Healing Communities

Malaria. Pneumonia. Malnutrition. Measles. Complications from childbirth. These are some of the worst killers on earth. But they don’t have to be.

With proper health care and nutrition, they can be treated. With sufficient resources, they can often be prevented.
For almost three decades, Medair has been tackling the world’s deadliest preventable health problems, providing vital health care and nutrition services to families in remote and devastated communities.

Here’s how we make a difference.

Respond to Health Emergencies

Health care is often one of the first services crippled or destroyed during disasters or crises. Through your support, Medair is able to fill the gap. Teams of doctors and health professionals respond to disease outbreaks such as cholera, measles, and Ebola, as well as food crises that cause severe malnutrition. Our teams are also able to set up emergency health clinics and mobile nutrition sites in crucial places such as camps for displaced people or refugee settlements where the influx of people overwhelms the local health services. Medair can quickly scale-up our response to carry out mass vaccination campaigns for diseases such as measles and cholera to prevent or stop the spread of outbreaks. times of disaster and crisis, we provide immediate therapy and follow-up care for those already malnourished, and preventative services and long-term healthy solutions such as health care, better hygiene, access to safe water, and nutrition education to communities in crisis. Our teams also supply nutritional support to refugees and displaced people seeking refuge in camps and informal tented settlements.

Support & Strengthen Health Clinics

We support year-round health clinics so that families have regular access to primary health care, obstetric care, and nutrition services. Medair works alongside authorities to strengthen health systems and build up the skills of local health workers with training and supervision so that communities will receive improved health care in the future, long after we leave.

Preventive Care

We provide preventative health care, including vaccinating children and pregnant women against common diseases, and promoting good health and hygiene practices.