Health

North Korea: Mercy Corps and DHL deliver medicine to flood-affected North Korean families September 6, 2007

The express and logistics company DHL is generously providing a very substantial contribution to cover shipping expenses for urgently-needed medicines headed to North Korea.

Niger: Q&A with Christy Collins April 10, 2007

Christy Collins, who currently serves as Mercy Corps Niger's country director, has a long history with the country and people of Niger. She first came to Niger in 1975 as a Peace Corps volunteer, having just graduated from college with a degree in French.

Niger: Fati: Taking Action for Her Son April 10, 2007

Niamey, Niger - Fati Issia seems alone in the crowd. In the midst of the boisterous waiting room at Niamey's Dar es Salaam neighborhood health clinic, she sits quietly while other mothers engage in conversation. She holds her seven-month-old son Moctar on her lap.

Niger: Boubacar: A Nurse's Helping Hands April 10, 2007

Sanam, Niger - You can see the difficulty of life here in Boubacar Harouna's eyes. They are yellowed from chronic malaria and glassy from exhaustion. Still, Harouna somehow summons the energy to treat dozens of patients each day as the town's only nurse.

Niger: Three Wails April 10, 2007

Shortly after midnight, a soft wailing cry broke through the sweltering Sahelian night.

Pakistan: Fighting Tuberculosis, Village by Village March 24, 2007

Larkana, Sindh Province, Pakistan — It was the eyes that struck me most. Deep, dark, penetrating, yet not wanting to reveal too much. But they could not hide Mrs. Hussna's weariness from battling a debilitating disease.

Sudan: An Expanded Commitment to Darfur March 21, 2007

As instability worsens in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, Mercy Corps has expanded its commitment to families in need.

Indonesia: Priceless Water February 22, 2007