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DR Congo: valuable food aid in remote areas
The province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo counts today 2.5 million people in need of humanitarian aid, according to the Humanitarian Needs Assessment 2022 (UNOCHA). Première Urgence Internationale is working on the ground to help the population cope with food insecurity.
BURKINA FASO: DEPLOYMENT OF AN ADVANCED HEALTH POST IN SEBBA
The security context continued to deteriorate in Burkina Faso during the year 2021, and the town of Sebba, in the Yagha province in the Sahel, remains the target of multiple armed attacks against the civilian population. The population movements generated by these acts destabilize the town and put great pressure on the health sector. Following the attack on the village of Solhan, Première Urgence Internationale was able to mobilize in order to set up an advanced health post (AHP) capable of responding to the needs of vulnerable populations in terms of both health and nutrition.
FATI, TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT IN A CONFLICT ZONE IN NIGER
In August 2021, Première Urgence Internationale conducted a training course in the district of Torodi, Tillabéri region, for traditional birth attendants to raise their awareness about obstetrical dangers and the importance of having qualified medical personnel accompany women during childbirth. Our teams met Fati, a traditional birth attendant, who has since benefited from our support in her daily activities.
Sudan: “anemia, malaria and diarrhea, these sickness use to kill our children before but this is not the case now since we have access to free medication”
The community of Banat in Sudan, like many other communities in South Kordofan Eastern Corridor living in the proximities of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) controlled areas has been greatly affected by decades of conflict and isolation.
Nawal and her child Ibrahim Abdul Amid Adam adged of 2 years and 9 months old have been approached by Health Community Volunteers of Première Urgence Internationale to reffer her child to Banat Health Facility because he was ill.
“Here in Bamingui-Bangoran, Central African Republic, the medical systems are insufficient to ensure our health.”
This region in the northeast of the country is particularly isolated, and access to quality health care is often difficult. The chronic crises affecting the country has severely weakened the health system, and the geographic isolation of the prefecture, combined with a poor road network, exacerbates the difficulties of accessing the Ndélé District Hospital.
Niger : Première Urgence Internationale deploys an emergency response in the city of Gaya
At the heart of the Sahelian crisis, Niger is currently facing a gradual deterioration in the security situation, which is affecting the population. The Dosso region, which until now has been unaffected by the actions of armed opposition groups, is gradually becoming involved in the conflict. In December 2021, several hundred Nigerien fishermen living in Burkina Faso and Benin abandoned their homes because of the pressure from the Beninese army and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, and found refuge in the department of Gaya, in the south of the Dosso region. Première Urgence Internationale conducted a rapid response action with the displaced populations to deal with the urgent health needs.
Tender Annoucement – Establishment of framework agreements in the field of security training
THE NGO PREMIERE URGENCE INTERNATIONALE launches a Call for tender for the implementing of framework agreements.
Fighting malnutrition in Ibanda, Democratic Republic of Congo
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the village of Ibanda in Mai-Ndombe, Ekangala M. is the youngest of a family of three children. He was four years old and weighed 7 kg when his mother, Mrs. M., brought him to the health center in Ntanda. Ekangala suffers from severe malnutrition: in a normal nutritional situation, a four-year-old child weighs an average of 16 kg. Ekangala is immediately taken care of by the members of Première Urgence Internationale, and then sent to the hospital where he will be treated
Restoring livelihoods for the most vulnerable households impacted by the conflicts in Bangui
Decades of cyclical crises have plunged Central African Republic into a deep state of vulnerability, the country ranking second to last in the 2020 Human Development Index. This protracted insecurity and instability has seriously impacted the economy of the country, with unemployment rising up to 24.2% in 2016(1).
In Bangui, Première Urgence Internationale enables women to give birth in safe conditions in health centers
The Central African Republic ranks second to last in the Human Development Index (HDI). The country has been plagued by cycles of political and military conflict for several decades, which have gradually driven the population into poverty. These chronic crises don’t allow the State to perform its regalian functions and to meet the needs of the Central African population, particularly in terms of access to quality health care.
