Medical activities

An estimated 99% of maternal deaths occur in low-income countries. Most of these deaths could be prevented.  

In humanitarian crises children are often the most vulnerable group of patients. For us, child health can mean anything from pregnancy monitoring to treatment of malnutrition. 

A person with malnutrition does not get enough protein, energy, and trace elements from food. Malnutrition weakens the immune system making people more vulnerable to diseases. Malnutrition affects especially small children and expecting and nursing women. 

Before antibiotics were invented about a hundred years ago, people died of small cuts and various illnesses because there was no medication to treat bacterial infection. Antibiotic resistance is an international health crisis that threatens to make treatable wounds and illnesses life threatening again. 

Ebola is a haemorrhagic fever with a high mortality caused by a virus. Ebola is easily transmitted through bodily fluids and thus quickly recognising the infections, finding out their source, and quarantining patients is crucial to preventing an epidemic. 

Although easy to prevent and treat, cholera affects up to four million people per year, resulting in up to 140,000 deaths.

Hundreds of thousands of people die of neglected tropical diseases every year. The World Health Organisation has defined 20 different diseases as neglected tropical diseases present in at least 150 countries. 

Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite killing almost half a million people every year. 70% of all deaths are children under five years of age.  

Persecution, armed conflicts, and lack of healthcare among other things can make it difficult to seek and access mental healthcare. That is why it is crucial to provide mental health services during humanitarian emergencies. 

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases in the world. Every year about 10 million people fall sick with tuberculosis and 1.5 million die. 

Measles is an extremely contagious viral disease and one of the biggest causes of death of children under five worldwide. There is no medication for measles but there is an effective vaccine. 

Humanitarian crisis is often also a water crisis. Clean drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities are crucial for preventing diseases. That is why we also employ water and sanitation experts.