Reaching remote communities in the Philippines

I arrived in the Philippines four days ago, just 24 hours after Super Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall. Three days after landing in Manilla, we have al…

Fighting Ebola: Different Places, Same Commitment

Dr. Trina Helderman is Senior Health & Nutrition Advisor for Medair’s Global Emergency Response Team

South Sudan: My daily life as a relief worker

Our colleague Deborah shares a behind-the-scenes look at her daily life as a relief worker in South Sudan.

One Thousand Homes in Nepal

In Nepal, one thousand families now have a safe place to call home. Carl Adams, Medair Country Director, shares his thoughts on what this means to loc…

A Mother’s Strength

As I walked into the house of Um Ahmed, her warm smile struck me.

Um Ahmed is a mother of six who fled the violence in Syria six years…

Removing barriers to health care

Fencing in Ebola

CEO BLOG: Humanitarian aid – Does it really work?

In 2017, humanitarian organisations reached more people in need than ever before and countless lives have been saved.

City in Switzerland Comes Together to Fight Hunger

In Basel, hundreds of residents came together in June for the second year in a row to fight against hunger in an event called "Basel gegen Hunger".

World Breastfeeding Week: Giving children a solid foundation for life

Astrid, Medair Nutrition Manager, shares her thoughts on the importance of breastfeeding.
This is the first week of August — World Breastfeed…