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Famine
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 George.Rupp on July 29th, 2011
The United Nations has declared a famine in the Horn of Africa, surprising no one who works in the region. As early as August 2010 there were indications that a crisis loomed. Now more than 3.7 million Somalis, or half of the entire population, are in need of aid. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, famine, Horn of Africa | 18 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
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 21st, 2011
When Abdallah Ibrahim Jare, his wife Ishan and their four young children set out on foot on the 25-day trek from their home in Somalia to Kenya, Abdallah had no idea of the nightmare that lay ahead of him. Fifteen days into their journey, 30-year-old Ishan died. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, hunger, malnutrition, refugee camps, news, Kenya, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim | 1 Comments
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