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You’re Pregnant in Gaza. What Happens Next?

Displaced, frightened and cut off from healthcare services, pregnant women in Gaza need urgent assistance. Our field hospital team is saving their lives—and the lives of their babies.

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Humanitarian Impacts of Climate Change: 2024 Briefing

The increased frequency and severity of natural disasters means that communities across the world—including in the United States—are facing repeated, widespread disruption and loss of livelihoods, resources and support systems. For vulnerable communities, and for those already facing conflict, displacement and disease, climate change is leading to prolonged states of crisis. The humanitarian costs of climate change have never been higher. Discover how International Medical Corps is working to address the health-related impacts of climate change through comprehensive humanitarian programming.

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How We Are Strengthening Climate Resilience in Pakistan

“Maybe we can’t stop the flooding. But we can make sure that when it happens, people know what to do and have clean water to drink.” Burhan Ullah, WASH Coordinator with International Medical Corps, works on climate-resilient programming in Pakistan. Ullah was selected as one of the Faces of Change at the 2024 Forecasting Healthy Futures Global Summit.

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Fighting Cholera in 2024: What You Should Know

In 2024, nobody needs to die because of cholera. We have already eradicated it in many countries. After major outbreaks in the 19th century, Europe and North America have eliminated cholera by improving water and sanitation infrastructure. We can easily treat cholera. Drinking an oral rehydration solution (water with added sugar and salts) helps most …

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Are You Ready for Atlantic Hurricane Season?

Every year, devastating storms and climate-related events rip through the east coast of Central America and the Gulf Coast of the United States, causing billions in damage and robbing communities of their sense of security. Though the frequency and strength of these disasters are unpredictable, there’s one that’s not: Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from …

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November Snapshots 2023

Fighting Period Poverty, Climate Change and Water-borne Disease in Zimbabwe Amid a decade of economic decline in Zimbabwe due to ongoing drought and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic, we have delivered quality health and nutrition services to vulnerable people in food-insecure rural areas, contributed to improved nutrition and helped reduce the spread of waterborne diseases …

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Logistics and Procurement Team Fights Climate Change

As climate change-related catastrophes devastate the communities where we work, International Medical Corps is working hard to adapt. And there is perhaps no part of our organization that can make a bigger impact on lowering our emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases than the Global Logistics & Supply Chain team, which oversees …

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