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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.

Boubacar: A Nurse's Helping Hands ›

Country: Niger

Life is hard in Sanam, Niger; Boubacar Harouna knows that better than most.

Three Wails ›

Country: Niger

Two visitors experienced the fragility of life in Niger firsthand in the desert-fringed town of Sanam.

Fighting Tuberculosis, Village by Village ›

Country: Pakistan

By training clinicians, heightening awareness and building a novel model of treatment support, Mercy Corps is helping Pakistan curtail the spread of one of its most pernicious diseases.

An Expanded Commitment to Darfur ›

Country: Sudan

As instability worsens in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, Mercy Corps has expanded its commitment to families in need.

Priceless Water ›

Country: Indonesia

After the Jakarta flood, many families - including Tasmirah's - had to depend on dirty rain water for their needs. Then Mercy Corps arrived to help.

Photo Essay: Improving Health, Empowering Women ›

Country: Tajikistan

In a remote region of Tajikistan, a Mercy Corps program is chipping away at the mountain of silence that prevents women from leading healthier lives.

Coffee Sales Spur Better Health ›

Country: Nicaragua

Your purchase of Café Aldea coffee funds mobile clinics in remote Nicaraguan towns.

Niger's Faces of Need ›

Country: Niger

Mercy Corps' John Hanson reports on the precariousness of life for families braving a persistent food crisis.

The Eyes Have It ›

Country: United States

Lynn Hobbs lost nearly everything to Hurricane Katrina's aftermath - but her vision remains undimmed.

Serving the Vulnerable ›

Country: West Bank/Gaza

Mercy Corps is engaged in a humanitarian response in Gaza, where hospitals shelves sit empty, people cook with wood for lack of heating oil and the wages of 73,000 government employees haven't been paid since February.

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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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