by Medair Comms | 27 July 21 | Stories
Since the crisis started in Syria back in 2011, Syria’s name was something you saw every day on the news and social media platforms. Photos and videos showed the harsh heart-breaking reality. Destruction and bloodshed took over the country for years. In the last...
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 Medair Comms | 13 July 21 | Stories
Last year the World Health Organization and UNICEF reported that the number of children receiving regular childhood immunizations was falling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This, the agencies warned, had the potential to reverse years of hard-won progress...
by Medair Comms | 24 June 21 | Stories
Nearly one year after the disaster, the impact of the devastating 4 August explosion at the heart of Beirut is still felt. In the hopes of better understanding the needs of the communities we serve, members of our psychosocial support team in Beirut recently met with...
by Medair Comms | 17 June 21 | Stories
Each year on 20 June, we mark World Refugee Day, a global event to recognise the courage and tenacity of refugees, and to raise awareness about the experiences they continue to face in displacement. This World Refugee Day, we’d like to introduce you to our colleague...
by Medair Comms | 17 June 21 | Stories
Beams of sunshine gleam through the car’s windows as we bounce through the bends of rural roads in Aweil, South Sudan. The leaves on the trees hold brown, green, and yellow hues, and my mind drifts to the back country roads at home that I would find in the fall. But...
by Medair Comms | 7 June 21 | Stories
We’ve spent years responding to some of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises. We support families living in countries affected by conflict, natural disasters, displacements, hunger, and disease outbreaks. And throughout more than 30 years of providing...
by Medair Comms | 17 May 21 | Stories
On March 22nd, a devastating fire swept through parts of Kutupalong Refugee Camp, home to around 700,000 Rohingya refugees. Our team in Bangladesh was on the ground within 24 hours to support affected families. But our work goes beyond sudden on-set emergencies: each...
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 Medair Comms | 20 April 21 | Stories
Children fish from a small wooden boat in a water canal in a community in the municipality of Villeda Morales. The municipality of Villeda Morales is home to the indigenous Miskito community, who make a living from fishing and rearing livestock. This population lives...
