Infectious diseases - Doctors with Africa CUAMM

Infectious diseases

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment for major infectious diseases

In Sub-Saharan Africa, infectious diseases remain one of the leading threats to public health. Malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS disproportionately affect people living in poverty, deepening inequalities and limiting access to prevention and care services. While important progress has been made in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many essential health services, exposing underlying structural weaknesses in health systems.

STRENGTHENING DIAGNOSIS SERVICES AND ENSURING CONTINUITY OF CARE

Doctors with Africa CUAMM works every day to strengthen local health responses and ensure continuity of care. We operate in hospitals and health centres, supporting programmes for early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, in close collaboration with health workers and communities.

WHAT WE DO

Our work integrates clinical care, training, and community outreach to make healthcare more accessible and effective.

We support diagnosis and treatment programmes for malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS.

We strengthen the skills of health workers through continuous training and capacity-building activities.

We use advanced diagnostic tools, such as GeneXpert, to improve the detection of tuberculosis and drug-resistant forms.

We promote preventive health practices within communities.

We respond to acute respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases, among the leading causes of mortality in children under five.

We ensure access to care even in the hardest-to-reach areas.

We work to reduce the impact of infectious diseases by strengthening health systems and improving access to diagnosis and treatment. Our goal is to ensure that no preventable disease continues to put people’s lives at risk, especially in the most vulnerable settings. Every early diagnosis, every treatment initiated, and every person reached represents a concrete step towards more equitable access to healthcare.

Main interventions to tackle infectious diseases

We work to combat infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, supporting health services in the most fragile settings. We focus on identifying cases early, supporting patients throughout their treatment journey, and reducing the spread of infections.

In the field