Health Archives - CARE https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/topic/health/ Fighting Poverty and World Hunger Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:43:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Cholera outbreak worsens amid conflict in Sudan https://www.care.org/media-and-press/cholera-outbreak-worsens-amid-conflict-in-sudan/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:30:36 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=47289 Sudan is facing a worsening cholera outbreak as conflict, displacement, and heavy rains create conditions for the rapid spread of waterborne diseases. The situation is growing increasingly dire as the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a “concerning case fatality rate” of 2.8%, nearly three times the emergency threshold.

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]]> Washington Post: CARE’s Beckie Ryan interviewed about hunger in Gaza https://www.care.org/media-and-press/washington-post-cares-becky-ryan-interviewed-about-hunger-in-gaza/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:11:32 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=46429 On August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released a report that confirmed famine in Gaza City. Becky Ryan, CARE Response Director in Gaza, spoke to the Washington Post about the health conditions of women and children she met while in Gaza.

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]]> CARE launches global partnership with iDE and IDinsight to expand sanitation in rural areas https://www.care.org/media-and-press/care-launches-global-partnership-with-ide-and-idinsight-to-expand-sanitation-in-rural-areas/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:41:08 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=46260 Globally, more than 3.6 billion people lack access to facilities and infrastructure to safely dispose of human waste, with dire consequences for public health as well as privacy concerns. To accelerate progress on this front, CARE is partnering with two mission-driven global organizations to test and scale innovative market-based models that promote sanitation.

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]]> TIME: “The medical consequences of starvation” https://www.care.org/media-and-press/time-the-medical-consequences-of-starvation/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:49:44 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=46249 CARE's Abyan Ahmed explains what happens to the body when a person experiences starvation.

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]]> BBC: Impact of funding cuts on world’s largest refugee camp https://www.care.org/media-and-press/bbc-impact-of-funding-cuts-on-worlds-largest-refugee-camp/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:39:39 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=46257 Dr. Deepmala Mahla, CARE International's Global Humanitarian Director, was interviewed by the BBC World News on the impact of foreign assistance funding cuts in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, home to over 1.2 million people.

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]]> CNN: Starvation in Gaza worsens https://www.care.org/media-and-press/cnn-starvation-in-gaza-worsens/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:47:51 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=46251 The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has issued a stark warning at the end of July that the worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip. CNN interviewed Beckie Ryan, CARE Response Director in Gaza, on starvation at a CARE health clinic. 

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]]> Al Jazeera: Aid cuts are shrinking refugee food rations in Kenya https://www.care.org/media-and-press/al-jazeera-aid-cuts-are-shrinking-refugee-food-rations-in-kenya/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:55:32 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=46044 Deepmala Mahla, CARE's Global Humanitarian Director, speaks to Al Jazeera on the impacts of aid cuts for refugees in Kenya.

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]]> Wall Street Journal: “Congo braces for HIV surge after U.S. funding stops” https://www.care.org/media-and-press/wall-street-journal-congo-braces-for-hiv-surge-after-u-s-funding-stops/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:08:00 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=45970 CARE teams in the DRC speak of the shortage of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) kits to treat the victims of sexual violence as a result of aid cuts. PEP kits are vital for preventing HIV infection following rape and sexual assault.

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]]> Seeds of change: Women farmers in Yemen grow food, income, and confidence https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/seeds-of-change-women-farmers-in-yemen-grow-food-income-and-confidence/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:40:24 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=45946 In Yemen’s Taiz Governorate, where conflict and displacement have left millions food insecure, a simple but powerful solution is taking root: home gardens. With support from CARE and the WFP, 200 women received seeds, tools, irrigation systems, and training to grow their own food.

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]]> DW News: Hope for sexual violence victims fades in DRC and Cameroon https://www.care.org/media-and-press/dw-news-hope-for-sexual-violence-victims-fades-in-drc-and-cameroon/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:10:12 +0000 https://www.care.org/?post_type=media-and-press&p=45897 Conflict-related sexual violence against women and girls has surged in the DRC, but major funding cuts mean nomore emergency kits for survivors of sexual violence. CARE's Amadou Bocoum is interviewed live for this story.

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