Pakistan

Health Services and Support

Today, International Medical Corps works in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh provinces, providing health services for Afghan refugees and Pakistanis, including:

• primary healthcare and essential medicines;
• medical equipment and supplies;
• community education and awareness-raising about health issues;
• capacity-strengthening of healthcare providers;
• community volunteers, government counterparts and partner organizations, including targeted training on essential topics such as safeguarding and other technical areas;
• food security and livelihoods programming and livelihood support activities;
• digital literacy, digital skills and entrepreneurship development programs; and
• robotics and business management skills training and education initiatives for youth.

In 2025, our teams in Pakistan provided services to nearly 740,000 people, including communities in remote and hard-to-reach areas.

We conducted 124 training sessions reaching 2,668 people—including clinical and non-clinical staff, community workers, government counterparts and partner organizations. We also conducted awareness-raising activities on health, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), violence against women and girls (VAWG) and WASH, reaching more than 315,000 people.

Mobile Medical Units

In 2025, Pakistan experienced devastating floods that caused widespread loss of life, displacement and destruction of critical infrastructure and livelihoods across multiple provinces. As part of our emergency response, four mobile medical teams were deployed to Buner and Shangla districts, KP province, where they delivered more than 34,700 primary and emergency healthcare consultations through camps and static health facilities, restoring access to essential, lifesaving services for flood-affected families. Our MHPSS team members on the mobile teams conducted hundreds of individual and group counseling sessions, providing psychosocial support to 6,830 people. We also distributed 1,400 winter kits to families, including 700 kits in Buner, 600 in Shangla and 100 in the Alipur and Muzaffargarh districts of Punjab province.

Violence Against Women and Girls

International Medical Corps provides robust programs to address and prevent VAWG in Pakistan. In 2025, our VAWG programs reached more than 73,000 people, including individual case management and support for hundreds of new survivors. Across the five women’s and girls’ safe spaces (WGSSs) that International Medical Corps supports in the country, our teams provide women’s economic empowerment initiatives, including vocational and skills development training. In 2025, more than 11,500 women and adolescent girls participated in skill-building and empowerment activities. We also have a helpline where those in need of VAWG-related services can connect with a counselor, and we provide referral services for survivors of VAWG.

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

International Medical Corps provides integrated MHPSS services across Pakistan, helping Afghan refugees and local communities. Our teams deliver counseling, psychosocial support, mental health care, awareness sessions and referrals, while also strengthening the local healthcare systems by providing training in psychological first aid and the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP). In 2025, our MHPSS programs reached more than 75,000 people, expanding access to essential mental health services and helping individuals, families and communities build resilience and well-being.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

International Medical Corps’ WASH programs in Pakistan help communities access safe water, improve sanitation and adopt healthy hygiene practices that reduce the risk of disease. Working in areas affected by displacement, flooding and other emergencies, our teams rehabilitate water systems, promote community-based hygiene education and strengthen local capacity through WASH committees and technical training. In 2025, our WASH programs reached more than 287,000 people, supporting safer living conditions and helping communities improve and protect their health.