Libya today is transformed from the nation it was just one year ago, when civilian demonstrators first took to the streets of Benghazi and towns in the eastern part of the country in February 2011. Official estimates suggest that up to 30,000 people were killed in the conflict
and the fighting caused large-scale population displacement, with nearly 800,000 people crossing the border into neighboring countries. Some
220,000 Libyans still remain internally displaced today. Throughout the conflict communities faced shortages of food, water, fuel, electricity and access to adequate health care. Health facilities were stretched to their limits, while supply chains for medications and medical supplies were cut and large numbers of foreign nurses departed the country, leaving facilities with urgent shortages of these critical staff and medical supplies.

International Medical Corps has been on-the-ground responding to the crisis in Libya since February 27, 2011. As access permitted and as needs were identified, teams expanded activities for a country-wide response, including eastern Libya, Misurata and Zliten, the Western Mountains, Tripoli, as well as the Egyptian and Tunisian border regions that received large numbers of Libyans and third country nationals fleeing the violence. Since the beginning of the Libya crisis, International Medical Corps teams on-the-ground have achieved the following:

• 78 health facilities supported
• 95,000+ medical consultations & surgeries delivered
• 267 doctors & nurses deployed
• 464 patients evacuated by boat
• 2,200+ evacuees provided emergency care
• 2,500 health workers trained
• 192+ tons of medicines, supplies, equipment, food, & relief items delivered

Today we are collaborating and coordinating activities with the newly formed Libyan Ministry of Health and will continue to provide health care services as needed.