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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.

Video: Teen Honored With Global Action Award ›

Country: India

Mercy Corps' Global Action Awards honor young people who have taken outstanding actions to fight global poverty. In 2008, Sindhu Ravishankar was one of four Global Action Award recipients.

Video: Don't Forget to Wash Your Hands ›

Country: Indonesia

A Mercy Corps survey in five provinces of Indonesia found that only 30 percent of school-age children wash their hands before eating and after using toilets.

Video: Healthy Places, Prosperous People ›

Country: Indonesia

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is expected to become East Asia's largest metropolitan region by 2015.

Regaining Her Smile, Dispelling Fear ›

Country: Peru

Nine-year old Maria survived last August's Peru earthquake — but life in the aftermath was often nightmarish. Mercy Corps helped heal her emotional wounds.

Promoting 'Early and Exclusive' Breastfeeding ›

Country: Indonesia

Breastfeeding rates may be at a 20-year high in the U.S., but they're alarmingly low in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mercy Corps is helping mothers and clinics give at-risk infants a healthier start.

Won in Translation ›

Country: Guatemala

Mercy Corps successfully turned around Tucurú's hospital in the late 1990s. And Carmelina Botzoc is a big reason why.

Emergency Aid to Southern Iraq ›

Country: Iraq

Mercy Corps is providing water, medical supplies and other forms of emergency assistance to the war-weary southern Iraqi provinces of Basra, Maysan and Wassit.

Restocking Hospital Closets in Gaza ›

Country: West Bank/Gaza

Mercy Corps helped restock linen shelves at Gaza's four main hospitals by distributing nearly 500 doctor's robes, more than 400 patient gowns and 1,354 bedsheets.

Mercy Corps and DHL Deliver Medicine to Flood-Affected North Korean Families ›

Country: North Korea

Mercy Corps and DHL are collaborating to send critical medicines to flood-affected families in North Korea.

Q&A with Christy Collins ›

Country: Niger

Mercy Corps' country director answers questions and makes observations on life and work in Niger.

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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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