Posted in CEMAC, Central African Republic, FOMAC, FOMUC, MICOPAX, MSF, health, hiv, internal displacement, sitrep on Jul 14th, 2008
Highlights
Mission of the Peace Building Commission CAR configuration, 10 - 12 June
Supporting health care systems in Paoua and Ngaoundaye
Assistance to the displaced of Kamba Kota by the International Committee of the Red Cross
Mission to the far south east of CAR, 2 - 9 July
Background and security
Mission of the PBC CAR configuration
Pursuant to CAR having been […]
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Prime Minister makes emergency appeal
Bangui, Central African Republic – Faustin Touadera, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, issued an emergency appeal for international support in the wake of a catastrophic failure of the country’s power system. After nearly 60 years of service and erratic maintenance at best, and despite offers from key donors to […]
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Highlights
FOMUC transforms into FOMAC on 12 July
Humanitarian appeal for energy in Bangui
$ 10 million from Peace Building Fund for CAR
Safe water for over 10,000 inhabitants of Bouar
CAP Mid-year review 2008: $ 114 million requested
Background and security
FOMUC transforms into FOMAC
The Deputy Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC), Egidio De Sousa Santos from […]
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Posted in CEMAC, Central African Republic, EUFOR, IMF, MINURCAT, WHO, cameroon, health, info bulletin, security, sitrep on Jun 30th, 2008
Highlights
Tripartite ministerial meeting (Cameroon, Central African Republic and Chad) on cross-border insecurity in Yaoundé on 20 June
IMF to give FCFA 5.8 billion in financial support to CAR
Access to health restored in Ndélé
Support to agriculture and infrastructure north of Paoua
Background and security
Cross-border insecurity on the agenda
A ministerial meeting on cross-border insecurity, jointly organized by the Governments […]
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In the final part of our interview series, Dr Ione explains the action undertaken by her NGO to support health centres during a period not exceeding five months. She emphasizes the need to quickly switch from humanitarian assistance (providing medicine and care) to development in order to restore the system as it was before the […]
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In the seventh part of our interview series, Dr Ione describes how people undertook the rebuilding of their houses and collective facilities. She emphasizes the efforts made by the government to re-open a dialogue with the rebels and to restore trust among the population. Thanks to her privileged relationship with the people of Ngaoundaye, including […]
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In the sixth part of our interview series, Dr Ione describes the difficulties faced by farmers whose fields had been destroyed and who were threatened on their way to the markets. She explains how people could only cultivate for their own survival, leading the entire agriculture of the northwest to collapse. However, the international community […]
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In the fifth part of our interview series, Dr Ione recalls the turmoils faced by the population of Ngaoundaye, surrounded by belligerent parties. She explains how people were trapped between the rebels and the government forces, how the attacks have changed the life in the villages and how precarious the situation remains. During her recent […]
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In the fourth part of our interview series, Dr Ione recalls the attacks on the village of Ngaoundaye, the farmers forced to flee into the bush, the violence inflicted upon the women and their incredible ability to forgive those who attacked them. Dr Ione recounts how she shared the fears of the people of Ngoundaye […]
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In the third part of our interview series, Dr Ione explains how insecurity and violence have destroyed the progress of decades of hard work. By 2000, the population of Ngoundaye had managed to set up an extensive network of schools, health centres and water pumps. Maintenance costs were progressively transferred from NGOs to farmers’ committees, […]
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In the second part of our interview series with Dr Ione, she recounts the achievements of the population in the region of Ngaounday at the border with Chad and Cameroon. She reflects upon the quick establishment of social services and on the farmers’ initiatives to improve their living conditions.
In part I, Dr Ione described her […]
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In a series of interviews, Dr Ione describes her incredible experiences in the Central African Republic: A thrilling eye-witness account of the country’s history.
In 1968, Dr Ione, then a young medical student from Italy, came to the newly independent Central African Republic to help run a hospital Ngaoundaye, close to the point where CAR, Chad […]
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As many as 1 million people in the conflict-affected areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) do not have access to clean water and are at risk of a host of waterborne diseases that kill thousands of people every year.
The situation is particularly dire in the north-eastern parts of the country, such as Haute Kotto, […]
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HDPT’s Info Bulletin no 49 (February 25 - March 3, 2008) is out - with detailed information on current humanitarian and development activities in the Central African Republic. It contains a current overview on the most important developments and news from within and about CAR.
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Late January, UNICEF CAR, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNFPA and WHO, officially launched their 2008 Mother and Child Survival Campaign.
The first stage has allowed the vaccination of approximately 700,000 women against Tetanus – CAR’s seventh most deadly disease. The neonatal form in particular leads to death in the vast majority of infants.
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