After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, pregnant women and mothers now have no access to the medical support and postnatal care they desperately need.
Nepal: How will I take care of my newborn baby?
Leading by example in Timor-Leste
When CARE Australia’s Lydia Hanna met Leonora in Timor-Leste, it was easy to see why CARE partners with women to improve the lives of whole communities.
From heartbreak to hope in Timor-Leste
When CARE first began a Safe Motherhood Project in the remote village of Atsabe in Timor-Leste, 43-year-old Maria was one of the first to put her hand up.
Nepal Earthquake: Urgent care packages en route to hardest-hit Gorkha district
CARE will today begin distributing emergency shelter and hygiene kits to nearly 2,500 people impacted by the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Distribution of 250 kits is planned in Gorkha, a rural area near the epicentre where an estimated 80 per cent of the homes have been damaged or destroyed by Saturday’s earthquake. The official death […]
Nepal Earthquake: Relief efforts rocked by aftershocks
CARE is responding to a devastating earthquake that struck between the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara yesterday. The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake is expected to reach the thousands, with hundreds of thousands of people having lost homes. Vital infrastructure including electricity, water and roads have been severely damaged by […]
7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal at 11:46am local time. The epicenter of the earthquake, which hit at a depth of approximately 15 kilometres, struck in an area between the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara.
