The Euphrates was pivotal in the development of all Mesopotamian civilizations. Now, the ancient river is a source for a devastating cholera outbreak. CARE has deployed rapid response teams to ensure the early detection of cases and timely referrals to health partners for treatment.
Read MoreSince the project's launching in 2019 with USAID support, CARE has rehabilitated 18 water and eight sewage systems across five districts under Taiz, one of the 14 governorates where CARE works. And so now over 135,000 people are benefitting from this project. For decades, the region has faced a dwindling water supply, and challenges from the area's remarkably diverse geography -- with a hot, hu
Read MoreAsma is one of nearly 62,000 people who have listened to the Talking Book, an initiative of the Joint Action for Nutrition Outcome (JANO) project in Bangladesh. The Talking book is an audio device that holds a library of informational audio content in the form of songs and general messages that are useful for pregnant mothers, lactating mothers, adolescent girls and boys, and more.
Read MoreDr. Gisma Awad Hassan Rwah, the only doctor near the Sudanese village of Gorlangbang, navigates the country’s ongoing military conflict in order to treat patients in a mountain-top clinic without electricity and accessible only by donkey.
Read MoreAlone in a dark room. Air alarms and explosions outside. This is the story of 36-year-old Tatiana Yevhenivina, who gave birth to her ninth child while fleeing the war in Ukraine. Just as approximately 80,000 other women who gave birth there in the first three month since the escalation of war, Tatiana was not able to receive maternal health care or deliver her baby safe from fighting.
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
In 2021, 20 CARE Country Offices ran 45 pro-vaccine campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. Through Meta’s brand lift study tool, we know that 8.6 million people likely experienced a positive change in knowledge, attitude and/or behavior towards the vaccines and/or preventative measures to protect against COVID. While there are many lessons still to learn, this post shares what we learned about what
Read MoreFlorian Koleci, a psychiatrist with training in cognitive behavioral therapy and art therapy, is among 500 psychiatrists, social workers, healthcare workers on the Romania-Ukraine border and in transit hubs who recently received emergency psychosocial support and trauma-counseling training.
Read MoreMandera County is an arid region in northeast Kenya bordering Ethiopia and Somalia where residents regularly battle the effects of drought, overgrazing, and COVID-19, as well as a ubiquitous invasive plant species. Because these and other challenges make pastoral and agricultural livelihoods difficult, a regional partnership between CARE, World Vision, and the Danish Refugee Council has helped peo
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