This impact and learning report showcases Tearfund’s evidence of impact from 2015, with a focus on disasters and fragile contexts. It covers our response to the Nepal earthquakes and the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone and Liberia. It also contains lessons, insights and stories that will inform us as we continually strive to improve our work where the need is greatest.
Research reports
The role of faith leaders in the Ebola response
Articles
How to look after ourselves and others during times of crisis
Articles
by Dr Edwin J Pugh. In disaster and refugee situations, infectious diseases are a potential major health hazard. This is due to a variety of factors including overcrowding, an unsanitary environment and poor nutrition. A mixture of people living in crowded, dirty conditions with low resistance to disease because of malnutrition, is a situation where infectious diseases may be severe and spread rapidly unless effective control measures can be established.
Research reports
The role of faith leaders in the Ebola response
Articles
How to look after ourselves and others during times of crisis
Articles
by Dr Edwin J Pugh. In disaster and refugee situations, infectious diseases are a potential major health hazard. This is due to a variety of factors including overcrowding, an unsanitary environment and poor nutrition. A mixture of people living in crowded, dirty conditions with low resistance to disease because of malnutrition, is a situation where infectious diseases may be severe and spread rapidly unless effective control measures can be established.
Research reports
The role of faith leaders in the Ebola response
Articles
How to look after ourselves and others during times of crisis
Articles
by Dr Edwin J Pugh. In disaster and refugee situations, infectious diseases are a potential major health hazard. This is due to a variety of factors including overcrowding, an unsanitary environment and poor nutrition. A mixture of people living in crowded, dirty conditions with low resistance to disease because of malnutrition, is a situation where infectious diseases may be severe and spread rapidly unless effective control measures can be established.