health

Communities Fight Against AIDS in South Africa

Ian McClelland — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:12:07 +0000

Maria Mogale is the first to stand up and speak to visitors who approach her and a small group of patients eating a lunch of sorghum and chicken feet in the shade of a tall tree.

Fighting Cholera: Oxfam Helps Clinics in Congo by Supplying Clean Water

Ian McClelland — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:16:55 +0000

“Kabimba” says the sign painted on the wall of a rural health clinic in South Kivu.

Armenia: A new life for the refugees

Ian McClelland — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:21:17 +0000

Arthur Abrahamyan, a resident of Shgharshik village (Syunik region), is a refugee.

G8 Summit: Aid. Health. Climate Change.

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:54:50 +0000

This July the eight richest countries – the G8 – met in Japan to talk about global poverty and climate change.

Health

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:04:23 +0000

A doctor when you need one. Medicines you can afford. Clean water to drink and enough food to keep you healthy.
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Philippines: When water saves lives

Elena Cornellana — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:16:35 +0000

Due to Oxfam’s support for safe water and sanitation practices, the community has access to clean, drinking water coming from the tubewell but for the villagers, “knowled

China earthquake: Oxfam helping survivors far from the epicenter

Frances Simpson — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:29:55 +0000

Hong Kong - Oxfam Hong Kong teams are at work in Sichuan and Gansu Provinces, focusing on providing water and public health facilities for survivors in remote rural areas, as the pub

Oxfam warns up to 1.5 million in danger if aid effort cannot reach cyclone victims

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Risk of disease outbreak increasing daily as Myanmar stands on the edge of a public health catastrophe

Oxfam calls for action on maternal mortality as over half a million women die each year

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:57:20 +0000

As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8th, international agency Oxfam highlights the shocking conditions for millions of women giving birth.

Israeli bombs destroy Oxfam-funded health clinic in Gaza

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:36:44 +0000

Oxfam International today confirmed that a health clinic it helps fund was hit and vital medical equipment were destroyed in an attack by the Israeli air force on Gaza City late last