Sean Golder is the Regional Operations Manager for all 12 community health centers in north Florida’s PanCare Health network, but he talks about all of the patients served by his centers as if they’re his own. We met in a town called Marianna, in Jackson County, a region that was devastated by Hurricane Michael. International …
International Medical Corps is continuing its efforts to help Floridians following the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael, collaborating with FedEx and AbbVie to deliver, set up and outfit two temporary clinics for PanCare Health. The facilities and equipment will enable PanCare Health to continue offering medical and dental services to at-risk populations in Marianna and …
International Medical Corps and Children’s Health Fund are working together to help communities affected by the catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas caused by Hurricane Florence. Children’s Health Fund (CHF) is supplying a mobile medical clinic (MMC) and driver to International Medical Corps, which will staff the MMC with a team comprising physicians, nurses and support …
The military-political crisis that broke out in 2012 has severely crippled the healthcare system in the Central African Republic (CAR). This is especially true when it comes to mental health services. Stigmatization and misunderstandings about the causes of mental health issues and the effectiveness of treatment at the community level also impede necessary care. According …
An airlift of International Medical Corps medical shelters and other lifesaving relief supplies departed the FedEx Memphis World Hub early this morning, bound for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where a recent outbreak of Ebola has entered an alarming phase. “With confirmed cases of Ebola now in a densely populated urban city, the …
Former President Clinton formally launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery at the University of Miami on Tuesday, bringing together more than 350 leaders from government, business, and civil society to discuss and develop solutions that address immediate and long-term hurricane recovery needs facing the region.
When disaster strikes, speed saves lives. At least 85% of survivors requiring critical care will be rescued within the first 72 hours. But that’s exactly when the local hospitals are most overwhelmed and understaffed. That’s why International Medical Corps now maintains a portable field hospital that can arrive anywhere in the world within 24-48 hours. …
Contributions to International Medical Corps will support immediate recovery efforts and on-the-ground needs assessments Kaiser Permanente today pledged $1 million to support first responders’ efforts in Mexico following multiple destructive earthquakes in the last few weeks. The contribution from the nation’s largest integrated health system will go to International Medical Corps, a global humanitarian nonprofit …
More than million people in four countries are at risk of starvation in the coming months, in what the United Nations has called the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.
The people of the Bahamas are in dire need of help and Hurricane Dorian. Help us provide lifesaving healthcare and deliver urgently needed supplies to communities devastated by this storm.