Health in emergencies
"Every day, hundreds of millions of people face threats to
health and livelihoods because local and national systems that support
their health and lives are overwhelmed or too weak to withstand crises
and extreme events. The primary objective in an emergency, whether natural or
man-made, is to reduce avoidable loss of life and the burden of disease
and disability." (WHO)
Cordaid, 8 August 2018. One week after the Ebola outbreak in the Equateur Province was
declared over, a new outbreak of the deadly virus hit DR Congo. This
time it emerged in the country’s
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Conference Report
MM Switzerland
Basel, 2 November 2016. "To end preventable child and maternal deaths, create an AIDS-Free Generation, and protect communities against infectious diseases such as Ebola, we need effective,
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Geneva, 21 January 2016. "Crisis often allows change. Do we have indications of a change in
global health in the aftermath of Ebola? What proposals have been put
forward? What is expected
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Burkina Faso is a land-locked country in Western Africa. The Human
Development Index ranks it 183rd among 187 countries. Since 2002 the University
Hospital of Brescia, Italy has an
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Reporting
medico international
"medico takes the position that the right to freedom of movement cannot be partitioned. This is why we gave more support than ever in 2015 to those fleeing and to migrant self-organisations. At
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Resource/Tool
action medeor
Many national and international aid organisations value action medeor as a competent supplier of top quality medicines and medical equipment. In the 4.000 m2 medical store in Tönisvorst, medeor
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