Ethiopia: ICRC, ERCS conduct management of the dead training
… gives instruction on how to do their jobs before beginning to handle the fatality …
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Kenya: Hope for women after Lamu attack
… had the energy to farm or look for manual jobs that could feed her family. Good news …
Pakistan: Health Care in Danger study undertaken in Karachi
The ICRC together with its Karachi partners APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Ziauddin University recently finished a study on violence against health personnel …
Gaza: Each day is a struggle for hope
Mohammed Nassar, 22, is a young photographer and Information Technology graduate from Gaza. "Finding a job for a fresh graduate in Gaza is almost a mission impossible. I don't want to be a burden to …
Lebanon: How Samir’s life was injected with health and happiness
In July 2018, Samir arrived at the emergency room of Rafik Hariri University Hospital (RHUH) with an unbearable abdominal pain. Unable to afford treatment, the Palestinian refugee from Syria, would …
Kenya: Cash donation helps family fight drought
… of great need. Mohammed's father does odd jobs to support his family but often cannot …
She inspires: Breaking the bias this International Women's Day
… on the breadwinner’s juggling multiple jobs, to support my family of six. I also … used to work night and day, juggling multiple jobs, to support my family of six. I also …
Cambodia: So little, yet so much for people with disabilities
… mostly poor and do not have access to typical jobs,” he shared. Mrs Sokea said the cash …
A haircut by candlelight: Gaza in photos
… things: electricity, water, medicines, and jobs. More than anything else, however, they …
Report: Colombia: humanitarian challenges 2016
… professional training, support finding formal jobs and access to microcredits. In 2016, we …
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