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Hope and care for Farhio
Posted by Edward Macharia on January 25th, 2012
I met 10-month-old Farhio Abdi Madey the day after she was admitted to the IRC’s ward for severely malnourished children in Hagadera, one of five refugee camps in the Dadaab complex. She weighed less than most newborns. more »
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Photo Share: Weighing a baby
Posted by Ned Colt on January 9th, 2012
An IRC doctor weighs a baby as part of a drive against child malnutrition in Sindh Province, Pakistan. The IRC provides health care to thousands of rural villagers who otherwise wouldn't receive it. more »
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"Disability is not inability"
Posted by Jane Yang on January 6th, 2012
“I stepped on a land mine,” 36-year-old John Ngarben told me matter-of-factly. It was June 3, 1993, and he had been hunting in the Sudanese bush for food. Today John is working with the IRC in Kakuma camp in Kenya, helping other refugees living with disabilities. more »
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Helping Ayan get better
Posted by Jane Yang on January 5th, 2012
Six-year-old Ayan, who has cerebral palsy, is one of dozens of young refugees with disabilities who are making good progress at the IRC's pediatric occupational therapy center in Kakuma, Kenya. more »
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In Kenya, hope for people living with disabilities
Posted by Jane Yang on January 4th, 2012
Dario Waodiond lost the use of both his legs to polio at age 3. Today, he gets around via a hand-powered tricycle provided by the IRC and works as a medical assistant at an IRC hospital. more »
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Photo Share: DJ with a message
Posted by The.IRC on January 3rd, 2012
Children pose with the IRC DJ at the Kirehe Open Day fair in eastern Rwanda. The DJ, who played songs with community health messages, was very popular, particularly among the children. more »
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The IRC helps a little girl see
Posted by Bayleyegn Birhanu on December 28th, 2011
May 23, 2011 was no ordinary day for 10-year-old Tigist Bogale. It was the day her life changed forever -- the day she had the operation that gave her sight for the first time. more »
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Photo Share: A Mogadishu clinic reopens after two decades
Posted by The.IRC on December 12th, 2011
Women and children wait to be seen at one of two medical facilities run by the IRC in Mogadishu, the battered capital city of war-ravaged Somalia. more »
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Feeding hope
Posted by Jane Yang on December 6th, 2011
The Logiels, like many families in remote Turkana, Kenya, have been suffering through the worst drought to hit East Africa in six decades. Read about how the IRC helped save their three-year-old daughter's life. more »
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World AIDS Day
Posted by The.IRC on December 1st, 2011
Thirty years after the first cases of HIV/AIDS were reported, IRC programs all over the world are marking the day with awareness-raising activities about preventing the spread of HIV and supporting people living with the disease. more »
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