Mass Protection
It is one of the largest vaccination campaigns in Medair’s thirty-year history in South Sudan. From August to October 2022, our emergency response team immunised 138,037 children and adolescents between the ages of 6 months and 15 years to protect them from...
What does a village chief want to pass along to the next generation?
Lohapily, 55, is a head of a family of eleven and is the village chief for over 370 households with over 1110 villagers. As the leader he works hard to ensure his community has what is needed to thrive. For a long time, this area struggled to access clean and safe...
In southern Madagascar, a mother recalls going to bed hungry and thirsty
In southern Madagascar, families go to bed and wake up hungry and thirsty, missing meals and drinking water because they don’t have anything to eat and drink. “The past months had been terribly difficult. Before, we drink water to fill in our empty stomachs before...
Cyclone Batsirai: “It was a blessing in disguise”
In one of the schools in a rural village on the east coast of Madagascar, a child stands on the school’s walkway also used as a stage. He is surrounded by fellow school children, mostly in their brown-coloured school uniform, while energetically leading a cheer that...
Into the Sudd
“The whole community was sure I was going to die”, Gabriel remembers with fright in his eyes. It was in early September 2022 when malaria made him collapse and he fell into coma. In the midst of the rainy season, the female anopheles mosquitoes that transmit...
How a map helps reduce risk in Madagascar
Back in 2021, Madagascar made headlines around the world as the island nation’s worst drought in 40 years led to a terrible hunger crisis in the southern Grand Sud region. Yet the island’s northern regions face a very different challenge: storm after deadly tropical...
“Sense of sorrow” in Syria following earthquakes
Two devastating earthquakes struck the areas in northern Syria and southern Türkiye, affecting 19 million people. In the weeks following, more than 11,000 aftershocks were recorded. This disaster has caused immense suffering for the people already dwindling in crises...
Primary Healthcare System Strengthening
On International Women’s Day, we would like to take a moment to recognize and appreciate the hard work of community midwives in serving affected communities. These dedicated professionals provide essential services to improve the health and well-being of...
Bridging the Gap of Communication
Since October 2022, Medair Jordan has delivered 40 sessions in basic sign language, for 54 children with hearing impairment and their caregivers in Amman, Irbid, and AL-Mafraq. The sessions targeted refugees and vulnerable Jordanians to improve communications between...
Slowly rebuilding in Ukraine
“First, we lost the dates and then the days of the week. It felt like one long day which would never come to its end”, says Svitlana. Svitlana is a 57-year-old head doctor of the Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) in Trostianets, a small town of 20,000 people located...