The COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa: Supporting PPE Supply for Community Health Workers The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious challenges for African countries to provide PPE (Personal Protective equipment) for their healthcare workforce, one of the main reasons being that the majority of the PPE used in Africa is manufactured outside […]
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Action Against Hunger responds to COVID-19 in developing countries Food shortages and malnutrition are issues that plague many developing countries. The pandemic forced many countries into a complete or partial lockdown. The resulting global disruption further broke the food supply chain that is important for providing food security. As a result, some countries face threats
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Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) saves lives in marginalized communities Holding the principles “Medical aid where it is needed most–independent, neutral, impartial,” the non-profit organisation Doctors Without Borders has been providing medical care, health education, and mental health support worldwide, especially when responding to natural disasters or humanitarian crises. To alleviate COVID-19, Doctors Without
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Room to Read guards the education for the future generation Children are our future, yet education for 73% of youth and children (1.5 billion as of May 2020) has been largely disrupted by the pandemic. Education disruptions hurt children from resource-poor families and girls the most, as many teenage girls tend not to go back
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The Rath sisters created Global Guru to tutor children for free Krisha Rath was a 12-year old high school student when she was already tutoring younger students and had the idea of creating a free tutoring service as a result of her love for teaching. Together with her sister, Divya Rath, who is currently an
OXFAM INTERNATIONAL HELPS IRAQIS WOMEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, women all around the world are facing increasing sexual and gender-based violence, mounting domestic work, diminishing economic livelihoods and autonomy, and decreasing life quality. In Iraq, an already weak health infrastructure is compounded by high levels of poverty and
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