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Dadaab Refugee Camps
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on November 10th, 2011
The gaunt face of baby Minhaj Gedi Farah came to signify the plight of thousands of malnourished refugee children fleeing famine-devastated Somalia. Today, after being treated by the IRC, Minhaj is the picture of health more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, health, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, nutrition, famine, Minhaj Gedi Farah |
Posted by The.IRC on October 14th, 2011
The IRC focuses on medical care for women -- like this Somali refugee -- during and after pregnancy to ensure that they and their children stay safe and healthy. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, women, Photo of the Day, maternal health | 2 Comments
Posted by Lobna Hadi - IRC on September 22nd, 2011
I wake up and get out of the blue mosquito net—no breakfast for me as it’s Ramadan—then make my way to one of the camp’s reception center, the first contact point for new arrivals. Hundreds of Somalis are already waiting to be processed and receive basic supplies. They have been walking for days, while fasting, to reach this destination. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: drought, refugee camps, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by The.IRC on September 21st, 2011
Dadaab is a sprawling complex comprising five refugee camps in northeastern Kenya: Dagahaley, Ifo, and Hagadera (where the IRC works) -- plus two new camps, Kambioos and Ifo Extension. Recently, the IRC started providing health care in Kambioos, setting up a clinic in temporary tents. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, refugee camps, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on September 7th, 2011
Sarah Costa, executive director of IRC affiliate Women's Refugee Commission, discusses why it's time to put the lives and safety of women and girls who are fleeing the drought in Somalia at the top of the humanitarian agenda. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, refugee camps, Women's Refugee Commission, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, women, famine, Somalia Refugees |
Posted by Sue Dwyer - IRC on September 2nd, 2011
Last week, I wrote about the heart-wrenching generosity of Somali refugees in Dadaab, Kenya who are giving of what little they have to help newly arrived families in need. Today I want to pay tribute to the personal sacrifices of my IRC colleagues in Dadaab -- truly an outstanding group of nurses, nutritionists, doctors, social workers, and field office and logistics specialists. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, refugee camps, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 10th, 2011
Yesterday CBS Evening News and Scott Pelley visited a hospital for the children of the Somali famine run by the IRC. IRC doctor Humphrey Musyoka told them that the treatment is often simple - fortified milk or nutrition through a feeding tube. "These children that we've seen in the hospital that look so critical, you can save them," Pelley said. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine, CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 5th, 2011
More than 1,300 refugees fleeing drought and famine in southern Somalia are arriving every day in the already overcrowded Dadaab refugee camp near the Kenya-Somalia border. Under such conditions infectious disease can spread quickly. The IRC's Peter Biro followed along and filmed as an IRC medical team vaccinated refugee children against polio and measles. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya | Tags: drought, health, Kenya, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine |
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 3rd, 2011
While traveling with an IRC medical team that is vaccinating refugee children against polio and measles, I had a chance to get a sense of what life is like for the inhabitants of Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya | Tags: drought, health, Kenya, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 28th, 2011
Seven-month-old Mihag, cradled in his mother's arms, clings on to life in an IRC hospital in Dadaab, Kenya. When he arrived, little Mihag weighed less than eight pounds -- the AP called him "the frail face of famine." But a day after treatment by IRC doctors he was breastfeeding again, which is a very good sign. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Kenya, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine, Mihag, Minhaj Gedi Farah | 6 Comments
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