We have to understand the roots of tragedies to avoid repetition. The crisis in East Africa is not at all „unbelievable“, as some commentators continue to suggest, the approaching disaster has been foreseeable for years and decades. People are dying not only because of an unfortunate drought but also of systemic, wide-ranging problems such as climate change, the consequences of neo-liberal ideologies, military interventions and unstable grain markets - and because the world of states is unwilling to outlaw and pursue the warlords that have been destroying Somalia for 20 years. …
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People are inevitably captivated by disasters. Television, online media, social networks and newspapers report immediately from affected areas. In just the first three months of 2011, the earthquake in New Zealand, the flood in Australia, and in particular, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan provided shocking images. Extreme natural events such as the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 as well as the earthquake in Haiti and the flood in Pakista n both in 2010 have had catastrophic effects on the affected regi ons. The frequency and intensity of such extreme events have increased alarmingly in recent years. But did the disaster risk also increase? …
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medico works with people and organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America who want to see short- and long-term political and social change. Working together includes continuously learning from and for each other. Planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) methods also help us in our critical and reflective dialogue. …
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medico international has been campaigning for health to be recognised as a human right for more than 40 years. In 2010 alone, the Frankfurt-based aid and human rights organisation provided funding …
How is the democratic process in Egypt evolving in the moment, what are the key actors? It can be said that Egypt is going through the second stage of the revolution which began on the 25th of …
The People’s Health Movement (PHM) was founded in December 2000 in Savar, Bangladesh. 1600 people from 93 countries came together at the premises of medico’s partner Gonoshasthaya Kendra: …
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2010 was the bloodiest year of the war in Afghanistan, with the civil population the hardest hit by the violence. For development aid organisations working in the country this was a reason to …
Although the war in Sri Lanka ended in 2009, the country’s Tamil-populated north is not at peace. Quite the reverse: their land is completely occupied, tens of thousands live in internment camps …
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines was founded in 1991 by medico international in cooperation with the Vietnam Veterans of War Foundation. In 1997 the International Campaign to Ban Landmines …
The West African country of Mali is a migration hub with traditional routes within Africa to Arabic countries that stretch back to antiquity. This is partly a result of the weakness of the economy …
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For more than 40 years Medico International has been championing the human right to health. Together with our partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America we are striving to achieve living situations that allow the best possible level of health …
