It’s been three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The war—which has left thousands dead or injured and millions displaced—has caused severe shortages of basic necessities like food, drinking water, electricity and medical supplies. Attacks targeting healthcare facilities and infrastructure have increased the challenges of providing timely and effective care to the population. Children are …
Deputy Coordinator for Mental Health Yuliia Okhmat discusses stigma in Ukraine against seeking mental health care, and the importance of such care today.
Zaina Masoka’s three-year-old boy Musafiri was suffering from a common set of ailments. Like many in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Zaina and her family were seeking safety with minimal access to healthcare. So, when Musafiri stopped eating due to a lack of appetite, his mother was alarmed but had no immediate way …
Though International Medical Corps initially started working in Chad during the 2004 crisis in the Darfur region of neighboring Sudan, we paused our work there in 2020. After civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, we realized we would need to return to Chad, both to supply our operations in Sudan and to …
The theme for this year’s International Day of the Midwife—held every year on May 5—is “Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis.” International Medical Corps’ Zipporah Onyancha is helping to make sure that our midwives are ready, and that the countries where we work have an adequate number of skilled birth attendants, when those crises inevitably arrive. …
Before the Russian invasion in February 2022, the rural village of Oskil, in eastern Ukraine, was a peaceful community filled with multi-generational families who could easily access healthcare. Early in the war, Russian forces occupied the region, damaging or destroying homes, schools and healthcare facilities. Though the village has since been liberated, local health clinics …
The ongoing civil war in Sudan has made access to clean water extremely difficult, especially in areas affected by fighting and displacement. The destruction of infrastructure and restrictions on movement have left many families struggling to secure enough water for daily use. The water crisis has forced women and children to take on the exhausting …
Supporting Sudanese Refugees in Libya The ongoing conflict in Sudan has displaced more than 11 million people, with more than 2 million seeking refuge in neighboring countries. By the end of 2024, Libya hosted approximately 215,000 Sudanese refugees. In Kufra, hundreds of refugees arrive daily at informal camps—yet healthcare facilities remain severely understaffed, lacking essential …
Around the world, people continue to be displaced by conflict and natural disasters. Whether they are fleeing conflict in Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria or Ukraine, or natural disaster right here in the United States, International Medical Corps is there to help them recover and rebuild when they’ve left everything behind. Jordan “Without these facilities, they would …
“I vividly remember photos of malnourished Ethiopian children on the cover of National Geographic in the early 1980s,” says Dr. Bernardita Gaspar, Deputy Country Director with International Medical Corps in Sudan. “Even though I was a child, I understood what was happening, and it prompted me to tell my father that I wanted to become …