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Sudan: midwives, home clinics stand in for conflict-shuttered health facilities
On April 15, 2023, conflict between two armed factions erupted in Sudan, leading to more than 15,000 civilian deaths (according to the UN), along with 6.5 million internally displaced people and 2 million refugees over the last 11 months, adding up to a deepening, ongoing humanitarian crisis. The ongoing armed conflict has had a devastating effect on maternal health.
Read MoreMothers in Gaza: “I cry when I sleep. I cry when I wake up. During the day, I try to be strong for my children.”
Six months after the start of this devastating conflict in Gaza, CARE spoke to displaced mothers about their current living situation, biggest fears, and their wishes for the future.
Read MoreIn the ‘shooting zones’ of Haiti
As violence has escalated in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, CARE’s country staff has not been spared. Despite CARE’s work taking place in five field offices, away from the capital, the organization’s country office has been in Port-au-Prince since 1954. Billy Dason*, a CARE Haiti staff member, has provided an on-the-ground perspective in his own words of what it has been like to live through the
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