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Posted by The.IRC on December 8th, 2010
An IRC medical team is delivering health care services to thousands in southern Sudan who fled Sudanese army bombings on the north-south border last month. The displaced are mostly women and children. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: emergency, health, humanitarian, Southern Sudan, conflict, Sudan |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 8th, 2010
Violent protests and demonstrations in Haiti in response to last night's election results are overshadowing ongoing urgent cholera response needs. Follow the IRC on Twitter to get the latest on how we are working to curb the spread of a devastating epidemic. more »
Posted in Health, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: health, humanitarian, twitter, Haiti Earthquake, cholera, elections |
Posted by The.IRC on November 23rd, 2010
An IRC team restocked this oral rehydration kiosk in Kawoussel camp in the Martissant district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with 500 sachets of oral rehydration salts, vital for the treatment of dehydration caused by diarrhea, and the first crucial response in any suspected case of cholera. more »
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 22nd, 2010
I recently spent a day with Tanaw, one of 15 IRC-trained midwives in Tham Hin, a patchwork of bamboo huts housing nearly 8,000 Burmese refugees on the Thailand-Myanmar border. more »
Posted in Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, health, humanitarian, midwives, conflict |
Posted by RoxannePaisible_IRC on November 16th, 2010
As the new Haiti advocacy officer with the IRC, I recently traveled to Haiti to meet with our field staff and learn more about the impact of our work. My trip happened to coincide with Haiti’s first outbreak of cholera, a water-borne disease that can cause dehydration and death within hours if left untreated. more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 3rd, 2010
The unsanitary conditions in Port-au-Prince's tent settlements and slums are ripe for the spread of cholera. The IRC's Susana Ferreira shared these photos of our environmental health team treating water in camps where people don't have a safe supply. more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2010
Cholera is a serious threat to the more than one million earthquake survivors living in crowded tent settlements around Port-au-Prince. That's why prevention activities are in full gear in the 30 camps where the IRC currently assists some 100,000 people. more »
Posted in Health, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: health, humanitarian, cholera | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
Today, Blog Action Day 2010, we're focusing on water issues. Read about how technology and a water faucet transformed the life of a 30-year-old mother of nine in Ethiopia in some incredibly positive -- and even unexpected -- ways. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: Blog Action Day, humanitarian, water |
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
For Blog Action Day 2009, we joined thousands of bloggers around the world to help focus attention on climate change. Here's a look back at a 2009 post that describes how we are preparing local people for climate-related disasters and helping to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. more »
Posted in Health, IRC Worldwide | Tags: refugees, Blog Action Day, drought, humanitarian, water, natural disasters, climate change |
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
Before the IRC restored their water system — which hadn’t functioned properly for around 10 years — residents of Kurmuk, in Ethiopa, had to travel nearly two miles to another village to bring back safe, but expensive, drinking water. more »
Posted in Health, Ethiopia | Tags: Blog Action Day, humanitarian, water |
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