Health

Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

Our work to build healthy communities, families and individuals is at the heart of Mercy Corps' vision for social change. By partnering with a range of partners, from village health committees to government agencies, we help build the means to improve maternal, newborn and child health, ensure proper nutrition and combat infectious diseases.

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Haiti: Tropical Storm Tomas headed toward Haiti November 1, 2010

Mercy Corps' water and sanitation team is out in Port-au-Prince camps today with two messages: how to prevent the spread of cholera, and how to prepare for tropical storm Tomas, which is currently headed toward Haiti and may strengthen into a hurricane at the end of the week.
West Bank and Gaza: Advocating for adoption of key psychosocial guidelines in Gaza October 30, 2010
Haiti: Getting the word out on cholera October 29, 2010

For the last two days I've been out with Mercy Corps' Haiti team, which has been visiting communities in both Port-au-Prince and the Centre Department to ensure they have the information they need about cholera: how to prevent it and treat it.
Ethiopia: Water, health, safety and extra time October 27, 2010

In many parts of Ethiopia, water — or the lack thereof — is a matter of life or death. Birtukan Bulki knows this better than most.
Tajikistan: In Central Asia's hidden treasure October 26, 2010

As a Desk Officer going on a field visit for the very first time, I could not have asked for a better place to visit than Tajikistan. I’ve come to think of it as a lost and/or hidden treasure in the middle of Central Asia.
Haiti: A new Haiti emergency: Cholera October 25, 2010

I arrived to Haiti last week in time to see another emergency unfold: people dying with symptoms that pointed to cholera — diarrhoea and vomiting leading to severe dehydration.
Uganda: ‘An Ik is born with peace’ October 22, 2010

Under the shade of a sprawling acacia tree — encircled by a small crowd of elders and local leaders — the man stands, speaking passionately about his people and the situation they find themselves in these days.
Kosovo: Coming home after more than 11 years of displacement October 21, 2010

After 11 years of living in the lead-contaminated internally-displaced person (IDP) camps of Cesmin Lug and Osterode near North Mitrovica, Kosovo, the first wave of 50 Kosovo Roma families are resettling into their former neighborhood of Roma Mahalla in the city of South Mitrovica.
Indonesia: Normally I don’t like children. But today I had no choice! October 15, 2010

As most of my colleagues will tell you, generally I’m not keen on kids. But today, celebrating Global Handwashing Day with more than 1,500 mothers and children in West Jakarta, I had to get over that pretty quickly.
Ethiopia: A view of water poverty October 15, 2010