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Our work to build healthy communities, families and individuals is at the heart of Mercy Corps' vision for social change. By partnering with a range of partners, from village health committees to government agencies, we help build the means to improve maternal, newborn and child health, ensure proper nutrition and combat infectious diseases.

Blog Post: Emergency food aid delivery to Port-au-Prince's General Hospital (8 photos) ›

Country: Haiti

Today we delivered three days' worth of high-protein biscuits to 300 patients and their family members.

Blog Post: I am here, Boss ›

Country: Indonesia

Her name is Marhamah, but people call her May. She works full time, takes care of three children and is a breastfeeding motivator.

Blog Post: The hands that rock the cradle ›

Country: Indonesia

Yoyo Maesaroh takes care of three children and all her housework while also leading efforts to clean up her neighborhood in West Jakarta.

Blog Post: "My Child's Café" nourishes kids in North Jakarta ›

Country: Indonesia

This program was launched in response to the global food price spikes of 2008 in Indonesia, a country with alarming rates of child malnutrition.

Blog Post: Fine, friendly Faroe ›

Country: Indonesia

What was recognized in an award ceremony in the Faroe Islands began months ago — and half a world away — in North Jakarta, Indonesia.

Blog Post: Panic in my neighborhood ›

Country: Indonesia

Suddenly, on a hot Sunday afternoon in north Jakarta, many scattered crowds of people rain through our neighborhood while shouting “Fire...fire!”

Blog Post: What is public health? ›

Country: Uganda

My view of improving peoples' health used to be so narrow. Like any good learning experience, my time in Uganda has helped me better understand the complexities of life.

Blog Post: The drawbacks of women’s equality ›

Country: Indonesia

There is an unrelenting pressure for women to be perfect and to do everything.

Shipping Medicines to Niger ›

Country: Niger

What can one shipment of donated medicines do? How about treat 20,000 mothers and children in Niger suffering from common maternal and childhood illnesses.

Blog Post: Meeting the survivors ›

Country: Indonesia

Last Friday afternoon, we suddenly found out we were being deployed to earthquake-ravaged villages to assess the situation and determine what help survivors needed.

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Mercy Corps views public health as the foundation for long-term global development. Without reliable access to proper nutrition, clean water, sanitation and health services, it is impossible for people to move beyond the urgency of meeting their most basic needs.

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