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24 May 2021 Please note: The location of this post is flexible and can be in any country where the IRC has an office. The successful candidate will be appointed as a local/national staff member and must already have the right to work in the country where s/he will be based. The IRC's Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Unit The IRC’s Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) oversees IRC’s global acute emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to expand and improve IRC’s ability to help affected communities survive in acute emergencies and hard to ...

(Niamey, Niger) Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition and diseases of poverty. Cofounded by Helen Keller – and guided by her fierce optimism and belief in human potential – the organization delivers life-changing health solutions to vulnerable families where the need is great but access to care is limited. In the US, Africa, and Asia, Helen Keller’s proven, science-based programs empower people to create opportunities in their own lives and build lasting change. Background Helen Keller is a partner in US...

January 23, 2021 Africa needs timely access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. — courtesy WHO/Christopher Black GENEVA — Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries in other regions strike bilateral deals, thus driving up prices, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. Although vaccines have been administered in 50 wealthier nations, Guinea is the sole low-income country on the continent to receive doses, with only 25 people being inoculated so far. Meanwhile, Seychelles is the only African country to ...

news WHO says vaccine hoarding could derail Africa's fight against COVID-19 , © Provided by N.C.N. Limited A medical staff collects blood sample for COVID-19 test in Yaounde, Cameroon, Aug. 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Jean Pierre Kepseu) The fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Africa could suffer setbacks amid inadequate access to vaccines occasioned by hoarding by rich nations, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. NAIROBI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Africa could suffer setbacks amid inadequate access to vaccines occasioned by hoarding by rich ...

By Sean Hawkey, photographer | 13/1/2021 LWF Honduras representative Carlos Rivera (with white face mask) visits Chamelecón, Honduras, to look at damage done by hurricanes Eta and Iota. As the flooding came unexpectedly fast many people lost all their belongings. All Photos: Sean Hawkey Honduras after the hurricanes I’ve worked in Honduras over many years since the late 90s, working in emergency response and as a photojournalist. Recently I went to visit some of the areas that were worst hit by the double hurricanes in November 2020. I spent a day with Rev...