For over 13 years, the Mbera camp, located 60 km from the Malian border and over 1,000 km from Nouakchott, has been home to tens of thousands of Malian refugees fleeing violence in Mali’s central and northern regions. The Mbera camp has now reached its limits and can no longer contain the scale of the crisis as needs escalate. From ALIMA.
In a region where surgery remains out of reach for many, ALIMA is leading a free campaign to provide care, train local staff, and restore hope to patients who have long been deprived of specialized treatment.
Since February 2024, Haiti’s security crisis, especially in Port-au-Prince, has worsened, driving thousands of families to seek refuge in makeshift camps where living conditions are extremely precarious. In response, ALIMA has been offering essential medical aid to support the most vulnerable for the past year.
In the North-West region of Cameroon, an ongoing humanitarian crisis is jeopardizing access to social services for thousands of pregnant women and children. Thanks to a project led by ALIMA and funded by the European Union, vulnerable populations are receiving free healthcare.
Dr. Binta, originally from Guinea, is among the rare women holding fieldwork leadership roles. An expatriate since 2021, she is an assistant medical coordinator in ALIMA’s medical team in Bangui, Central African Republic.