What does it look like to protect the world’s most vulnerable from the novel coronavirus?

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to spread globally and has reached countries with weak health systems which are less prepared to combat the disease. Vulnerable populations and those living in crisis will be hit the hardest by this outbreak.

That’s where the IRC comes in. We’ve launched coronavirus preparedness and response programmes in over 40 countries, including Greece, ItalySyriaYemen and the United States. From sharing crucial information in Italy to training health care workers in Syria, to continuing our vital mental health support to refugees stuck on the Greek islands, our teams are on the ground responding to the outbreak every day.

Follow this space for the latest on our vital work around the world: 

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Doctors and nurses at our telemedicine clinic in Cúcuta, Colombia.
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Henry is one of the Refugee Info moderators, sharing vital information with refugees and migrants living in Italy.
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CuéntaNos, an IRC platform, is shown on a phone in a neighborhood in San Salvador.
Photo: Neil Brandvold/IRC
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IRC’s frontline workers in Jordan continue to provide essential health services in refugee camps in Jordan.
Photo: Marco Aviotti/IRC