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Wereld Humanitaire Dag 2015 - Noodhulpmedewerkers van Medair riskeren dagelijks hun leven in de crisis in D.R. Congo


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Aug 19, 2015, 09:16 ET

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The village of Limangi lies 1hr 30 brisk walk uphill from tiny Kibua, a village hardly reachable by vehicle when it rains. In Limangi, Medair staff bring stocks of medication, hands-on support and capacity building for local health staff, as well as free health care. Thanks to Medair, Chongo and her baby son, Vision, have benefitted from free malaria treatment near their home. (c) Medair/Odile Meylan (PRNewsFoto/Medair) (PRNewsFoto/Medair)
The village of Limangi lies 1hr 30 brisk walk uphill from tiny Kibua, a village hardly reachable by vehicle when it rains. In Limangi, Medair staff bring stocks of medication, hands-on support and capacity building for local health staff, as well as free health care. Thanks to Medair, Chongo and her baby son, Vision, have benefitted from free malaria treatment near their home. (c) Medair/Odile Meylan (PRNewsFoto/Medair) (PRNewsFoto/Medair)
Medair has been assessing the state of the roads along the route where it now supports 4 health centres. The organization plans on improving access to the villages to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. From Kibua, Medair staff must walk up to 6 hours to reach the isolated health huts to bring medication, hands-on support, and capacity building for local health staff. Here, Martin, Medair's medical supervisor walks over a bridge that leads to the health centre of Nkimba (c) Medair/Emmanuel Bamba (PRNewsFoto/Medair) (PRNewsFoto/Medair)
Medair has been assessing the state of the roads along the route where it now supports 4 health centres. The organization plans on improving access to the villages to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. From Kibua, Medair staff must walk up to 6 hours to reach the isolated health huts to bring medication, hands-on support, and capacity building for local health staff. Here, Martin, Medair's medical supervisor walks over a bridge that leads to the health centre of Nkimba (c) Medair/Emmanuel Bamba (PRNewsFoto/Medair) (PRNewsFoto/Medair)
Medair helpt mensen in beschadigde gemeenschappen over de hele wereld om een crisis te overleven, weer op eigen benen te staan en vaardigheden te ontwikkelen die ze nodig hebben om een betere toekomst op te bouwen. (PRNewsFoto/Medair)
Medair helpt mensen in beschadigde gemeenschappen over de hele wereld om een crisis te overleven, weer op eigen benen te staan en vaardigheden te ontwikkelen die ze nodig hebben om een betere toekomst op te bouwen. (PRNewsFoto/Medair)

LAUSANNE, Zwitserland, August 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

 

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Op Wereld Humanitaire Dag vraagt noodhulp- en herstelorganisatie Medair aandacht voor medewerkers die elke dag  in afgelegen en onveilige gebieden hun leven riskeren om andere mensen te redden. Medair heeft een team opgezet in een zeer geïsoleerd en conflictrijk gebied in D.R. Congo, 140 km ten westen van Goma. Ons team ondersteunt daar de kwetsbare bevolking: http://relief.medair.org/nl/where-we-help/dr-congo/

     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150819/259548 )

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De medewerkers van Medair brengen aanzienlijke offers om in het afgelegen D.R. Congo onder levensgevaarlijke omstandigheden kwetsbare mensen te helpen. "Dit gebied is de thuisbasis van gewapende groepen. We ondersteunen gezondheidszorgvoorzieningen in dorpen op wel zes uur afstand van de dichtstbijzijnde weg. Deze dorpen worden vaak getroffen door het geweld. Soms moeten de medewerkers van Medair zich 24 uur langschuilhouden in het bos," vertelt landendirecteur Joanna Coffin.

Het gebied gaatal 18 jaar gebukt onder aanhoudend geweld door rebellen. De mensen zitten vaak gevangen tussen twee vuren en worden gedwongen om 'beschermingsgeld' te betalen of zijn de dupe van diefstal, plundering of vergeldingsmaatregelen vanwege contact met de tegenstander.

De dorpen zijn onbereikbaar voor voertuigen, zelfs voor motorfietsen. Voorheen waren er wel klinieken in lemen hutten, maar geen medicijnen. Nu levert Medair medicijnen, gratis gezondheidszorg en training aan medewerkers. De noodhulporganisatie voorziet de dorpsbewoners ook van de broodnodige financiële inkomsten door hen in te schakelen bij de verbreding en verbetering van de paden, om ze zo geschikt te maken voor voertuigen met goederen en medicijnen.

Dankzij het werk van Medair ontvingen in 2014 meer dan 1,5 miljoen mensen over de hele wereld levensreddende hulp. Op Wereld Humanitaire Dag geeft Medair niet alleen aandacht aan de noodhulpmedewerkers die dagelijks hun leven riskeren om levens te redden, maar staan we ook stil bij de 120 hulpverleners die in 2014 omkwamen*.

(*Aid Worker Security Report 2015)

Klik hier voor meer informatie over het programma van Medair in D.R. Congo.

http://relief.medair.org

Twitter: https://twitter.com/medairint, https://twitter.com/medair_DRC

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MedairInt

Contact voor de pers  

U kunt contact opnemen met: Janneke de Kruijf, persvoorlichter (Nederlands, Engels) [email protected], tel. +31-(0)33-7370440 of +31-(0)6-53235416.

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