How to Mitigate Disaster
How do you mitigate disaster? More specifically: how do you mitigate a flood? That was a question we found ourselves asking in May 2021, when seasonal rains flooded Tunaydbah Refugee Settlement in Sudan’s Gedaref State. Unable to withstand the swirling floodwaters,...
Fuelled by the sun: sustainable water
The 11-year crisis inflicted serious damage on the water systems in Syria. Many people have limited access to water and often use unsafe water. The shortage of electricity further restricts access to water because electricity is required to operate the water...
“I was afraid of losing my daughter”
The sun was shining, and the weather was cool as Medair’s health team travelled to Irbid, north Jordan, where they are providing cash for health assistance to support vulnerable refugees and Jordanians to overcome ongoing access barriers to healthcare. Medair’s cash...
A Sustainable Way Forward
In Lebanon, the health sector is on the verge of collapse when the needs for health services are significantly increasing. Among the cash-strapped population, Lebanon’s healthcare system continues to disintegrate rapidly as the country grapples with one of the worst...
A State of Mind
Over the last few years, multiple disasters have greatly harmed the mental health of the population in Lebanon. The country continues to significantly be challenged by an ongoing socio-economic crisis, political unrest, fuel, electricity, and medication shortage, the...
Fighting hunger: How we save young lives in South Sudan
It has been a dangerous, barefooted walk through the deep mud of Pibor County, South Sudan. In sweltering, intense heat, 32-year-old Nyakuoth and her sick baby Tut arrive exhausted at Medair’s stabilisation centre. Although she feared robbery and clashes of rival...
In pictures: Response to the impacts of cyclones in Mananjary district
Less than two weeks after the passage of cyclone Batsirai, Madagascar was again hit by tropical cyclone Emnati. The heavy rains and strong winds have left damages in the southeastern part of the country, particularly in Mananjary and Manakara. Medair, already present...
Bangladesh: A Look Back
As Medair’s time in Bangladesh comes to an end, with our projects handed over to trusted partners, we look back – in pictures – at key moments from the past four and a half years. On 25 August 2017, and in the days and weeks that followed, horrific attacks...
Going The extra mile – A Day in the Life of the mobile outreach team
In the Al Dhale’e Governorate, in the southwest of Yemen, every day can be a fight for survival. Almost half of the healthcare facilities in the district are inoperative or run at a reduced capacity. This is because of reduced staffing and a lack of essential...
In pictures: Assistance to vulnerable families after the passage of cyclone Batsirai
Mananjary District was the impact point for cyclone Batsirai, the first tropical system to reach cyclone status during the 2021-2022 cyclone season. Medair’s response to this emergency is to provide WASH and infrastructure assistance to ensure the health of...