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 […]
World NTD Day
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are estimated to cause suffering to over 1.7 billion people worldwide. MENTOR is working with its partners to tackle NTDs such as dengue and leishmaniasis, in the challenging context of humanitarian emergencies. The disease burden is especially high in these settings due to conflict, inaccessibility and populations that are often displaced […]
Results from trial of new malaria control tool published in Malaria Journal
Results from MENTOR’s trial of an innovative malaria control tool called Durable Wall Lining (DWL) have been published in the Malaria Journal. Analysis of the data from the trial in Liberia shows it has the potential to provide longer lasting, continuous protection from malaria. The material was found to be more effective than commonly used […]
Education for children affected by conflict in northern Mozambique
MENTOR and its partners recently implemented a project to increase access to safe and inclusive learning environments for children affected by the conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Called Safe and Inclusive Learning (SAIL) the consortium is led by Save the Children International in partnership with Humanity & Inclusion and Associação Progresso, with funding from ECHO. […]
Invasive vector found in Yemen IDP camps which has ‘significant consequences for malaria control’
A MENTOR-led entomological study in Internally Displaced Persons camps in Aden, Yemen has confirmed the presence of Anopheles stephensi mosquito, which has significant consequences for malaria control and elimination within this vulnerable urban population. Published in the Malaria Journal the study carried out in 2021 details how An. Stephensi is being established in the region […]
Entomological surveillance training in Guinea Bissau
The MENTOR Initiative led a two-week training programme in key entomological surveillance skills at 21 focal points in Guinea Bissau during November. For the first time in its history, MENTOR has worked in Guinea Bissau to support a network of public health workers, who will lead efforts to monitor the malaria vector population of Guinea […]
New threat of malaria ‘not previously seen before’ highlighted in Lancet Global Health paper
A paper published in The Lancet Global Health journal in November is sounding the alarm about the growing threat of malaria potentially spreading to countries where the disease is not typically endemic. The rapid increase in the population of an invasive species of mosquito Anopheles Stephensi across urban settings from east to west Africa, poses […]
Communities in South Sudan celebrate Open Defecation Free status
Communities in Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan came together with MENTOR staff and ministry officials in October to celebrate a number of villages being declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). So far 60 communities have been declared ODF, which is achieved after a year since Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) activities were implemented. This initiative is part […]
Constructing handwashing stations in Northern Mozambique
MENTOR is supporting the construction and supply of 1,175 tippy taps across six districts of Cabo Delgado Province (Pemba, Ancuabe, Chiure, Metuge, Montepuez and Mueda) in co-ordination with de Provincial Health Directorate (DPS) and local communities. The new tippy taps will impact more than 297,000 people by providing access to handwashing stations, which reduces the […]
The MENTOR Initiative 20th Anniversary
20 years ago today, Richard Allan founded The MENTOR Initiative to reduce death and suffering from tropical diseases in humanitarian crises. MENTOR was established to deliver emergency healthcare quickly and effectively in the most dire, complex situations drawing from Richard’s specialist knowledge and disease control experience. The first programme was researching the efficacy of Insecticide […]