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Boosting Vaccination Rates in Yemen, One Village at a Time
International Medical Corps’ teams immunize residents in remote areas to reduce risks of major disease outbreak, including diphtheria, cholera and measles.
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Safe Water and Modern Sanitation Benefit Communities in War-torn Yemen
Our WASH team has helped more than 4 million people in the country by providing them with access to clean water and safe sanitation facilities.
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International Medical Corps’ Approach to Solving COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Dr. Zawar Ali and Shiromi Perera examine how International Medical Corps conducted surveys where it operates to better understand vaccine hesitancy.
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With Your Help in 2022
In 2022, your support enabled our teams to provide services and support to more than 19 million people in 30 countries around the world. Watch this short video to see just a few examples of how you changed—and saved—lives.
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Reaching the Vaccine Hesitant in the DRC
Out of a population of 108 million, only 6.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) so far. Convincing people to be vaccinated is still a big challenge, and there are many reasons why vaccination isn’t yet widespread. Some people lack information about the vaccine, while many others …
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A Journey to Vaccination
The already burdened health systems in the Northwest and the Southwest regions of Cameroon have been further challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Insecurity in the regions has hindered COVID-19 response activities, and attacks on healthcare facilities have limited the availability of health services in some communities. There have been low COVID-19 vaccination coverage and limited …
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When Something Good Comes Out of a Crisis
When New York City found itself at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, International Medical Corps rushed to provide much-needed aid to New York’s Jamaica and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers—part of the MediSys Health Network—in the form of emergency medical field units, personal protective equipment (PPE) and a total of 33 volunteer …
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Mental Health Care in Jordan Is Just a Click Away
A woman we’ll call Samah is a 38-year-old Jordanian working at a local university. She is divorced and lives alone, and although she has relatives, her relations with them have been strained for a long time. Family tensions and economic hardships have caused psychological stress for her. She felt trapped and hopeless, and did not …
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Vaccinating Against COVID-19 in Manila
Baseco Health Center is located in one of the most poverty-stricken areas of Manila, capital city of the Philippines. At the Manila Health Department (MHD) District V office, International Medical Corps and MHD staff are loading COVID-19 vaccine doses into an International Medical Corps vehicle, ensuring the quick and safe delivery of the vaccine to …
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Battling Storms to Deliver Vaccines in the Philippines
Our Philippines team’s journey from their office in Manila to Siargao Island, in the municipality of Del Carmen, was challenging and tiring. It required seven hours of travel and three different modes of transportation—a flight from Manila to Butuan, followed by a drive from Butuan to Surigao, then another two hours of travel via ferry …
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Snapshots April 2022
Providing Supplies Where They’re Needed Most Our teams worldwide embody commitment. No matter what obstacles confront them, our staff in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) always find a way to ensure that crucial medicines and supplies reach communities that need them. In Afghanistan, our teams provide healthcare services to the people of Nuristan …
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