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Health

Our work to build healthy communities, families and individuals is at the heart of Mercy Corps' vision for social change. By partnering with a range of partners, from village health committees to government agencies, we help build the means to improve maternal, newborn and child health, ensure proper nutrition and combat infectious diseases.

Blog Post: What is public health? ›

Country: Uganda

My view of improving peoples' health used to be so narrow. Like any good learning experience, my time in Uganda has helped me better understand the complexities of life.

Blog Post: The drawbacks of women’s equality ›

Country: Indonesia

There is an unrelenting pressure for women to be perfect and to do everything.

Shipping Medicines to Niger ›

Country: Niger

What can one shipment of donated medicines do? How about treat 20,000 mothers and children in Niger suffering from common maternal and childhood illnesses.

Blog Post: Meeting the survivors ›

Country: Indonesia

Last Friday afternoon, we suddenly found out we were being deployed to earthquake-ravaged villages to assess the situation and determine what help survivors needed.

Blog Post: Ask me, and I will follow you down ›

Country: Indonesia

How do you recognize a midwife who's already trained to be a breastfeeding counselor? And who do you ask about breastfeeding if you go to puskesmas, local health facilities around Indonesia?

Blog Post: Ibu Durti...please don't run away! ›

Country: Indonesia

On the last day of a Mother Support Group training, 22-year-old Ibu Durti showed up with her 14-day-old baby and a bag full of clothes.

Blog Post: A dedication to her profession  ›

Country: Indonesia

After she trained to be lactation counselor in Jakarta, Ibu Lilis says she never forgets to remind every mother she meets to breastfeed.

A Can-Do Spirit ›

Country: Sri Lanka

Handwashing posters, new water taps, and a revamped latrine are just some of the recent changes at Nalagama Sinhala Junior School in coastal Sri Lanka.

Blog Post: A world most will never see ›

Country: Indonesia

Most of us in wealthy nations are used to a world of consumption - we rarely see where what we purchase is produced.

Blog Post: Taste test in North Jakarta ›

Country: Indonesia

Early this morning, I visited a couple food carts in North Jakarta, ate some healthy food and ended up being a pretty good billboard.

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Mercy Corps views public health as the foundation for long-term global development. Without reliable access to proper nutrition, clean water, sanitation and health services, it is impossible for people to move beyond the urgency of meeting their most basic needs.

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