Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, International Medical Corps’ response has grown from a team of 30 based in Mariupol, in the southeast, to some 400 staff members working from locations around the country. Our response has always evolved—as the population’s needs have shifted, we have shifted our operations …
One of the hottest and most inhospitable countries on Earth, Mali is nearly two-thirds desert or semi-desert. Populated primarily by nomadic communities, the northern regions of the country lie deep within the Sahara Desert. In places like these, healthcare is hard to come by. But International Medical Corps is there, operating two mobile medical units …
International Medical Corps teaches health workers and volunteers to tackle the malnutrition crisis affecting children and mothers in Yemen.
In Gaza, a growing mental health crisis is threatening vulnerable civilians. International Medical Corps is helping.
Kharkivska oblast in northeast Ukraine has been battered by attacks since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. On May 10, 2024, Russia launched a new offensive on the region, leading to rapidly escalating violence and destruction—and massive displacement. The threats of daily bombings and attacks in the oblast have forced 25,000 people to …
Increasing Ukrainian Mothers’ Knowledge About Nutrition International Medical Corps battles malnutrition by providing quality nutrition services during crisis and recovery, when communities are most vulnerable. We’re addressing nutrition needs in 20 countries and territories, including Ukraine. On International Children’s Day in June, our Nutrition team in Ukraine held an event in Irpin—a suburb of Kyiv …
In the early hours of September 11, 2023, Tayseer El-Haj and Dr. Rowayda Kalfah were working as emergency first responders, helping people affected by Storm Daniel, which had brought sudden heavy rainfall, flooding and devastation to northeastern Libya the day before. Tayseer was volunteering for the Libya Red Crescent at one location in the coastal …
When violence and instability displace people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), our teams respond with medical care. In Minova, a town in the Kalehe Territory, the population has surged as people from neighboring areas seek shelter from the fighting. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) come to our mobile medical units (MMUs) to …
When monsoon flooding hit Pakistan in 2022, infrastructure was severely damaged or destroyed, leaving villagers without sources of clean water or modern sanitation. Since then, our water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) team has worked tirelessly to repair and rebuild these systems in flood-affected areas, including the Shaheed Benazirabad district of Sindh province. “Over the past …
When Phillip Daniel Awuo was 15 years old, he collapsed on the ground, convulsing involuntarily and momentarily losing consciousness. His family rallied around him, not sure what to do. When he recovered, he had no memory of the event. It was the first of many seizures Phillip endured before being diagnosed and treated for epilepsy. …