ALIMA, a medical humanitarian organization
2025 ANNUAL REPORT
In the face of crisis, we continued to provide care
In 2025, despite declining institutional funding, 8.9 million people benefited from ALIMA’s work across 14 countries. Discover a year defined by resilience, innovation, and commitment alongside communities.
EBOLA EMERGENCY
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ALIMA teams are mobilizing to deliver medical supplies, protect health workers, and care for patients safely.
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On the ground
Our latest news
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.
On the ground
In video
NutriVax in Nigeria: Nutritional Supplement Doubles Children’s Odds of Vaccination
In Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, the NutriVax clinical trial has just shown that co-delivering a nutritional supplement during immunization activities at health centers substantially increases children’s vaccination coverage. These results, highly promising for reducing child mortality in the most fragile settings, have been published in the journal Nature Medicine.
Cured of Ebola: Pastor Yanga recounts his fight
In the DRC, Pastor Yanga contracted Ebola while caring for his sick brother, unknowingly infecting five of his relatives. Treated by ALIMA at the Rwampara treatment center, he was discharged after twenty days. His message: Ebola is real, but it can be cured if you seek care in time.
Mental health in Ethiopia: Ahmed, from patient to community volunteer | ALIMA
In Ethiopia, a severe mental health condition isolated Ahmed for months, misunderstood by those around him. Anas, ALIMA’s mental health supervisor, took charge of his treatment at Hargelle hospital.
About Us
Our Operations Map
ALIMA is currently operating in 14 countries, providing quality medical care to the most vulnerable populations while developing sustainable solutions to improve local healthcare systems.
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About Us
Our Model
ALIMA is an international medical NGO founded in 2009 that provides quality healthcare to the most vulnerable populations. It is recognized for its expertise in maternal and child health, malnutrition, epidemics and emerging diseases, as well as research and innovation.
ALIMA’s work is based on three principles.
A unique alliance
between local and international organizations.
A local anchor
with 95% of teams from the countries of intervention and an operational headquarters in Dakar
The constant ambition to innovate
to transform humanitarian medicine
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