Nigeria: Highlights of our work in 2021
… materials, door and window parts. Six Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) were rehabilitated and one … funding to implement grassroot Health Care in Danger projects in 21 States in Nigeria. The …
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Study on the Management and Operationalization of Health Care in Danger as a cross-cutting Initiative
… commissioned an external evaluation of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative. This evaluation took …
War should not remain the status quo in Colombia
… Colombia continued to focus on countering the health, economic, and social effects of the … and encounter difficulties in accessing care routes. To stay or to go Confinement and … that must not be forgotten. Health care in danger. Prisons, migration and use of force. …
She inspires: Breaking the bias this International Women's Day
… on her little patch of land or braves unknown dangers to forage for food in the forest. … “While I am away from home, my motherin-law cares for my children. That allows me to … range from emergency aid like food and health services to helping communities build …
Yemen: Plight of Population is Growing as World Attention Wanes
… the severity of food and water needs is dangerously acute in Taiz and other nearby … access to other essential needs such as basic health care is dangerously limited in these areas. …
Editorial: Mexico y Central America, the humanitarian priorities
… disappearances, worsening mental health and the lack of access to basic services such as health care and education. In a region affected by … kidnapping and sexual abuse– that endanger their lives and threaten their dignity. …
Armed violence in Mexico and Central America continues to cause large-scale suffering
… how violence affected communities' access to health care and education. In addition to the visible … kidnapping and sexual abuse – that endanger their lives and threaten their dignity. …
Somalia: Life-saving assistance to people affected by the drought
… daughter as she sleeps at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Kismayo General … therapeutic milk, he has been regaining his health. Despite the good progress, Arbay … The children in this phase are well out of danger and will be discharged soon. …
Yemen: Even as global attention shifts, the world must not abandon Yemen
… The access to essential needs such as basic health care is also dangerously limited in several areas across …
Twelve issues: What States can do to improve respect for IHL in 2022
… fought in the middle of cities, endangering civilians and the infrastructure … of essential services, such as electricity, health, education, water and sanitation. This … (water, electricity, sanitation and health care) and contamination by unexploded …
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