health

A typical day for Gloria

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 1 September 2009 | 7 comments
Gloria, Aggrey Amwanda and Musungu stand outside their hut in Mathare

Update: Gloria is now doing well thanks to your donations.  Read a full update on concernfast.org.

Award for nutiriton in Bangladesh

20 August 2009

Concern Bangladesh is one of several organisations from across South Asia that have won a grant from the World Bank’s Development Marketplace. This is a highly competitive grant programme that identifies and funds innovative, early-stage projects with potential for impact in development.

Hospital art in Northern Ireland

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 7 August 2009 | 0 comments
Plaque in Craigavon Hospital

Concern has unveiled an exciting new public artwork in partnership with Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown, Northern Ireland.

Grant to help maternal and child health

28 July 2009

Concern Worldwide has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve maternal, newborn and child health.

Food crisis in Nairobi’s slums

24 April 2009

Concern Worldwide, along with Care and Oxfam GB, have been conducting analysis of the food crisis in the Nairobi slums in Kenya.

No one should die from cholera

Posted by Jo Mason in Concern Blog | 2 April 2009 | 4 comments

Yesterday, I met a woman called Erina. She lives in the village of Nzuenga in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe's food and cholera crisis

24 December 2008

Concern's team on the ground is reporting severe deterioration in the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe. This is being exacerbated by several outbreaks of cholera in the country, caused by a severe lack of clean water and sanitation. Reports of over 3,700 deaths with another 79,000 suspected cases are causing serious concern.

Show your concern and fast

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 26 November 2008 | 1 comment

Dublin city was covered in red scarves this morning telling Ilo’s story a Kenyan farmer who wraps a red scarf around her skinny body.

Congo crisis: Concern back in Masisi

12 November 2008

Concern’s team in North Kivu are now back in Masisi, in the North Kivu province of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The agency’s key programmes are located in this area.

Congo crisis: reaching families

10 November 2008

Concern's team in Goma, in the North Kivu province of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have managed to supply 1,500 blankets to newly displaced families.

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