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Cover Image: Down to Earth Latest News for November 12 – November 19, 2021 Afghanistan Countries discuss the unfreezing of assets as Afghanistan faces an impending humanitarian catastrophe with rising levels of hunger and extremism. About 60% of the 38 million people in the country are facing extreme levels of hunger. After the Taliban takeover, … Continued
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By Valerie Nguyen, MedGlobal Policy Intern When the first booster shots were approved in the United States in September 2021, over half of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Meanwhile, less than 1% of people in low-income countries and 10% of people in lower-middle-income countries were fully vaccinated. According to the World Health … Continued
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The number of forcibly displaced people labeled as refugees across the world has grown rapidly in the past few decades. In Myanmar, the Rohingya have been fleeing en masse from their homes since August 25, 2017. To date, more than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees have settled in designated refugee camps and expansion sites located in … Continued
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Cover Image: New York Times Latest News for November 5 – November 12, 2021 Afghanistan The number of Afghans living on the edge of famine has risen by 5.7 million, causing hospitals to expand in order to meet the need of malnutrition cases. At least 25 children have died in The Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital … Continued
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By Edith Muleiro, MedGlobal Communications Intern By 2030 there will be 1.4 billion older people. By 2050 there will be 2.1 billion, meaning one in five people will be over 60 in low and lower-middle income countries. These numbers are rising at an exceptionally fast rate in the low and lower-middle income countries where 80% … Continued
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Cover Image: Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Latest News for October 29 – November 5, 2021 Afghanistan The Taliban has prohibited women from working within aid organizations and has set restrictions which will limit aid access across the country. Restrictions on female workers include the type of work they can carry out, segregation by gender within offices, … Continued
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Valerie Nguyen, MedGlobal Policy Intern More than 10 years of conflict in Syria has led close to 12 million Syrians to flee the country in search of safety, shelter, and opportunity. At least half of those who fled have relocated to neighboring countries, including Lebanon, which hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees at … Continued
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Cover Image: Hoshang Hashimi/AFP Latest News for October 22 – October 29, 2021 Afghanistan Detrimental climate effects further the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. More than 22 million Afghans will face food insecurity this winter due to the political instability, economic crisis and lack of rainfall affecting farmers. The hunger and desperation people face places women … Continued
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Cover Image: Francesca Volpi for CNN Latest News for October 15 – October 22, 2021 Afghanistan The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan will likely fuel a refugee crisis. Conditions caused by the economic collapse within the country have affected millions and will likely force people to flee to neighboring countries. The annual cost of hosting refugees … Continued
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After more than six years of conflict, Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Millions of people lack access to basic health care, and less than half of the country’s health facilities are fully functional. Over the course of the pandemic, healthcare needs have increased due to widespread acute malnutrition, ongoing conflict, poverty, and COVID-19 … Continued