Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 3 2009 (IPS) – Until the Taliban were forced to flee by the military, the militant group s deadly opposition to vaccination had been severely hampering efforts to make Pakistan a polio-free country in the…
Medical services are increasingly difficult to provide in Syria. Above, a field hospital. Credit: FreedomHouse/CC by 2.0 DAMASCUS, Jun 5 2013 (IPS) – It was nine in the morning when the shell landed in front of nine-year-old Hella al-Abtah s…
Monika Weber-Fahr, is Executive Secretary of Global Water Partnership Piped water has made life easier for this boy, who no longer has to help his parents fetch water from afar. Credit: Vannaphone Sitthirath/IPS STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 18 2019 (IPS) –…
During Yasmine Sherif’s visit to UNRWA schools in Ein El Hilweh, Lebanon, she told children, “I believe in you, and I believe in your strength.” ECW continues to support Palestine refugee children in Lebanon to overcome the impact of COVID-19…