Capacity Statement
The MENTOR Initiative capacity statement, updated in April 2025.
Project brief: Enhancing disease control in northwest Syria through strengthening local health systems and improving environmental sanitation
After over a decade of conflict, Syria faces one of the most severe humanitarian crises globally, with significant loss of life, widespread displacement, and a strained health infrastructure. Northwest Syria (NWS) remains a hub for millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs), placing immense pressure on already weakened health services. The health system in NWS is […]
Asian tiger mosquito in the oil-producing city of Soyo: the first report of Aedes albopictus in Angola
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894), is a highly invasive species that has successfully colonized many tropical and temperate regions worldwide. Its rapid global spread is strongly associated with human activities and has created favorable conditions for the emergence of human arboviruses in new geographic areas. The paper reports the first detection of Aedes albopictus in Angola […]
Project brief – Advancing access to healthcare in the Central African Republic: a holistic district-level initiative to expand integrated HIV/TB and malaria services, prioritising key populations and underserved areas.
CAR’s GF-GC7 is a 141M EUR project covering the period 2024-2026 targeting disease prevention and treatment of three conditions: Malaria, HIV and Tuberculosis, plus an important component of Health System Strengthening. The donor (The Global Fund) selected two prime recipients to cover all seven regions (RS) of the country: World Vision for regions RS1, RS3, […]
Project brief – Gaza Lifeline: Integrated food, WASH and protection project
The Gaza Strip faces a severe humanitarian crisis due to ongoing conflict, which escalated significantly in October 2023. The region’s health infrastructure is devastated, with 58% of hospitals non-functional and 78% of primary care clinics closed. This has led to outbreaks of diseases such as hepatitis A, respiratory infections, and skin conditions. Essential infrastructure has […]
Project Brief: Integrated project to improve nutrition and provide an emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) response for the population of Batangafo, Central African Republic
The MENTOR Initiative is implementing a six-month intervention focused emergency multisectoral assistance for internally displaced persons, returnees, and host communities in underfunded and underserved areas. The project, in collaboration with Médecins du Monde (MDM), includes community-based nutrition and WASH activities to address risk of diseases in vulnerable populations, especially children under 5, pregnant and lactating […]
Project brief: Ensuring the delivery of life-saving disease prevention services for refugees and returnees in Upper Nile and Unity State, South Sudan
The MENTOR Initiative is committed to addressing the critical health needs of populations living in vulnerable settings in South Sudan, particularly in the context of the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by conflict in neighboring Sudan. With more than 649,000 refugees and returnees having entered South Sudan as of April 2024, the situation is dire, especially […]
Annual Report 2023
Highlights from programmes in 2023.
Global acute malnutrition is associated with geography, season and malaria incidence in the conflict-affected regions of Ouham and Ouham Pendé prefectures, Central African Republic
Ongoing conflict between multiple armed groups, including pastoralist herders in the Central African Republic (CAR) causes frequent population displacements, food insecurity and scarcity of healthcare services. The inaccessibility and insecurity of many areas of CAR limit data collection and assessments from national nutritional surveys. Community health workers (CHWs) trained by an international non-governmental organisation, The […]
Water and sanitation interventions to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases: focus on emergencies
WHO and UNICEF Technical note