Chad: protecting children from HIV/AIDS

N'Djamena – Judith Haltebaye, a midwife with 15 years of experience, has spent the past seven years serving at the Abena-Atetip Health Centre in central N'Djamena. Over the years, she has supported hundreds of women throughout their pregnancies and beyond. For some, her care involves highly specific follow-ups, as in the case of 34-year-old Menodjie, who is living with HIV. "Menodjie came for a consultation in January, and through routine tests, we discovered she was living with HIV. At the time, she was expecting her second child," Judith recounts.

Treating the war-wounded in eastern Chad

Leaning against the wall in a corridor at the University Hospital Centre in Abeche, a town around 900 km east of the Chadian capital N'Djamena, Dr Sassil Dare takes a few minutes to catch his breath. It is 3pm and he has already completed three surgeries.

Reaching communities in Chad with COVID-19 safety messages

Ali Ngarba says his biggest worry about COVID-19 is that there is no vaccine yet. He shares a compound with three other families in Goudji, a neighbourhood in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, and tries to keep safe: he has set up a handwashing bucket at the doorstep and ventures out only occasionally and when necessary.

Des appels de haut niveau en faveur de la vaccination pour tous: Les partenaires de ...

La Semaine africaine de la vaccination (SAV) 2017 a été lancée aujourd’hui par des institutions du système des Nations Unies, des responsables gouvernementaux de haut niveau, des partenaires de la vaccination et des responsables communautaires, avec le soutien de l’Organisation des Premières dames d’Afrique contre le sida (OAFLA). Tout le monde est invité à protéger sa santé en se faisant vacciner.