The Independent on Sunday has chosen the medical emergency relief charity Merlin for this year's Christmas Appeal. Merlin currently works in 16 countries around the world, providing life-saving medical care in emergencies. Please give as generously as you can - a gift of any size can make a real difference and is greatly appreciated.
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IoS Appeal: Hope in ruins - Haiti two years after the quake
08 January 2012 12:00 AM
More than 500,000 people are still living in tents, despite massive aid operation
IoS Appeal: The civil war has ended – now the war on disease has begun
01 January 2012 12:00 AM
In the southernmost town of South Sudan, the world's newest country, a hospital backed by the charity Merlin provides healthcare that gives patients real hope of survival
IoS Appeal: After wars, earthquake and floods, aid comes to Pakistan's women
18 December 2011 12:00 AM
Family planning clinics in remote areas are a desperately needed source of advice and practical help
IoS Appeal: Hope is reborn in a land the West forgot
11 December 2011 12:00 AM
It's not Somalia or Sudan, but the Central African Republic's terrorised and disease-stricken people need our help just as urgently.
IoS Appeal: Food aid has transformed Ekure into a healthy child
04 December 2011 12:00 AM
She featured on our front page four months ago – a child facing death. The future now is much brighter as malnutrition rates have dropped, thanks to the work of charities such as Merlin. But rains are causing problems
Libya's children at risk from deadly 'toys'
27 November 2011 12:00 AM
With live ammunition littering the country, the work of the medical charity Merlin is crucial
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