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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.
Overview of the crisis in Darfur
It has been more than five years since the crisis erupted in Darfur. Today, millions of people continue to live in fear without adequate protection.
Darfur Crisis Fact Sheet
An overview of the continuing humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan
The next 12 months will be critical for the future of Sudan. As the country marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace ...
Field Report from Southern Sudan
Smart Development in Practice Series
People-centered resilience
Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
Learn how four communities around the world are fighting back against climate change, and how you can help.
Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, ...
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 ...
Women's local knowledge is the key to an early warning system designed to lessen the impact of drought in Ethiopia.
When drought hits, herders in southern Ethiopia sometimes have no choice but to sell the animals on which they depend.
An improved irrigation channel in Ethiopia now delivers a steady supply of water to a small village called Shasha Korke.
You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
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 ...
Questions and answers on Novartis and the Glivec patent case in India
Ending the R&D Crisis in Public Health
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 ...
Improving the wells improves community health in flood-prone parts of El Salvador
Capped wells lined with a volcanic-rock filter provide families in Salvadoran communities with clean drinking water.
“Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families.
Starbucks and Ethiopia finalized a trademark agreement, ending their dispute and bringing both sides together in partnership to help Ethiopian farmers.
OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later
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.
More than one billion people now face chronic hunger—and more could join their ranks if we don't act now. With increasing food prices, droughts and floods, and ...
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.
Why should water, sanitation, and hygiene advocates lead on aid reform?
AidNow series
Lessons on how PEPFAR can be integrated into a country's own health system
PEPFAR's evolving role in Mozambique is a model for countries that have only just begun to hold donors accountable to their national health priorities.
Climate change affecting Peru right now
Farmers report changing weather and negative effects on livelihoods.
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