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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Pakistan: A long way home October 6, 2010

I should have explained, but I didn’t. Phagal, thankfully, didn’t need an explanation.
Niger: The world seems to be upside down October 1, 2010
Tajikistan: Through a Caring Lens September 24, 2010
Uganda: Truly, skills for employment and skills for life September 14, 2010

A few weeks ago, I was honored to serve as the Chief Judge at an interschool debate on HIV/AIDS prevention. Under a perfect blue Ugandan sky, youth from two neighboring schools prepared to deliver remarks on the importance of abstinence, safe sex, delayed marriage and healthy life choices.
Zimbabwe: My introduction September 13, 2010
Haiti: What "Back to School" will mean for kids in Haiti September 8, 2010
Pakistan: Homemade signs and help August 24, 2010
North Korea: Demystifying our work in North Korea August 20, 2010

In North Korea, Mercy Corps programmes focus on alleviating hunger by expanding agricultural production. We also invite North Korean officials to the U.S. as part of building a humanitarian bridge between our country and theirs.
Chile's first Comfort for Kids programs hold closing ceremony July 22, 2010
"Now I know what to do if it happens again" June 3, 2010

It’s been a marathon of logistics and preparations, but we are now bringing our tailored-for-Chile version of Mercy Corps workshops to some 800 boys and girls in the towns of Talcahuano, Penco, Coronel, Hualpén, San Pedro de la Paz