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Would you walk 5 miles to reach a maternity clinic?
Globally, 94% of all maternal deaths occur in low and lower middle-income countries, yet most of these deaths could have been prevented (WHO). In Malawi, approximately 70% of pregnant women face...
Gaza Emergency Response Update (12/04/2023 12:00pm)
The recent attack on Gaza that began on the 7th of October may have reached a temporary pause, but over a million people are in need whilst thousands have already died. An overview of the impacts so...
Over 70 INGOs urge the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestinian Territories (oPT)
October 18, 2023 73 leaders of UK INGOs have signed a statement calling on the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and Gaza following blasts at al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza and...
Malawi Cholera Outbreak: Facilitating Community Awareness & Prevention
Malawi is currently experiencing the deadliest outbreak of cholera in the country’s history. A public health emergency was declared in early December 2022, and there are already 51,568 cases and...
Türkiye Earthquake Emergency: Situation & Support
Since the devastating earthquakes on Monday 6th February 2023, Doctors Worldwide’s team in Türkiye mobilised immediately and arrived at the epicentre on the same day to provide emergency relief and...
Rebuilding Futures in Pakistan Post-Flood
Pakistan is one of the top ten countries in the world affected by climate change, despite only being responsible for 1% of global greenhouse emissions. Now, after the devastating floods that swept...
Emergency Response - Pakistan Floods: Situation & Support
Since June 2022, torrential rains have hit Pakistan due to an extreme monsoon season and melting glaciers, causing devastating floods which have killed over 1,500 people so far, of which more than...
Sylhet Flash Floods: Situation & Support
Since May 2022, Bangladesh has been hit with one of the worst floods in years, with millions in Sylhet and Sunamganj now homeless and without any belongings. Moreover, according to the European...
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Healthcare In The Rohingya Refugee Camps: A DICE And PGF Project Update
The end of April brought us to the near-halfway point of the completion of our PGF Cohort E (Postgraduate Fellowship Programme in Refugee & Migrant Health) Programme, and our DICE Cohort B (Doctors...
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Doctors Worldwide (YYD) Community Centers for Refugees and Vulnerable Host Communities to provide Psycho-Social Support and Protection Services - Need Assessment of Covid-19 Pandemic Impact in Istanbul especially for Afghan Groups
Introduction There are approximately 3,7 million Syrians under temporary protection in Turkey. Although some Syrians have different legal statuses, it is known that there is a population of more than...
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Rohingya Camp Fire Eyewitness Account: 11 Deaths, 300 Missing
On the 21st March, our Doctors Worldwide team was in the Camp 9 Clinic in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, visiting IOM colleagues to discuss our emergency care project. Less than 24 hours later, on the 22nd...
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Improving Clinical Management in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
*On the 9th and 10th March 2021, Doctors Worldwide held a 2-day Leadership & Governance conference in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as part of the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme. The conference aimed...
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Training 100+ Healthcare Workers In The Rohingya Refugee Camps
Doctors Worldwide have been active in Bangladesh since November 2017 responding to the Rohingya Crisis, in partnership with the UN-IOM. Since then, we have delivered core capacity building and...
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IOM and Doctors Worldwide Conclude 9-Month Training for Medical Practitioners in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar – Health emergencies take place daily in Cox’s Bazar district and nearby refugee camps, affecting people of all ages and spanning all types of injuries and infections, heart attacks and...
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Nearly 200 charities call on PM not to do a u-turn by reducing UK spend on aid
Nearly 200 UK humanitarian, development and domestic charity leaders and leaders, including The National Federation of Women’s Institutes, Save the Children, Greenpeace UK, UNICEF UK and Friends of...
Doctors Worldwide develop 4 COVID-19 Preparedness Checklists for low-resource settings
Background: As the world faces its first pandemic in living memory, it is the most vulnerable communities with little or no access to healthcare who will face the greatest consequences and lives...
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Doctors Worldwide launches the DICE Programme to introduce crucial emergency care training in response to the Rohingya crisis
About DWW: Background: Doctors Worldwide has been active in Bangladesh since November 2017 responding to the Rohingya Crisis in partnership with the International Organization of Migration (IOM). ...
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Doctors Worldwide celebrates successfully strengthening the health response for the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
Since the Rohingya refugee crisis began in 2017, the Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh has experienced an influx of nearly one million refugees escaping violence, discrimination, and statelessness in...
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Your donations at work: the PGF in Bangladesh – Cohort C
By Nathan Hill Our role in Bangladesh In 2017, during the sudden mass influx of the Rohingya people fleeing violence in Myanmar, Doctors Worldwide carried out a needs assessment in Cox’s Bazar,...