Burkina Faso

Our approach
Description of the mission

Première Urgence Internationale has been present in Burkina Faso since 2020, working in the East and Sahel regions. The teams help to reduce vulnerability in terms of health, nutrition, psychosocial care, water, hygiene and sanitation, as well as food security and the strengthening of livelihoods. They have also set up rapid response mechanisms to intervene promptly in the event of alerts in all the provinces of the Eastern region and the provinces of Yagha and Seno in the Sahel region. These mechanisms include a mobile clinic, advanced health posts and the deployment of health workers from the human resources reserves of the supported health districts.

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Première Urgence Internationale’s interventions cover five of the six health districts in the East region (Bogandé, Fada, Gayéri, Mani and Diapaga), as well as the health districts of Sebba and Dori in the Sahel region.

Since 2022, Première Urgence Internationale has strengthened its emergency response in the East region by implementing a food and nutritional assistance project for vulnerable and displaced people, while improving access to safe water and promoting good water, hygiene and sanitation practices. Training courses have been set up to build the capacity of new health staff by coaching them on the priority issues identified.

In Burkina Faso, Première Urgence Internationale wishes to continue implementing the approach it has adopted since the beginning of its activities in the fields of health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as food security. To this end, the teams are helping to strengthen the primary and secondary healthcare systems, so as to maintain a continuum of care in the structures supported. They also respond to the growing number of emergencies caused by the continuing deterioration of the situation.