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Hurricane Sandy lashes Haiti; Oxfam aims to prevent cholera outbreaks
Authorities issued a state of alert across all 10 departments of the country.
In the wake of Sandy, Oxfam distributes cholera kits and steps up prevention
The potential for cholera outbreaks is just one of the concerns Haitians have following the heavy rains.
Saving lives: Oxfam partners take center stage
Oxfam invests in the strengths of local communities and partners. When rainfall from a tropical depression triggered a massive emergency in El Salvador, our ...
Ti koze sou kolera: In rural Haiti, Oxfam takes to the airwaves
Oxfam reaches out to remote communities about cholera, strengthening preparedness and easing fears.
A health awakening
In the crowded camps of Darfur, community public health promoters are teaching unforgettable lessons about how to protect the health—and lives—of loved ones.
In promoting public health, compassion is Margaret Asewe's best medicine
In Chad, Margaret Asewe worked with some of the first refugees from Darfur. In the summer of 2007, she returned to confront another rainy season and thousands ...
On a high note, Oxfam conveys health information
Using familiar tunes, women sing about how to avoid fatal diseases in a crowded camp for displaced people in Darfur.
Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Captured in photos
One month after the earthquake, Oxfam is providing water, latrines, plastic sheeting, and relief materials–as well as cash payments for work—to thousands who ...
What’s in a bar of soap
In the crowded camps of Pakistan, parents talk to Oxfam's Jane Beesley about the importance and challenges of keeping their families clean.
Oxfam's humanitarian response department expands into public health
New public health practice is part of a three-pronged effort to sharpen the effectiveness of the agency's emergency response. The other two components are ...
Take Action: Global Food Crisis
Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the ...
Humanitarian crisis imminent in Somali refugee camp, Oxfam warns
The long road home
As the rainy season approaches, providing emergency shelter materials to those who have lost their houses is one of Oxfam's top priorities.
A journey to Zimbabwe with Emile Hirsch
As the fight against cholera continues in Zimbabwe, a public health worker documents her travels alongside the actor and Oxfam Ambassador.
In Mudzi, shortages of fuel and medicine compound challenges of tackling cholera epidemic
Numerous challenges confront aid workers as they race to stem the spread of cholera in Zimbabwe.
Understanding the Effect of the Tsunami and its Aftermath on Vulnerability to HIV in Coastal India
A tsunami research journal article
Camp conditions in Somalia are among worst this aid worker has ever seen
Shelter, clean water, food, medicine—all of these are needed in camps for displaced people in Somalia.
Zimbabwe: hopes for a better 2009
A new year's celebration hardly masks the troubles countless people face in a country crippled by hyperinflation and a cholera outbreak.
In grip of Cholera, Zimbabwe marshalls messengers to spread the word on hygiene
Zimbabwe launches a nationwide blitz to control, cure, and eliminate the disease.
Research that could save lives: HIV and the tsunami disaster
In southern India, vulnerability to HIV spiked in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.
Research in action
Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, Oxfam has been supporting research institutes in the affected region to study important issues related to ...
Oxfam offers water, food, shelter to cyclone survivors in Bangladesh
As coastal residents return to the devastation left by Sidr, Oxfam launches a major relief effort to help people recover.
Oxfam launches emergency action plan in China earthquake zone
Earthquake survivors need clean water, food, medicine, clothing, and blankets.
Oxfam is sending $1 million of relief supplies to China
With water and sanitation services, Oxfam works to help prevent an outbreak of disease among earthquake survivors in China.
A day in the life of an 18-year-old at Kalma camp
A young woman named Halwa talks about how she passes the long days at Kalma camp—the temporary home for tens of thousands of displaced people in Darfur.
Oxfam International aids thousands displaced by Sri Lankan conflict
Zimbabwe's new prime minister says humanitarian crisis is a top priority
Oxfam's Caroline Gluck attended the swearing-in ceremony of Zimbabwe's new prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai on February 11.
OXFAMExchange Fall 2002
What's in your coffee? Oxfam's coffee campaign. Plus Afghanistan, Make Trade Fair campaign, and the Hopi people's struggle for clean, safe drinking water.
Oxfam America partner Dr. Juan Almendares receives humanitarian award
"My greatest inspiration was my mother...When I graduated from the university, I had three callings: To work on behalf of the poor, to educate, and to dedicate ...
Oxfam Impact April 2009
Tackling a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe with clean water—and song
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