Recently, Swiss Federal Councillor and health minister Alain Berset visited the Central African Republic (CAR) for discussions with the government that focused, among other topics, on health policy challenges. He also exchanged views with local FAIRMED employees.
A presidential encounter in the Central African Republic: On World Health Day, Head of State Faustin-Archange Touadéra attended an exposition on the topic of health organised by his government and the World Health Organization (WHO). FAIRMED also participated with its own booth, and our local team used the opportunity to introduce the President to the work of FAIRMED.
Total commitment on and off the artificial grass of the Stade de Suisse: Cameroon national football team member Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu has joined the FAIRMED team that is fighting for the world's poorest.
For years, the world-renowned French photographer and environmental activist Yann Arthus-Bertrand has been providing his spectacular aerial photographs to FAIRMED free of charge. Recently, we finally had the opportunity to meet and get to know the 73-year-old personally, and to thank him for his confidence in us.
In genuine medical emergencies, a quick response is all-important. But there are many places in the world where ambulances cannot be at hand. For example, the remote villages of the Moboma community in the Central African Republic. For this reason, FAIRMED has established an emergency transport and treatment system that had been piloted in recent months.
A possible breakthrough in the fight against Chagas: A recent study has shown that an alternative approach to combating the neglected tropical disease may be associated with fewer side effects and a shorter treatment time.
Improving the health of pregnant women, mothers and infants is a crucial objective for the FAIRMED projects in Nepal. We pursue numerous activities in order to achieve this aim, including providing support for the establishment of mother groups. But do these monthly meetings actually help mothers in their everyday lives? One participant talks about her experiences.
Every year on 8 March, people around the world take part in International Women's Day, which strives towards equality between men and women. FAIRMED employee and ethnologist Johanna Vögeli experienced first hand how gender equality is a reality among the indigenous Aka people in the Central African Republic.
Cathérine A. Akom is the new FAIRMED Country Manager for Cameroon. With over ten years of experience at a strategic level in environmental and development programs, she brings a great deal of expertise to her role. Her goals are correspondingly ambitious.
Every year, the Network Uniting to Combat NTDs compiles an index that measures the success of 49 African countries in their efforts to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The index highlights a somewhat unusual trend: poorer countries such as Swaziland and Malawi are at the top of the rankings, while richer countries, including Botswana and South Africa, are stuck in the lower third.