In war-torn Libya, a roving IRC medical team is providing lifesaving care to people unable to reach a doctor because of the violence and general lawlessness that surrounds them.

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing Aleppo as Syrian government forces take control of eastern neighborhoods. IRC president David Miliband says the city has become "a bloody graveyard."

Since the onset of the Syria conflict in March 2011, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence and health facilities have been targeted as a strategy of war.