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.
In an effort to keep public attention on the ongoing needs of millions of Syrian refugees, International Medical Corps and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation are launching The Things We Carry, a campaign featuring the children, men and women who have fled six years of war in their country – and what they carried with …
2016 Annual Awards Ceremony Global Activist Awardee Linkin Park talks about giving back and their work with International Medical Corps
More than 30 tons of critical aid is on the ground and in the hands of relief workers in Haiti. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) delivered the emergency supplies on board two charter flights this week in an effort to provide assistance to the people and communities affected by Hurricane Matthew. FedEx supported these disaster relief …
This crisis is only beginning. Help International Medical Corps provide healthcare and deliver urgently needed supplies to flooded communities after this devastating storm.