Reports

London, 9 July 2012 – One year ago, parts of East Africa recorded the worst rainfall for 60 years leaving more than 13 million people in the grip of a devastating drought. Thanks to the dedication of…

A few years ago, malaria would have been a nurse’s worst nightmare in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Outbreaks used to be common here. Dennis Ngare, the nurse in charge of Ogango Dispensary, Nyamira District, recalls how on one…

Merlin is marking its success in Kenya and Somalia and its commitment to developing health services there by creating new posts to give a greater focus to each country. The international medical charity has been in Kenya…

As the famine spreads in Somalia, British-based health charity Merlin has intensified its efforts to reach those most in need. Merlin, which has been delivering medical expertise in the Horn of Africa for more than 10 years,…

Aid agencies urge donors to get priorities for newest nation right from the start A coalition of 38 aid agencies today (Tuesday 06 September 2011) called on donors not to squander the opportunity to make a difference…

While the famine areas of Somalia have been grabbing the headlines, neighbouring Ethiopia remains in crisis. An estimated 700,000 people are at risk of starvation, with tens of thousands of Somalian’s crossing the border to take…

Ethiopia is one of Africa’s poorest countries: over 80% of Ethiopia’s 80 million people live below the poverty line, 10 million of whom are at risk of starvation. It remains vulnerable to climate change, and…

Merlin's Country Director in Somalia, Louise Patterson, writes about what it's like to deliver health care in "one of the toughest places in the world". Somalia is a country that is probably best known around the world…

As part of its Global Food Crisis appeal, Merlin is massively scaling up its work in some of the worst affected areas in the world - Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. Having worked in east Africa for more…

London, 4 July 2011 British-based medical aid agency Merlin is poised to massively scale up its operations in the Horn of Africa, which is in the grip of a severe food crisis. Merlin has been working in Kenya,…