Our world is as mobile and transient as ever. As of June 2022, there were more than 27 million refugees and more than 53 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), forced ...
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Protecting Rohingya refugees through WASH and vaccines
Of all the risks refugees and other displaced persons face, preventable disease outbreaks should not be one of them. That’s what motivates Dr. Zahid Hayat Mahmud, head of the Laboratory ...
Read moreTogether – with refugees – we can take on typhoid
Every year millions of people’s live are irreversibly changed because of conflict, persecution, disaster, or violence in their home country. More than 79 million people – 1 of every 110 ...
Read moreA billion miles traveled and no safe water to be found
Every year—from South Sudan to Uganda, Myanmar to Bangladesh, Syria to Jordan—millions of people endure long, dangerous and difficult journeys to find safety and refuge. Safety from violence and persecution; ...
Read moreSouth Sudanese Refugee Camp Experiences Spread of Typhoid
Typhoid is a disease that strikes the most vulnerable, and refugees are no exception. This autumn, flooding and rains have ushered in outbreaks of typhoid and other diseases in two ...
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