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12/11/07 |
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22/10/07 |
Sudan (Northern States)
Medair Health Clinic Looted In West Darfur
The Swiss-based NGO Medair is greatly concerned by reports concerning the looting of a primary health care clinic it supports in the village of Bir Dagaig in West Darfur, Sudan.
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19/10/07 |
United Kingdom
Medair UK receives top ranking for its quality of reporting and transparency
The independent research organisation Intelligent Giving provides rankings of UK charities based on an evaluation of each charity's quality of reporting, as measured against 43 pre-defined criteria. Medair UK was ranked 1st among 196 religious (faith-based) charities. second among 247 international charities, behind only Oxfam.
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07/03/07 |
Madagascar
Medair responds to flooding in Madagascar
Medair has started an emergency programme this week around the city of Antananarivo in Madagascar following severe floods. 20,000 people have fled their homes and are taking shelter in camps without adequate water and sanitation facilities.
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06/03/07 |
Mozambique
Medair to maintain a watching brief on Mozambique
After conducting a careful assessment, Medair has concluded that the government of Mozambique and existing relief agencies are well-positioned to respond effectively to beneficiary needs in this flood-ravaged country.
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20/02/07 |
Mozambique
Medair responds to flooding in Mozambique
With torrential floods displacing 120,000 people in Mozambique, Medair has initiated an emergency response to provide essential supplies that will help prevent the spread of disease in displacement camps.
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09/02/07 |
Mozambique
Medair to assess flooding in Mozambique
Medair is to send an Emergency Assessment Manager to Mozambique on Monday after heavy rains threaten to cause massive flooding along the Zambezi River.
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15/12/06 |
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11/12/06 |
Sudan (Northern States)
Truck carrying Medair medical supplies attacked in West Darfur
A commercial truck hired by Medair has been attacked by armed men in West Darfur. The vehicle was carrying essential medical supplies for displaced people in the region. No Medair staff were involved, although a number of passengers travelling with the truck are reported killed.
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30/11/06 |
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17/10/06 |
Sudan (Northern States)
Carjacking in West Darfur
A Medair vehicle has been stolen at gunpoint in West Darfur . The vehicle was being used to support essential health services for displaced people in the region.
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04/10/06 |
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20/02/06 |
Southern Sudan
Cholera outbreak response in Southern Sudan
Cholera has been confirmed in two southern Sudanese cities (Yea and Juba). At the request of UNICEF, Medair’s WatSan Mobile Response Team (MRT) is installing at least two Mobile Emergency Water Treatement Systems.
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21/11/05 |
Pakistan
Medair team races on foot to save lives in Kashmir
With time running out before the deadly onset of freezing winter conditions, Medair has been trekking from village to village, urgently working to locate and provide shelter to the most isolated and vulnerable families in the mountainous Poonch District of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where they are the only international NGO on-the-ground.
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10/11/05 |
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12/10/05 |
Pakistan
Medair coordinating on the ground with key agencies in Pakistan
Kathleen Pearce, Medair’s Emergency Response Team Leader is coordinating, with key aid agencies and UN agencies in Islamabad, before heading up to the earthquake zone 80km north. She will be joined tomorrow by Medair’s Logistician who will begin setting up a logistics pipeline for emergency relief supplies.
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11/10/05 |
Pakistan
Medair releases USD 75 000 for Pakistan earthquake response
Medair has released a significant increase in initial funding today as the statistics of devastation in Pakistan and India continue to soar. Along with a four-person team of emergency response experts, Medair has pledged a total of USD 75 000 from its Emergency Fund to assess the region’s most urgent needs.
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08/10/05 |
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29/06/05 |
Sri Lanka
Tsunami crisis: 6 month review of Medair activities in Sri Lanka
Six months after the tidal wave which struck the south Asian coastline, Medair is in the final stages of its emergency response to families affected by the disaster. Since January 1st, 2005, Medair has been implementing an emergency relief programme in the Ampara district on the east coast of Sri Lanka, focusing...
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17/06/05 |
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24/02/05 |
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03/01/05 |
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31/12/04 |
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30/12/04 |
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29/12/04 |
Sri Lanka
Medair Operational in Sri Lanka
A needs assessment has begun and will cover several sectors including water, health, sanitation, shelter and food. Medair has procured chlorine...
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28/12/04 |
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06/12/04 |
Sudan (Northern States)
Darfur: “2.5 million people will require food aid in 2005”
The humanitarian situation remains precarious with 1.5 million displaced from their homes, due to fear and violence. Vulnerability will increase dramatically over the next year, with the lack of cultivation and harvesting...
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07/09/04 |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Medair staff injured by mob
The Medair compound in Faizabad was attacked today by a mob demonstrating about an issue unrelated to Medair staff or activities in Afghanistan. Several other NGO compounds were also attacked.
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29/05/04 |
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20/04/04 |
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21/01/04 |
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08/07/03 |
Sudan (Northern States)
Medair adds a new water component in West Darfur state
An exciting new project is planned! Medair is expanding its work in northern Sudan to provide access to fresh water for the communities in the West Darfur State, despite growing instability. This will involve the provision of
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26/05/03 |
Operations Director
Correction of news report
The Swiss Humanitarian Organisation, Medair, would like to correct the Reuters news report that was issued on Sunday 25th of May.
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07/01/03 |
Iran
Iran: 4 Medair experts assessing needs in Bam
In the morning hours of December 26th, a terrible earthquake killed more than 30,000 people in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, destroying 80% of homes and making about 70,000...
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30/09/02 |
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12/07/02 |
Northern Sudan
UN Secretary General visits Swiss NGO Medair in Khartoum, Sudan
Kofi Annan, visited the Swiss NGO, Medair, in the Omdurman El Salaam displaced people's camp, Khartoum, today. The visit was especially significant as Switzerland is one of the UN's newest member countries, becoming a member later this year.
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