- Crisis Response
In DRC, misinformation and lack of supplies are making the Ebola outbreak harder to contain
CARE has been working in the DRC for over 20 years, and has coordinated with the Ministry of Health since the start of the outbreak. Response efforts are covering 22 health zones where CARE is training local health workers, helping track cases, sharing reliable health information, and distributing hygiene kits containing soap, hand sanitizer, and protective equipment like gloves and gowns.
Read MoreSudan crisis: How families are restoring water and healthcare in Khartoum
Three years of civil war have collapsed water systems, shuttered clinics, and displaced millions across Sudan. In Khartoum, CARE Sudan is working with returning families and local communities to restore clean water, basic healthcare, and dignity — one neighborhood at a time.
Read MoreJune 11, 2026 in Lebanon: “We spent our days and nights in darkness”
Lebanon is facing one of the most severe impacts of the growing Middle East crisis, with more than 1.2 million people displaced and shelters stretched nearly to capacity. Through firsthand accounts, Dispatches from Lebanon offers an on‑the‑ground look at how fuel shortages, insecurity, and rapidly shifting conditions are shaping life for families and frontline responders.
Read MoreCrossing the bridge: Why strong health systems are essential to global growth
Breakthrough health innovations can only deliver on their promise when people can reach them. For companies, governments, and civil society, investing in frontline health systems is not charity — it is infrastructure.
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More than a monthly cycle: Why menstrual health is a human right
On any given day, 300 million women are menstruating worldwide — yet 500 million lack the basics to do so safely. From refugee camps in Bangladesh to schools in Ethiopia, CARE is tackling period poverty where it hits hardest: in emergencies, in classrooms, and in communities where silence has long been the biggest barrier.
Read MoreSouth Sudan hunger crisis: Children face malnutrition as health services collapse
In South Sudan, hunger is becoming a health emergency. CARE-supported health workers are treating children for severe malnutrition as families face conflict, displacement, rising food prices, and damaged health services.
Read MoreIn Tanzania’s tea hills, these women are stirring up success
But in 2023, CARE Tanzania and KAZI Yetu, with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, established the Sakare Specialty Tea Company (SSTC), the first smallholder farmer-owned specialty tea factory to process its own orthodox (wholeleaf) black, green, and specialty teas on-site. It is women who power this process. From production and quality control to daily operations, women are not just part of
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