Health Situation in Yemen
After seven years of unabated conflict, the health system across the country has been severely weakened. About half of the health facilities in country are out of service while many of the …
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Masafer Yatta: Living in fear of losing your home
Tuba village is located 2 kilometers away from the town of Yatta. Since early 2000, the villagers are not allowed to use the main access road due to the proximity of the outpost. Now, the villagers …
Protecting health care: Liberian Army sets example
The Armed Forces of Liberia have recently integrated in their military training manual a set of recommendations and practical measures for the protection of health care, setting the example for other …
Philippines: Stories of survival and hope rise amid conflict
… gave her much happiness. Her sons took on odd jobs, while she sewed clothes for her …
Myanmar: Born without limbs, she scaled great heights with resolve
… for women? A: For years, women had very few jobs to choose from. Though many more are now …
A boy believed to be dead reunited with his family
Two years ago, Hakimullah, a young boy with a physical disability lost contact with his family in the southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan following an armed clash that broke out in his village. …
COVID-19: Lockdown love and longing for family in Zamboanga jail
While jail visits remain on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, detainees and their loved ones maintain contact through video calls. On the 14th of February 2021, Rafael sent his wife Kim a chocolate …
How wheelchair basketball supports social inclusion in Syria
Jess Markt, also fondly known as Captain Jess, spent a week in Syria training coaches, referees, classifiers and players from the six governorates of Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, Tartus, …
South Sudan: Angry man with gun in hand terrifies a hospital
A man storms into the operating theatre. He is angry and carrying a gun. His wife just died while giving birth despite all efforts by the doctors to save her. He raises his weapon and starts …
Ukraine: Foresters keep alive a century-old tradition
… Through a programme that also creates jobs and clears the region of landmines, the …
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