A month at Merlin: May 2011
Welcome to our monthly update, designed to show you the difference your amazing support makes around the world.
View ArticleA healthier Haiti
Over a year on from the devastating earthquake of 2010, Merlin health workers are still providing medical expertise to thousands of people. In this photo gallery, you can see them doing just that.
View ArticleEast Africa food and drought crisis response
Merlin has massively scaled up existing operations in 3 of the worst affected countries: Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, where Merlin has been working for nearly a decade.
View ArticleWelcome to the Republic of South Sudan
“Free at Last ... Congratulations South Sudan”, reads a countdown clock in the center of Juba town.
View ArticleIn many parts of Somalia, Merlin is the only health agency on the ground
The situation in Somalia is on the front pages of papers around the world. In Galgaduud, one of the least accessible and most dangerous regions in the South Central region, Merlin is the only health...
View ArticleAfghanistan – Reducing Infant Mortality by Training Midwives
More women die in childbirth in Afghanistan than anywhere else on the planet, and few suffer more than those living in Badakhshan, in the far north-east of the country. Badakhshan recorded the world’s...
View ArticleEast Africa Overview – Merlin’s Current Activities
Here’s a quick overview of Merlin’s current activities in East Africa: “Merlin is doubling the geographic reach of its programs across Kenya” … and … “Working alongside the Ethiopian government, Merlin...
View ArticleMerlin’s response to the “horrors” of Dembia
Merlin has worked in the Central African Republic since 2007 and expanded its programs to the south east of the country this year. Merlin’s Country Director for the CAR, Maria Wangechi Maina, blogs...
View ArticleAn interview with Anna Walton, Emergency Response Team Program Manager
Anna Walton joined Merlin in September 2010 and she managed the emergency response for the Pakistan Floods. Most recently she has returned from Liberia where Merlin has been delivering urgent medical...
View ArticlePregnancy is never easy
We may be used to seeing women having normal pregnancies with no complications, but the painful reality is that one in eleven women die during pregnancy. Every women, during pregnancy, can be subjected...
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