Prenatal Care in Dori: A Pregnancy Followed Step by Step
In Dori, Burkina Faso, community health workers raise awareness among pregnant women about the importance of prenatal care and refer them to health facilities. Now pregnant for the fifth time, Aïssata Adayo benefits from this advice and goes for checkups at the advanced health post near her home, which the
Malnutrition Care in Dori, Burkina Faso: A Unit Gets Stronger
In Dori, Burkina Faso, the Integrated Malnutrition Care Unit at the Urban Medical Center treats children with severe acute malnutrition with complications. Its upgraded facilities include additional beds, oxygen, solar power, and more staff. The ALIMA–KEOOGO–SOS Médecins BF Alliance provided this support, working alongside the Ministry of Health to improve
Cholera in Chad: A Response Rooted in Communities
Since 11 August 2026, a cholera epidemic has been affecting the Amma area in Lac Province, Chad. Alongside the Liwa health district, ALIMA and its partner Alerte Santé are treating patients and relying on community relays to slow the disease from spreading, all the way down to the village level.
Al Jazeera highlights ALIMA’s Ebola trial in Ituri, DRC
In a report for Al Jazeera English, Nicolas Haque visits Ituri, in eastern DRC, where ALIMA and its partners, INRB and ANRS MIE, are testing an experimental antiviral pill at a PEP Center to protect people exposed to Ebola.
In Chad, a Sheet of Paper Is Helping Health Workers Save Children’s Lives
Published in September 2026 in The Lancet Primary Care, the results of a clinical trial conducted in Chad by ALIMA and its partners show that a simple, low-cost tool, the RISQ system, helps health workers identify the most critically ill children in time and shows high probability of reducing mortality.
Nature interviews ALIMA’s Dr Richard Kojan on Ebola
On 7 October 2026, Nature published an interview with Dr Richard Kojan, an intensive-care physician at ALIMA. Working on the frontlines of the response in the DRC, he describes the challenges of caring for patients with Bundibugyo Ebola.
Cameroon: In Mokolo, kangaroo mother care follows newborns into their families’ homes
At Mokolo Hospital, in Cameroon’s Far North region, premature and low-birth-weight newborns receive kangaroo mother care, a method based on prolonged skin-to-skin contact with their mother. Care doesn’t end when the babies leave the hospital: it continues at home, with the support of families and community healthcare workers.
In Ethiopia, climate disruption is pushing care out of reach
In the south of Ethiopia, children suffering from malnutrition tend to live several hours’ walk from the healthcare they need. ALIMA brings care closer to these pastoralist communities, whose way of life has been upended by a changing climate.
Ebola: Le Figaro visits ALIMA’s centre in Rwampara
On 4 October 2026, Le Figaro published a report from Bunia, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, during a visit by France’s foreign minister. Its special correspondent visited ALIMA’s Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara.