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Community Health Workers
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 15th, 2013
Since 2009, the IRC has trained and equipped nearly 700 volunteers in northern Uganda to provide lifesaving health care to children in remote communities struggling to recover from a decade of civil war. Meet two of these dedicated health workers. more »
Posted in Health, Post conflict, Africa, Uganda | Tags: health, Kitgum, LRA, community health workers, Lamwo, child health |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on December 26th, 2012
I first met Nyibol Akot Padiet, a volunteer community health provider, in southern Sudan on my very first assignment with the IRC in 2010. Since then South Sudan has seceded from Sudan -- becoming the world’s newest nation -- and Nyibol celebrated the birth of a new grandchild. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: health, Malaria, community health workers, child survival |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on April 24th, 2012
The IRC's Sophia Jones-Mwangi speaks with IRC medical staff who are at the forefront of providing crucial care throughout the drought-stricken Bahr el Gazal region of western Chad. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Chad | Tags: aid workers, health, hunger, malnutrition, food, poverty, community health workers, humanitarian aid, Bahr el Gazal, Chad_Sahel, health care, pneumonia |
Posted by The.IRC on September 28th, 2011
In Sierra Leone, basic health care is often unavailable and many die from easily preventable and treatable diseases. The IRC collaborates with local health centers to provide life-saving health care, including medicine, supplies and training of staff. Here, community members gather for a vaccination program against polio and a public health meeting. more »
Posted in Sierra Leone | Tags: health, Sierra Leone, community health workers |
Posted by Tatenda Gonye on March 11th, 2011
Yesterday I wrote about how a decade of economic troubles has eroded Zimbabwe's water and sanitation infrastructure, leaving its people vulnerable to cholera and other water borne illnesses. Today I'll describe how my IRC colleagues and I are working in eastern Zimbabwe to help restore community water systems and respond to outbreaks of disease. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: aid worker blogs, health, humanitarian, hygiene, sanitation, water, cholera, community health workers, Zimbabwe | 3 Comments
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