health
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Iraq: More than 15,500 Syrian refugees have access to primary healthcare services in the newly re-opened camp of Bardarash
Published on 27 December 2019 | NewsIn the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Première Urgence Internationale is supporting the Syrian refugees who escaped the ongoing military operations in North East Syria. The NGO leads the revitalization of health facilities and the provision of primary and free health care services, to more than 150 patients a day.Read more -
Lebanon: A livelihood program to support vulnerable families
Published on 6 December 2019 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale mobilizes its teams to bring support to local populations and to address the refugees’ needs. The INGO intervenes on a livelihood and protection program, to help vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees recover their economic independence.Read more -
Yemen: Première Urgence Internationale expands activities to the South
Published on 18 October 2019 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale has been operating in Yemen since 2007. The NGO supports the primary health system in both governorates of Hudaydah and Raymah, which are notable, as is all of the country, for food insecurity and severe chronic malnutrition. Thanks to the support of the European Union, activities have been expanded to complementary health facilities in the governorate of Taizz, south of the country.Read more -
Improving access to safe delivery for vulnerable women in Jordan
Published on 20 September 2019 | NewsThanks to the support of the European Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Première Urgence Internationale has provided information and cash assistance to facilitate access to health services for vulnerable households in Jordan. Since June 2018 and up to late August, the program benefited to 1,600 households, i.e 7,321 people, contributing to reduce preventable mortality in the country.Read more -
Yemen: Help people to grow productive home gardens
Published on 12 June 2019 | NewsTo address root causes of malnutrition in Yemen, and provide a longer-term response, Première Urgence Internationale leaded a nutrition project in the governorates of Hodeidah and Raymah. Objective: help the targeted households to establish their own productive gardens, and increase their preservation capacity.Read more -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Finding ways to help women to get access to healthcare in Afghanistan
Published on 19 June 2018 | NewsAfghanistan is one of the countries where mortality rates among mothers and children are among the highest in the world. Première Urgence Internationale has been working in the country since 1979 to improve the population’s health care, and in particular women’s health in Afghanistan. To achieve this, projects must take local culture into account.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