OUR INTERVENTIONS

HEALTH

OCAL provides, in addition to national responses, a cross-border response to the vulnerability to HIV / AIDS of mobile populations including the response to epidemics

• Community prevention of HIV / AIDS: awareness, screening, management of STIs, free distribution of condoms and lubricating gels;
• Care and support: psychosocial care for PLWHIV, psychological care for key populations;
• Human rights: fight against stigma, discrimination and violence against MSM and PS, advocate for the removal of obstacles to access to services.
• Control of EBOLA and other diseases with hemorrhagic fever: Compliance of countries with the International Health Regulations of 2005 (IHR), establishment of a community surveillance system at land borders for the prevention, detection and response against diseases with potential epidemic

FACILITATION OF TRADE AND TRANSPORT

• Transport Observatory along the Corridor;
• Collection and dissemination of data on trade facilitation and the free movement of goods and people;
• Advice assistance to member countries of the Organization on the facilitation of transport and trade;
• Studies and surveys at ports, borders and along the corridor on targeted indicators, on the transport industry and on the road condition (IRI).

ROAD SAFETY OF THE OCAL

The Road Safety component of OCAL finds its essence in a rather worrying context. Every year the road kills at least 1.2 million people

with around 140,000 injured a day, 15,000 of whom will be disabled for life according to the WHO. Road traffic crashes claim as many victims as major pandemics such as HIV / AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis. They are now the leading cause of death in the 15-29 age group and the second leading cause of death in the 30-44 age group.

In Africa, the consequences of road insecurity are a real brake on economic growth and development. Although Africa’s vehicle fleet is only 2% of the world’s total, more than 300,000 people die on African roads every year.