Health

Syria: “When we get sick, we just suffer through it”

By CARE Staff • October 30, 2024

Northern Syria is grappling with rising malnutrition and inadequate healthcare. The humanitarian response is critically underfunded, yet CARE and its partners remain committed to assisting those in need.

The latest on Mpox and its effect on women in the Democratic Republic of Congo

By David Mutua • September 19, 2024

A deadly Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is rapidly spreading through overcrowded camps, disproportionately affecting displaced women and girls.

Polio in Gaza. The latest.

By Travis Nichols and CARE staff • August 29, 2024

As far as anyone in Gaza knew, no one here had contracted polio in a quarter-century. Until Abdelrahman. The 10-month old is the first person to contract polio in Gaza in twenty-five years.

Bearing witness to the destruction in Gaza

By Travis Nichols and CARE staff • August 21, 2024

"Since this crisis started 10 months ago," she said. "Every day I woke up thinking it can't get worse, and every next day I realize I was wrong.”

A newborn baby clings to life in Gaza

By Diana*, as told to CARE Staff • August 8, 2024

One woman's story of giving birth in war-torn Gaza, where 31 out of 36 hospitals have been severely damaged or destroyed.

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Women in Gaza: “The worst time is when I have my period”

By CARE Staff • July 12, 2024

In Gaza there are over 690,000 menstruating women and adolescent girls who require menstrual hygiene products, access to clean water, toilets and privacy.

World Refugee Day: Through the Darien Gap on a broken leg

By Laura Noel • June 17, 2024

Today, another 2,600 miles lie between Marisol and the U.S. border. She is determined to get back on the road. “I try to recover as soon as possible and be able to at least, not use this [walker] or a three-legged cane. Because, hey, I know that what awaits me is not easy, at least in Mexico, it is difficult, the passage to Mexico is complicated, and I need to walk well to be able to reach my dest

A C-section in Gaza

By Yousef Ruzzi • June 11, 2024

Approximately 50,000 women are currently pregnant in Gaza, with an estimated 183 women giving birth every day. Most do not have access to midwives, doctors, or any healthcare facilities during the delivery.

Gaza: ‘Anyone who survived since Oct. 7 should get a new birth certificate’

By Johanna Wynn-Mitscherlich and Yousef Ruzzi • June 6, 2024

Nothing is normal for families in Gaza. Every aspect of their lives has been upended by the by the ongoing siege and bombardments, which have created constant hardships and repeated displacements, with about 1.9 million people displaced to date. There is no longer any ordinary life.

Health care in Gaza: respiratory infections, diarrhea, scabies, Hepatitis, shrapnel wounds, & PTSD

By CARE Staff • May 7, 2024

Since Oct. 7, 1.9 million Palestinians in Gaza have had to flee their homes and now live in crowded conditions where basic sanitation has broken down. The health care situation is dire.

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