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Nairobi, Kenya
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Joined October 2012
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  1. 3 hours ago

    “We try as much as possible to make people understand the dangers around unsafe handling of corpses. This is hard to understand when the disease continues to be considered a myth.” Read more from people at the heart of the response in :

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    21 hours ago

    Mary smiles ear-to-ear as the rain begins to fall in her village in Aweil East, . Today, a borehole drilled by is officially ready for villagers to use. “We are very happy.”

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    Jul 4

    4 fast facts on Malaria you should know.

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    Jul 4

    Meet Ayuen and her youngest son, 8-month-old Garang. Ayuen is one of 30,000 people who's received seeds and farming implements from . “I will be able to get food for my family. “We will be able to help ourselves.”

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    Jul 4

    Communities in are facing the worst food crisis in the past 5 years. Hear how we're responding.

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  6. Jul 5

    Prevention is key to getting ahead of the spread of in . We are intensifying door-to-door dialogue in hard to reach communities, like , disseminating crucial messages about safe burial practices, prevention, and knowledge about the disease.

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    Jul 1

    During the outbreak in West Africa, safe burials potentially averted 10,400+ infections. In , the work of Red Cross volunteers remains key to saving lives and preventing the spread.

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  8. Jul 4

    Floods affected thousands of families in this year, destroying houses, crops and livestock. Maria Tereza Mukashema lost her house and her plantation of beans. “I have nothing left. came and helped us to purchase food. It meant a lot to us", she says.

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  9. Jul 4

    Access to quality health services should never depend on who you are, where you live, or how much money you have. and societies bring health service to the people in need in all the corners of the world.

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  10. Jul 4

    The road to ending outbreak in is not over. Here's the daily reality for frontline workers and volunteers who are reaching the most remote and hard-to-reach communities.

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  11. Jul 4

    Since the failure of last year’s harvest, Zeina Mint Mahmoud from Magta Lahja, faces a daily struggle to feed her family. She is one of the 17,400 people who will be receiving food and nutrition support from and Mauritanian

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  12. Jul 2

    We all have a role to play in improving the access to health services that leave no one behind. African and societies provide health service to the most vulnerable populations across the continent.

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    Jun 29

    : measles is the leading cause of death among infants.

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    Jul 2

    In , our efforts to stop continue. explains how we’re responding.

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  15. Jul 2

    Floods affected 25,000 people in Rubavu, Western , this year. Aloys Niytiegeka and his wife Perusi Nyiramahire lost their house and the 58 chicken that were their means of livelihood. supported them through cash transfers and distribution of relief items.

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  16. Jul 1

    Health costs prevent millions of people from seeking or getting the care they need. We offer basic health services to people in need across the African continent. Here, a mobile clinic is in action, reaching some of the most remote areas of Somalia.

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  17. Jul 1

    As chronic malnutrition soars in parts of , volunteers have been trained on early screening and good nutrition practices. We have launched an appeal to support the urgent needs of 17,400 people before the next harvest:

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  18. Jun 30

    90% of global deaths caused by occurred in in 2015 (). In , Red Cross volunteers continue to help families, like this one, get much-needed insecticide-treated nets to reduce malaria in high-prone areas.

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  19. Jun 29

    Universal health coverage means ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access safe, quality, affordable medicines they need to stay alive & healthy. That's why our mobile health clinics travel to rural villages to provide much needed health services.

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  20. Jun 29

    25,000 people were affected by floods in Rubavu, Western Rwanda this year. Flood waters destroyed houses, crops and livestock, leaving people homeless and without means of income. is supporting the communities in their long rebuilding process.

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