Health
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CARE’s clinic in Gaza administers polio vaccine to thousands of children
Read moreDuring the first three days of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, CARE International has vaccinated over 2,000 children under the age of 10 at its primary healthcare centre in Deir Al-Balah.
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Polio in Gaza: The latest
Read moreAs far as anyone in Gaza knew, no one here had contracted polio in a quarter-century. Until Abdelrahman.
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Gaza: Aid agencies and medical professionals warn of dangers of a mass polio outbreak without urgent action, endangering a generation of children
Read moreThe first case of polio has been recorded in Gaza, 25 years since being eliminated. Aid agencies and medical professionals have joined forces to call urgently for a ceasefire to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered to about 640,000 children aged under 10.
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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.
