When disaster strikes, International Medical Corps often relies on a roster of skilled volunteers to get on the ground quickly and help us to begin meeting the medical needs of those affected. Our emergency roster has about 120 people who are skilled in a variety of areas and come to us from a variety of …
Part of being a humanitarian organization means putting people at the center of our work. To ensure that we are effectively helping the people we serve, International Medical Corps has community-based feedback and response mechanisms (CBFRM) in place in every country where we operate. CBFRM offer communities safe, accessible and preferred communication channels where they …
Hear from International Medical Corps' LA response leads as they share updates about International Medical Corps’ ongoing recovery support.
Zaina Masoka’s three-year-old boy Musafiri was suffering from a common set of ailments. Like many in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Zaina and her family were seeking safety with minimal access to healthcare. So, when Musafiri stopped eating due to a lack of appetite, his mother was alarmed but had no immediate way …
Though International Medical Corps initially started working in Chad during the 2004 crisis in the Darfur region of neighboring Sudan, we paused our work there in 2020. After civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, we realized we would need to return to Chad, both to supply our operations in Sudan and to …
Five years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the world shut down—businesses closed, people who could started working remotely and social events were canceled. Though we have mostly recovered from those dark days, communities are now grappling with new outbreaks of infectious diseases—including cholera, dengue, Ebola and mpox—that pose significant threats to public health. As …
The theme for this year’s International Day of the Midwife—held every year on May 5—is “Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis.” International Medical Corps’ Zipporah Onyancha is helping to make sure that our midwives are ready, and that the countries where we work have an adequate number of skilled birth attendants, when those crises inevitably arrive. …
Responding to the Myanmar Earthquake A massive 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar on March 28, killing more than 3,700 people and injuring thousands more. As recovery efforts continue, some 130 people are still confirmed missing. All these numbers are expected to rise as search teams are better able to reach remote areas affected by the quake. …
On Friday, March 28, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar. The epicenter was about 11 miles (17 kilometers) west of Mandalay—Myanmar’s second-largest city, with a population of more than 1.2 million—and shock waves were felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, more than 700 miles to the south. Thousands of people were killed or …
Before the Russian invasion in February 2022, the rural village of Oskil, in eastern Ukraine, was a peaceful community filled with multi-generational families who could easily access healthcare. Early in the war, Russian forces occupied the region, damaging or destroying homes, schools and healthcare facilities. Though the village has since been liberated, local health clinics …
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