On April 15, clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Due to the conflict, large segments of the population have been completely cut off from essential services, hundreds have been killed nationwide and thousands have been injured. Sudan has long been plagued by tribal …
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through large areas of the American South, decimating homes, businesses and hospitals, and leaving thousands of people across Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi in despair. Native Mississippian John Roberts, in college at the time, volunteered to help local communities recover. What he saw there inspired him to become an emergency- and …
When the Zeruk district of Paktika province was hit by an earthquake last year, International Medical Corps staff were among the first responders. And the work has continued, with health teams from eastern Afghanistan traveling rural roads in pick-up trucks to conduct assessments and share best practices with the staff members of a new International …
Hailu Bekele looked out of the helicopter window, taking in vast fields dry from drought, pale-green treetops and cattle scattered across the landscape in Kurwai, South Sudan, and thinking about his new assignment, more than a thousand miles from home. Though Bekele usually works as a Health Program Coordinator with International Medical Corps in Ethiopia, …
Dr. Chrysal Beaudou Ngouateu carries himself like a man with exceptional determination. He speaks with a kind of clarity few would have after working as long and intensely as he has over the past several months, as Medical Doctor/Surveillance Coordinator at Minawao refugee camp. In his position, Dr. Ngouateu manages disease surveillance activities across Minawao …
Many of us are fortunate enough not to worry about accessing a toilet or clean water, but instead view them as basic necessities. However, in a war-torn country like Yemen, safe water and modern sanitation facilities are luxuries that millions can only dream of. Years of civil war have turned Yemen into one of the …
International Medical Corps’ teams immunize residents in remote areas to reduce risks of major disease outbreak, including diphtheria, cholera and measles.
Dr. Zawar Ali and Shiromi Perera examine how International Medical Corps conducted surveys where it operates to better understand vaccine hesitancy.
As a communications officer with International Medical Corps in Pakistan, I recently had the opportunity to visit flood-affected communities in Union Council Phuladiyon, in Sindh province, one of the areas hit hardest by monsoon flooding last year. I met with people, listened to what they had experienced and saw how our mobile medical teams are …
