Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine nearly one-third of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes. This is the largest human displacement crisis in the world today. Within Ukraine, over 6.2 million people remain displaced by the war, and 15.7 million in need of humanitarian assistance (as of October 2022). Access to health care is […]
Venezuela
Country Programme Venezuela is experiencing an unprecedented social and humanitarian crisis that has resulted in one of the biggest migration movements the world has seen before. The population that remained in Venezuela is the most vulnerable, often the very young and old, and has limited access to basic services. There are several diseases that thrive […]
Nigeria
Country Programme Nigeria is heavily affected by the presence of Islamist insurgency groups, predominantly Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). More than 2.3 million people have been internally displaced since the groups started infiltrating several states and the Nigerian government started to fight back. Some parts of the country are […]
Mozambique
Country Programme Conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique have led to a growing humanitarian crisis in the region as the number of people displaced continues to rise. By December 2023 an estimated 710,000 people were internally displaced, according to the IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix. Non-state armed opposition groups (AOGs) from the far north of Cabo […]
Yemen
Yemen has become one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises since the war began in 2014. Seven years of ongoing conflict and political instability have made 23.4 million Yemenis (73% of the country’s population) dependent on humanitarian assistance to survive. This includes 4.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), the fourth-largest IDP population due to conflict […]
Syria
Country Programme The Syrian Civil War that began in 2011 has resulted in one of the most complex humanitarian crises of the 21st century. In conflict zones like Syria, healthcare infrastructure is severely disrupted and living conditions are often unsanitary. These conditions create the perfect environment for the proliferation of leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease that […]
Kenya
Over the past few decades conflict and natural disasters has left the population in North Eastern Kenya marginalised and vulnerable. With support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office (FCDO), MENTOR worked in partnership with Departments of Health in Wajir, Garissa and Mandera to ensure vulnerable communities at risk of malaria and vector-borne disease outbreaks had […]
Liberia
MENTOR began working in Liberia in 2003 and trained several thousand health workers in the 15 counties to increase their technical capacity at a national level. MENTOR has helped to manage infectious diseases such as Ebola, through improved surveillance, effective IPC (Infection and prevention control) practices, differential diagnosis and case management. During the Ebola outbreak, […]
South Sudan
Country Programme South Sudan is the youngest country in the world, only gaining full independence in 2011. The subsequent civil war over power and resources destroyed most of the country’s infrastructure, healthcare system and the economy, which is still heavily reliant on oil. A fragile peace has been reached and new elections are expected to […]
Previous work in Chad
Southern Chad is host to tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the fighting in neighbouring chaotic CAR. In February 2015, Boko Haram (the Islamist extremist group) attacked the Chadian shore of Lake Chad, reacting to Chad’s military interventions in Cameroon. The Boko Haram attacks forced at least 40,500 people to flee their homes between January […]