International Medical Corps has been providing medical care to communities around the world since 1984. Much of our work involves treating illness and responding to outbreaks of disease, which is why we focus on preventing people from ever getting sick in the first place. Vaccinating babies and young children against a range of illnesses can …
• Henock Million’s childhood and limited access to essential services inspired him to pursue nursing.
• Conflict, displacement and outbreaks of disease across Ethiopia often leave communities without critical healthcare.
• Through his work at International Medical Corps, Henock helps field teams deliver rapid, capable and compassionate health and nutrition services.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, International Medical Corps is continuing to respond to an Ebola epidemic that’s already the second-largest outbreak in recorded history. A contagious-disease response of such enormous scale calls for an equally massive amount of personal protective equipment (PPE). Fortunately, our Procurement team is on the job. Because International Medical …
“Illness never leaves my house.” That’s the first thing Asma told a health worker when she visited the International Medical Corps-supported Robad Aqlalaa health facility in Yemen’s Ibb governorate. As a mother to four children aged 1 to 8, Asma worried constantly about their health, because they were frequently sick. When the health worker asked …
Dr. Jean Marie Kashosi has been a doctor for 13 years, but for the past seven years he has been something of an Ebola specialist. When he joined International Medical Corps in 2019, the North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were in the middle of an Ebola outbreak. …
The first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, Hurricane Isaias hit the Gulf Coast on October 9 as a strong Category 2 storm, making landfall near Pensacola in the western Florida Panhandle. The hurricane brought with it dangerous storm surges and tornado watches throughout a multiple-state region, as well as extensive power outages, damage to …
Reaching Families After the Devastating Floods in Nepal On August 26, a glacial collapse near the Nepal–China border sent a powerful wall of water, ice, mud and debris rushing down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers. In a matter of minutes, the landscape changed forever. Homes, roads and bridges were swept away, leaving communities isolated …
As we often say at International Medical Corps, training underpins everything we do. That’s why our Emergency Response Unit (ERU) provides emergency preparedness and response training to healthcare workers around the world, in such countries as Chad, Egypt, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Ukraine. “For the ERU, training is not …
In the Kashebere health area of North Kivu, a province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), community leaders and men are joining International Medical Corps-led discussions about reducing risks and preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG), creating space for dialogue about household decisionmaking and how to prevent and respond to VAWG. At …
In Pakistan—where recurring emergencies such as seasonal flooding can strain and even overwhelm health systems—preparedness can save lives. To address this, International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and Pakistan country team recently led a series of training sessions for rescue teams and frontline workers. The teams conducted Basic Emergency Care (BEC) and Stop The …