Community Health
The pain of what happened to Mohammed and his family will not disappear, but he is living again and he is hopeful to return to Iraq one day.
How insulin is made
We have distributed DVDs including this video about “How insulin is made” and many more resources for patients and doctors to more than twenty endocrinologists so that they can use them to increase their own knowledge and educate their patients.
Lives Changing
At that gathering every woman had a personal testimony of how the seminar is changing her family and personal life.
A Helping Hand
Operation Mercy BLiSS projects continue to make a significant impact in Afghanistan. In 2017, over 2,800 women and 600 men participated and graduated in the 17-week BLiSS course in Afghanistan.
Wheelchairs for Hassan and Hussein
Hassan and Hussein are twin boys born in a village in northern Tajikistan. Both were born with cerebral palsy due to brain damage during birth and have severe physical disabilities.
The Family Next Door
Operation Mercy is serving refugee families in the urban context with the provision of basic household items, hygiene kits, food and medical support.
Women’s Health Classes in Villages
Access to schools and education is limited for village women…
Living Again
The pain of what happened to Mohammed and his family will not disappear, but he is living again and he is hopeful to return to Iraq one day.
Addressing Child and Mother Mortality
BLiSS is a health education program about pregnancy, birth and new born care which began in 2005. The programme was created to help address the child and mother mortality rate in Afghanistan which remains one of the highest in the world.
Clean and Healthy Water
Our WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) project staff support volunteer community trainers to reach their families and neighbours with life-saving messages about hand washing, safe water and safe faecal disposal.
Wheelchair Basketball Grows Hope
“When we were planning the Wheelchair Provision and Service Workshop, sport was not the first thing that came to mind. There are so many people here that need basic,
Change your life
She denied it and said it never happened, and that I must have dreamed it!
Saving Lives
“We all are thankful for these lessons and are so happy that we have my daughter-in-law and my grandchild with us.” – Birth Life Saving Skills participant
Heart Wounds
“How can the wounds of our hearts be healed?”
Discussions, Exercise and Bonding Together
Men are discussing how to become better men, discovering solutions to problems as a group, burning the stress from their circumstances, getting healthier, stronger, and bonding together.
Women’s Health Lessons Making an Impact
Shakhnoza was worried. Her 14-month old child was very thin and had become sick very quickly…
The Last One Born was the Luckiest One!
The people said, “Shirin Gul has four daughters; one of them was born after taking the BLiSS course.” Another lady laughed and said, “The last one born was the luckiest one!”
Children’s lives are improved through WaSH
In the areas where our WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) project is running, we find very high child mortality rates due to lack of basic sanitation facilities and the lack of knowledge about hygiene and disease prevention.
You have healed me with your exercises!
“When I come here all my worries go away.” Exercises and social support are making a difference in women’s lives.