Sudan: Making face shields for health care heroes
In normal times, the National Authority for Prosthetics and Orthotics (NAPO)’s Rehabilitation Centre in Khartoum is a bustling place, crowded with people of all ages and different physical …
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Health care workers save lives: Condemnation of attacks linked to COVID-19
… workers are safe and able to carry out their jobs is crucial for their protection. Their …
Monthly Middle East and North Africa newsletter – June 2020: Our response to COVID-19
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement responds to the COVID-19 crisis. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest humanitarian network, has been supporting national …
Principles guiding humanitarian action, Vol. 97, Nos 897,898
What are the main challenges that humanitarian actors face in upholding a principled approach in today's crises and emergencies? How are "principles guiding humanitarian action" understood by …
Physical Rehabilitation Programme: Annual Report 2013
Physical rehabilitation is an important part of the rehabilitation process. It is not an objective in itself but an essential part of fully integrating people with disabilities in society. …
Physical Rehabilitation Programme: Annual Report 2016
Physical rehabilitation is an important part of the rehabilitation process. It is not an objective in itself but an essential part of fully integrating people with disabilities in society. …
Physical Rehabilitation Programme: 2017 Annual Report
Access to physical rehabilitation services is essential for ensuring that people with physical disabilities participate fully in society. Regaining mobility is an important step towards having the …
Physical Rehabilitation Programme: 2018 Annual Report
Access to physical rehabilitation services is essential for ensuring that people with physical disabilities participate fully in society. Regaining mobility is an important step towards having the …
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Libya: COVID-19 erodes livelihoods already hard-hit by war
“We didn’t expect this coming. I wake up every morning, having no idea how we will survive the day.” Four years ago, Zainab’s home burned down amidst fighting in western Libya. She and her family …
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