Health
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Standing up for the rights of mothers in Ethiopia: ‘We finally have a voice’
Read moreSince the outbreak of conflict, the maternal mortality rate in Northern Ethiopia has increased fivefold. Kahsa is supporting women in her community to access healthcare services and stand up for their rights.
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Battling children's malnutrition amid conflict in Sudan
Read moreMillions of children in Sudan are suffering from malnutrition as a result of the ongoing conflict. Here's what CARE is doing to help.
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Health sector in DRC crumbles amidst conflict
Read moreCARE raises the alarm at the deteriorating and deplorable healthcare situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The impact has been particularly acute for women.
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World Leaders urged to address Yemen’s humanitarian funding crisis ahead of UNGA
Read moreAlmost 100 international and national organisations working in Yemen have urged World Leaders to address the country’s dire humanitarian funding crisis. After more than eight years of conflict, over 21.6 million Yemenis have recognised humanitarian needs.
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World Health Day, Syria: “What I am witnessing as a doctor after the earthquakes is something I have never seen before”
Read moreDr. Dima Um Nour, a gynaecologist working in northwest Syria, describes what she witnesses every day and how the devastating earthquakes have impacted her patients.
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World Health Day: Increasing healthcare needs in Turkey and northwest Syria
Read moreAs a result of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and northwest Syria, men, women and children are now at risk of more long-term health concerns, with warning signs of a potential outbreak of waterborne diseases in the wider region.
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CARE mobile health teams on the ground assisting earthquake survivors in Afghanistan
Read moreCARE Afghanistan deployed three mobile health teams following the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that is estimated to have killed between 770 – 1,000 people, left thousands more injured.
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Six months on in Ukraine: Brutal mental health toll must not be overlooked, warns CARE
Read moreSince the escalation of war in Ukraine on 24 February, more than 10 million women and children have been negatively impacted, and with an estimated one third of Ukrainian refugees expected to develop depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorders, there is an urgent need to provide support to those suffering from ongoing war trauma now and in the months and years to come, warns CARE.
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COVID-19: Let’s make vaccine delivery fast and fair
Read moreCARE aims to play a key role in the fast and fair delivery of COVID vaccines to the world’s most marginalised people.
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Women like Karima need our help now
Read moreThe conflict in Afghanistan is one of the world’s most complex and longstanding humanitarian crises. Like many other conflicts, it is disproportionately impacting women and girls. This is why we urgently need your help.