Severe flooding in northern Nigeria increases risk of malaria, pneumonia and cholera
Severe flooding in northern Nigeria due to heavy rainfall has caused widespread destruction and the significant displacement of communities who are already impacted by a food and nutrition crisis, violence and insecurity. Infrastructure such as bridges and roads, and access to essential services such as hospitals, schools and markets have been affected by the floods. […]
Tackling malaria in growing humanitarian crisis
MENTOR recently completed an emergency Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) campaign in camps and settlements in Renk, South Sudan, helping to protect over 75,000 people from malaria. MENTOR’s IRS campaign started with three days of training for all workers. The teams then sprayed 8,590 shelters and houses in and around Renk Town, where thousands of refugees […]
Rapid onset emergencies
MENTOR responds immediately to meet the health needs of people affected by rapid onset emergencies, such as natural or man-made disasters.
Update: The MENTOR Initiative’s humanitarian response following the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey
MENTOR’s team in northern Syria have repurposed five mobile clinics that are typically used for diagnosing and treating leishmaniasis, to provide critical healthcare and trauma kits in the worst affected areas in Aleppo and Idleb governorates. Our highly experienced medical officers and assistants are working from the mobile clinics to treat a range of trauma […]
Emergency response in Syria following earthquakes on 6 February
The MENTOR Initiative in Turkey, Iraq and Syria remains fully operational, and has a decade of experience working across northern Syria, including those areas affected by the earthquake. Here, we co-ordinate and deliver large scale disease control, and support communities and healthcare facilities. In the past 48 hours, MENTOR has repurposed four mobile clinics and […]
Ukraine Emergency Response update May 2022
For nearly 20 years The MENTOR Initiative has responded to global humanitarian emergencies by delivering evidence-based disease control to saves lives and reduce suffering. Now, MENTOR is focusing its unique skillset to lead and manage the procurement, supply and distribution of medical supplies and medicines to assist with the conflict in Ukraine. A team of […]
Ukraine Emergency Response: March 2022
Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, more than 3.55 million people have crossed into neighbouring countries[1], with an additional 2 million people internally displaced within Ukraine. This is, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II[2]. In […]