It’s a tall order to knowingly walk into a situation where conditions are uncertain and lives hang in the balance. But the humanitarian aid workers, doctors and nurses at International Medical Corps do it every day. International Medical Corps is a global, nonprofit, humanitarian aid organization that provides emergency relief to those impacted by disaster, conflict …
International Medical Corps continues its ongoing fight against the spread of the Ebola virus, even after significant progress has been made to contain the deadly infection plaguing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The non-profit organization set up its portable hospitals in the DRC to help train medical staff in the field in the event …
“I was just in Nigeria two months ago,” said actress Sienna Miller, “[and] five bombs went off in a camp we were in the day we left.” Miller was recounting a story from her last trip as a global ambassador for the International Medical Corps, an organization she’s been involved with for almost a decade.
Today the Pfizer Foundation* is pleased to announce new funding for three important humanitarian organizations to specifically support their work with refugees and internally displaced people. The grants will support activities in acute refugee settings in areas that have some of the greatest need.
Following more indefensible attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure this week, international nongovernment organisations in Yemen strongly condemn an upsurge in violence across the country that is having gross and disproportionate impact on civilian safety, infrastructure and humanitarian space.
Former President Clinton formally launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery at the University of Miami on Tuesday, bringing together more than 350 leaders from government, business, and civil society to discuss and develop solutions that address immediate and long-term hurricane recovery needs facing the region.
Caribbean islands struck by last year’s hurricanes Irma and Maria are getting some much needed help with their recovery — from rebuilt schools and improved healthcare to mental health access and solar lights.
This week, International Medical Corps set up a field hospital in the middle of downtown Los Angeles to help train local doctors and nurses and other medical personnel. The goal was to help prepare them for the next crisis or natural disaster.
In response to a worldwide initiative to prevent and control mental health illnesses, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the International Medical Corps, launched the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) in May 2014 with the goal of reforming and improving mental health care in Lebanon.
Until this week, individuals working for aid organizations could only engage with the disasters listed on Facebook’s Crisis Response page through their personal Facebook profiles. But on Thursday, the company announced that organizations and businesses will now be able to post in Community Help. The move builds on efforts by the social media giant to …