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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

A Lifeline for Children: Health and Hope in Rural Afghanistan

13-month-old Mahdi was treated at a World Vision clinic after a serious injury. His father Abdulrazeq said the opening of the clinic has changed people's lives.

One baby, 35 mothers

Priyangika has been a part of the Mother Support Group for the past seven years. She joined it when she was having her first baby. Since then they have...

Keeping babies safe as mothers in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State leave traditional birthing behind

"Delivering a baby at home can be a life-threatening experience for many women in South Sudan,” shares Nama Samuel, 33. The mother of nine had no idea of...

"Hello... Life" programme campaign

We want to express our gratitude towards Spar Albania, one of the most devoted supporters of "Hello...life" social programme. We aim to strengthen our...

Maleka brought her daughter to the hospital because of malnutriation.

Malnutrition Hunts down Families and COVID-19 Intensifies the Challenge

Amidst the hustle and bustle of Baba-e-Barq Comprehensive Health Center - CHC, in Herat Afghanistan, in a corner of the hall a middle-aged woman with an...

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Nutritious Insects: Saving Children from Malnutrition, Starvation and Diseases

By Sarah Ooko, World Vision Senior Communications Officer, Kenya The early morning sun casts its orange glow on buildings and vegetation in Loice's home at...

Photo Increase in Children Healthy and Well Nourished

Increase in Children Healthy and Well Nourished

Preah Vihear, July 9, 2020- World Vision held a start-up workshop for the ‘Integrated Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IHNWASH) Project.’...

Restoring Hope In the Midst of a Pandemic

Restoring Hope In the Midst of a Pandemic

Lisa is not a young mother but the sister of a 12-month-old baby. Lisa, who is now 12 years old, is in Grade 7 and lives in Kaoh Andaet, Takeo province...

World Vision staff conducts check-ups of children at remote rural clinic

Ending diarrhea one community at a time

“The children were only 6 months old at the time and on that day, both were having a hard time. Something was wrong. They were having frequent watery...

Alice Joan Munduwa, the hero in a sick child's story

Alice Joan; the hero in a sick child’s story!

by Aggrey Nyondwa Kikobera, World Vision Communications official, Uganda Being a refugee as a child is tough; growing up away from home, being away from...

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Access to Quality Healthcare for the People of Saamang

Saamang, in the southern part of the Fanteakwa district, is a small community with a population of almost 9,000 people. The community is not fortunate to...

Nutrition Garden

Nutrition Garden for Healthier Children

An Indonesian proverb says, “If you are shy of asking questions, you will get lost in your way”. It means that there is no need to be ashamed, asking to...

villages celebrate ODF

Program Updates-Latest news from the field

Murwira, Muganhi, Chihuri, Mutasa A and Mutasa B Villages celebrate the attainment Open Defecation Free (ODF) in in Hwata ward of Muzarabani District. Read...

The best cure for Tuberculosis: Nancy's advice

Nancy is mother to 17-year old Sydney, a student currently receiving TB treatment from one of five World Vision treatment sites in Daru, Western Province...

Feel Confident to be The Health Promotors

Tuberculosis (TBC) is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. This disease is very dangerous for children and infant. Several...

Ten years later, from 'no water' to 'water'

Written by Mouslim Sidi Mohamed As a mother, Haoua Sani, has experienced many emotional moments. She narrates her story with a lot of emotion. “I remember...

World Vision staff conducting awareness session on hygiene and cholera prevention in the communities affected.

The threat of cholera

World Health Organization estimates, cholera cases in Haiti have doubled each day in the last weeks since Hurricane Matthew tore through the Southern...

Julienne holding tightly Stephanie weakened by the cholera

A young girl’s fight against cholera

By Louibert Meyer Alerted by the rise of Cholera cases in “Les Nippes”, one of the departments affected by Hurricane Mathew, which hit the country at the...

Be like Eman: Learn to provide a healthier diet for your family

Eman Taqatqa’s eyes well up with tears as she describes the early days of her marriage and her life in the remote village of Im Salamona, south of...

Germaphobe's Paradise

In the Paroumba community in Senegal, hygiene is part of the welcome I’m a bit of a "germaphobe". And by “a bit,” I mean I’m the type of person who keeps a...

Second training for VHV Roselyn attended. The training was held at Tuo Village in the Reef Islands in early August

Hope for Temotu mothers and babies

Roselyn Tata, 40, is a Village Health Volunteer (VHV) from Matu village on Santa Cruz Island in Temotu Province. Like 22 others on Santa Cruz Island and...

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Volunteering for better health

Betty Roikeni is a Village Health Volunteer in Haunasi Village in South Malaita, Malaita Province. Trained by World Vision, Betty, 53, lives in an area...

World Vision joins in marking international breastfeeding week

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August all over the globe to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around...

World Vision distributes SuperCereal Plus for all children at Juba PoC to prevent malnutrition

World Vision yesterday distributed SuperCereal plus, a highly nutritious fortified cereal for all children at the Juba Protection of Civilian (PoC) site...

Mariem(in the left), sitting next to the Aminata, mother of baby Ibrahim, 2 months old , whom she helped giving birth, and Mama Aisha a retired cook who became volunteer with her at the Deba Hijaj Health center : Coumba Betty Diallo, © World Vision 2016.

AIM HEALTH PROJECT: Empowering midwives to improve childbirth in rural Mauritania

Mariem is a woman of a kind. Although she may not seem like a fairy godmother as she wakes up every morning at 6:00 am, walks 2 km to the Deba Hijaj Health...