daily practice
🇹🇩 #Chad – Sila province is hosting families who have fled the conflict in #Sudan.
🏥 Since May 2024, #ALIMA and its partner Alerte Santé have been supporting access to healthcare for refugees and host populations, with a special focus on maternal and child health and nutrition.
🤝 With support from #UNICEF.
🇪🇹 #Ethiopia – At Hargelle Hospital, Cawo looks after her niece, who has just given birth.
In #Afder, droughts and floods put pregnant women at risk of complicated pregnancies.
#ALIMA has supported the maternity ward there alongside the Ministry of Health, and with the support of the #EU.
© Amanuel Sileshi / ALIMA
"When I was younger, I lost several family members to an unknown illness. That is what led me to become a doctor."
Today, Dr. Shukri treats children at the hospital in Hargelle, Ethiopia. Working alongside local teams, #ALIMA builds the skills of healthcare workers through training, allowing them to improve their practice and enhance the quality of care.
📸 Amanuel Sileshi / ALIMA
