by elisabethsaehr | 22 May 23 | Featured Stories, Stories
Two devastating earthquakes struck the areas in northern Syria and southern Türkiye, causing widespread damage followed by numerous aftershocks, and immense suffering for the people of the country already dwindling in crises – the impact of the earthquakes was...
by elisabethsaehr | 11 July 22 | Stories
For Fatima, two years old, Lahj is the only home she’s ever known; this was where her family found safety when the fighting moved to their area of the country. We met Fatima and her mother when they visited one of our mobile health clinics in Lahj. In Lahj, like other...
by elisabethsaehr | 10 March 22 | Stories
You’ve been a humanitarian for over 20 years. How have the past two years been different? The pandemic has led to a major step back globally in all areas of health and nutrition. Surveys show the impact is pretty much across the board: cancers have increased,...
by elisabethsaehr | 10 March 22 | Stories
There should never be a need to describe the experience of fleeing from violence – and yet, refugee families from Ukraine are doing just that. ‘When the conflict started, we wanted to come to the border. It wasn’t safe, and we were afraid,’ says Ganna, who has lived...
by elisabethsaehr | 17 January 22 | Stories
I don’t have a favorite memory of Afghanistan; each memory is more precious than the last. I remember the first time I was awed by the beauty of the landscapes, only to have to leave less than 24 hours later for an emergency dental procedure. I remember the night my...
by elisabethsaehr | 1 December 21 | Stories
Even before the current conflict, Yemen was the poorest country in the Arab Peninsula. With a population of 30 million people (20.7 million of whom are now in need of humanitarian assistance), Yemen had an underdeveloped health system, water scarcity, and political...
by elisabethsaehr | 9 November 21 | Stories
Like more than 80 percent of Syrian refugees living in Jordan today, Abu Mohammed and Um Mohammed live outside of an established refugee camp. But unlike many refugee families, they aren’t renting a room or an apartment, and they don’t live in a tent. Instead, they’ve...
by elisabethsaehr | 21 July 21 | Stories
It could be mountains, jungle, or insecurity. It could be protests or floods. It could simply be too expensive. Millions of people around the world face significant barriers to health care, especially during humanitarian emergencies. Here are the barriers families can...
by elisabethsaehr | 12 May 21 | Stories
“I am happy that my child will be fully healed. I can’t afford to lose another child due to sickness.” – Jeanne, a Congolese mother living in displacement. Jeanne, brought her youngest child Shadrack to a health centre in Vilo, a remote village in eastern DR Congo,...
by elisabethsaehr | 3 May 21 | Stories
There’s no place like it. We go to some of the most remote and hard-to-reach locations in the world serve communities affected by crises. Our dedicated colleagues leave their homes and their loved ones and go there too. Have you ever noticed that when you return from...
by elisabethsaehr | 27 April 21 | Stories
“Help is a dream”- Raya “I’ve been living here for over six years with my family. Each year we’ve faced challenges and have gotten by with some help, however this year help is a dream” said Raya, who is in Lebanon since fleeing Syria. The informal settlement where...
by elisabethsaehr | 15 February 21 | Stories
We don’t talk enough about Madagascar. In terms of emergencies, the situation is as dire as those you see in the headlines but there are few aid agencies working here. This lack of awareness has a direct impact on women like Noro. Noro lives with her two children in a...
