Host Gary Robertson speaks with Karol Bassim from our Emergency Response Unit about the effects of the Venezuela earthquakes, and how International Medical Corps is helping.
Karol Bassim, Senior Program Manager for International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Unit and former Country Director the global humanitarian organization’s operations in Venezuela, talks to host Gary Robertson about the powerful earthquakes that struck the country on June 24, the conditions on the ground and the humanitarian aid that International Medical Corps is providing.
To find out more about our response, please visit our Venezuela emergency hub page. Just after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, two earthquakes hit Venezuela in rapid succession. Members of our in-country team, headquartered in the capital city of Caracas, immediately deployed to the affected area. The long- and short-term effects of these earthquakes …
President & COO Ky Luu speaks with Hena Doba about the earthquakes in Venezuela, their effect on health facilities and how International Medical Corps is helping.
President & COO Ky Luu speaks with Hena Doba about the earthquakes in Venezuela, their effect on health facilities and how International Medical Corps is helping.
As Ebola virus disease sweeps through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the surrounding region, healthcare workers aren’t just battling a deadly virus strain with a mortality rate of up to 50%. Misinformation, rumors and skepticism unfortunately are also spreading rapidly across central Africa, putting the lives of community members, patients and healthcare …
Karol Bassim from our Emergency Response Unit talks to host Scott Simon about humanitarian needs in Venezuela, and what International Medical Corps is doing to help.
International Medical Corps is working with the government of Nigeria to expand access to specialized mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in the Gwoza Local Government Area (LGA). Through targeted outreach, care is now reaching people where they are—helping people affected by years of insecurity, displacement and economic hardship. In this context, many people living …
In northern Nigeria, sisterhood is sacred. If one sister dies during childbirth or soon after giving birth, another often adopts her newborn niece or nephew. It’s a common cultural practice that maintains family bonds and preserves the memory and motherly love of the lost sister through the bond formed between aunt and child. I know …
CNN’s Clarissa Ward tours International Medical Corps’ Ebola Treatment Center in Ituri province, and speaks with response lead Ahmed Mahat about needs in DRC.