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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on April 21st, 2011
One thousand women and girls die every day from pregnancy-related causes. A new Women’s Refugee Commission initiative launching tomorrow will connect health care providers working in crisis zones to one another to help reduce these staggering maternal mortality numbers. more »
Posted in Health | Tags: refugees, health, humanitarian, pregnancy, Women's Refugee Commission, maternal mortality |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 22nd, 2011
In 2010 the IRC gave over 4.4 million people access to clean drinking water and sanitation. On this World Water Day, the IRC's Peter Biro provides an update on how we are addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis brought about by the worst flooding in Pakistan's history. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: health, humanitarian, sanitation, water, natural disasters, Pakistan floods, Pakistan, World Water Day |
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
Posted by Tatenda Gonye on March 10th, 2011
Imagine if tomorrow people in the town where you live started getting suddenly and violently ill. You don’t know what’s wrong or how to help them. People are dying, sometimes within hours, because there’s no treatment available. And then the disease spreads to neighboring communities because no one knows how to stop it. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: aid worker blogs, health, humanitarian, sanitation, water, cholera, typhoid, Zimbabwe |
Posted by The.IRC on March 9th, 2011
At a rural health clinic run by the IRC where rape survivors receive counseling and medical care, Julie (not her real name) recalls the night she was raped by eight armed men wielding rifles and machetes. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: congo, health, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, war, Wake Up Call, Congo rape | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 2nd, 2011
Once, Wilson Ballah struggled to survive in a refugee camp. Today, back home in Liberia, he offers life saving medical aid to those in need. more »
Posted in Health, Liberia | Tags: refugees, aid workers, health, humanitarian, Ivorian refugees, Liberian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on January 21st, 2011
“We don’t know how long the crisis will last,” says Dr. Folaranmi Ogunbowale, who oversees the IRC’s emergency health care response on the Liberia-Ivory Coast border. “But given the volatile history of this region, we have to be prepared for the worst.” more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia | Tags: refugees, health, humanitarian, conflict, quoted, Ivorian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2011
30 camps ... 24,000 medical consultations ... Here are just a few of the numbers that measure the impact of our IRC colleagues working in Haiti. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: children, health, humanitarian, water, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, cholera, women |
Posted by Gerald.Martone on January 12th, 2011
IRC cholera response teams are operating in 30 camps throughout Port-au-Prince teaching people about the disease, how to treat it, and how to prevent it. I took these photos of some of the teams at work over the past week. more »
Posted in Health, Haiti | Tags: health, humanitarian, water, Haiti Earthquake, cholera | 2 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on January 7th, 2011
The IRC is preparing for every likely scenario that may arise in the aftermath of the referendum in Southern Sudan. Over the last few months our regional team based in Nairobi, has been coordinating contingency planning meetings with colleagues in Southern Sudan and neighboring Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: Ethiopia, health, humanitarian, referendum, Southern Sudan, uganda, Juba |
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