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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 The.IRC on November 16th, 2012
The IRC's Maggie Fleming recently traveled with an IRC health team to deliver crucial medicines to remote clinics in South Sudan. She reports on the arduous journey they took during the rainy season. more »
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on October 12th, 2012
It is a blazing hot afternoon in Mikenge, a village in the highlands of South Kivu province, when 19-year-old Joyeuse staggers through the gates of the brand new hospital. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: health, Malaria, South Kivu, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 20th, 2012
Prevention proves the best defense against deadly malaria in Thai refugee camps. IRC health workers are visiting families in the camps to help them avoid being bitten by mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite. more »
Posted in Health, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, Malaria, refugee camps, Tham Hin, World Mosquito Day |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on January 6th, 2011
I enjoy spending time with other moms, chatting about life, kids and work. I never thought I would have the opportunity to do this during my recent trip for the IRC to Northern Bahr El Ghazal. But I did. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: children, aid workers, health, humanitarian, Malaria, Southern Sudan, conflict, diarrhea and pneumonia | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 9th, 2009
When commercial lender CIT filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, American taxpayers lost $2.3 billion to a wasted bailout. That's a lot of money. To drive home the point, business writer Lawrence Delevingne asked the IRC and some other humanitarian groups how $2.3 billion could have been spent to help out in the developing world. more »
Posted in Health | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Malaria |
Posted by The.IRC on June 3rd, 2009
Seated inside the communal hall in St. John’s Church in the remote Ugandan town of Iriiri, Gloria Irota is not attending a service. Rather, she’s learning how to identify symptoms of malaria in young children. Although malaria has long been treatable, it still kills tens of thousands of Ugandan children every year. more »
Posted in Health, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Karamoja, Malaria | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 28th, 2008
Posted in Health, Asia, United States, Thailand | Tags: refugees, American Express, Burmese refugees, humanitarian, Malaria, resettlement |
Posted by The.IRC on January 8th, 2008
Posted in Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Malaria |
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