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Chad

Chad ranks 190th in the Human Development Indexes among 191 countries. The Human Development Index measures three dimensions: life expectancy, education and per capita income. Diarrhoea, lower respiratory, HIV/AIDS and malaria represent the greatest burden of disease below five-years of age. In the southern, more tropical and forested areas of Chad, malaria is a major killer. […]

Central African Republic Consortium

On 1 April 2019, The MENTOR Initiative and a consortium of international NGO partners began a four-year, £14 million programme funded by the UK Government.  This is the third phase of a consortium which has been running since 2015.  This phase sees MENTOR continuing as Consortium Lead Agency, providing health and WASH interventions and working […]

Central African Republic

Central African Republic (CAR) has one of the lowest life expectancies in the world and ranks as the second least developed country globally in UNDP’s Human Development Index. The necessity for humanitarian assistance, especially healthcare services to meet basic needs, is evident. This is particularly so in rural areas where there is an absence of […]

Angola

Angola has been recovering from a long and devastating civil war that ended in 2002. Investments to infrastructure have improved access to health care. But a lack of trained health workers, and a health system that is spread over vast areas, leave many under-served or with limited and poor quality health care. Angola is still […]