Measles outbreaks in South Sudan not yet under control
Just 15 weeks into 2019, more measles outbreaks have been declared in South Sudan than occurred in all of 2018
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NEPAL: Medair announces the closure of its emergency relief and recovery programme
After four years in Nepal, Medair will officially close its emergency relief and recovery programme, having fulfilled its objectives
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Two weeks after Cyclone Idai, many communities are still cut off and in desperate need of assistance
Two weeks after Cyclone Idai and related floods struck Mozambique, many affected areas are still unreachable by vehicle. Villages on the bank of the Buzi River, in Chibabava district, have been partially destroyed and mud huts washed away.
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DRC’s Ebola outbreak reaches 1,000 confirmed cases
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared on 1 August 2018, has reached 1,000 cases. This is the second worst outbreak of Ebola in recorded history, after the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, which killed 11,000 people.
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Cyclone Idai: Medair deploys Global Emergency Response Team
Medair is sending an emergency response team to Mozambique to support the survivors of Cyclone Idai. A team of experienced emergency professionals will arrive in Mozambique in the next 48 hours. They will conduct rapid needs assessments and start responding to the most pressing needs.
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Severe measles outbreak threatens thousands in South Sudan
More than 75,000 measles vaccines have been airlifted to South Sudan’s Gogrial West County in response to an outbreak declared by the State Ministry of Health.
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Medair calls for unhindered access to respond to Ebola in DR Congo
Violent protests have broken out in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Protesters have attacked an Ebola Transit Centre run by a medical aid organisation in the town of Beni.
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MAF and Medair - Reaching the most vulnerable in hard-to-reach places
International emergency relief and recovery organisation Medair and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) have signed a formal agreement to continue working closely together during emergency responses and ongoing humanitarian operations.
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Medair Responds to Tsunami and Earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Answering the call for international humanitarian assistance from the Indonesian government, Medair has decided to deploy its emergency response team. A team of five experienced emergency professionals will arrive on the ground in the next 48 hours. They will conduct rapid needs assessments and start responding to the most pressing needs.
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Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In response to the recent Ebola outbreak in Beni Territory, Medair is working closely with health partners on the ground to provide a complementary and rapid response to the outbreak.
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Medair temporarily withdrawing from Myanmar
Medair arrived in Myanmar in 2015. Our teams focused on three main areas of relief in Rakhine State: flood assistance, disaster risk reduction and shelter projects. However since August 2017, despite repeated efforts, Medair has been unable to fulfil its mission due to severe limitations on humanitarian access.
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Two Medair local staff members killed in South Sudan
Medair is devastated by the loss of one of its locally recruited staff and one of its community volunteers in separate incidents in Leer County, South Sudan on April 26, 2018. Both were fatally shot at different locations and later died as a result of their injuries.
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‘Healthy Family, Peaceful House’ Launch event for EU Madad Trust Fund and Medair collaboration
More than 357,000 refugees have sought shelter in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, many of them living in tented settlements on rented farmland. With the crisis in its eighth year, the level of funding available to support Syrian refugees is declining. Many families are simply trying to survive until they can return home.
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Rohingya Crisis update - Medair brings shelter and hygiene relief
Emergency relief organisation Medair is in Bangladesh responding to the Rohingya crisis with shelter and hygiene kit distributions to the most vulnerable refugees. Almost three months after conflict reignited in northern Rakhine State in Myanmar, Rohingya communities are still fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Rohingya Crisis - Medair sends a team to Bangladesh
Following renewed tensions in northern Rakhine State in Myanmar on 25 August, entire villages from the Rohingya community started fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh. It is estimated that approximately 400,000 Rohingyas have crossed the border in the past three weeks, arriving by foot and boat. UNHCR camps are already full and resources are being stretched.
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