Fighting COVID-19 Around the World COVID-19 cases continue to rise globally and our teams worldwide are still hard at work in the fight against the virus. Responding in the United States As case numbers continue to rise throughout the US, we’re coordinating with partners in a number of hotspots, including California, Florida and Texas. In …
In the wake of the worst floods Japan has seen in more than 35 years, International Medical Corps has deployed an assessment team from its Tokyo office to some of the most flood-affected areas. The team is working in support of the Government of Japan and local officials to identify the most pressing needs and …
In the wake of the worst floods Japan has seen in more than 35 years, International Medical Corps has deployed an assessment team from its Tokyo office to some of the most flood-affected areas. The team will work in support of the Government of Japan and local officials to identify the most pressing needs and …
Kuramoto Shieko, 85, was in the bath when the ground beneath her began to violently shake, rattling the frame of her house. She and her husband rushed outside as quickly as they could. It would be Kuramoto’s last time in her home, which her father had carefully built more than 130 years ago. Kuramoto and …
International Medical Corps is deploying members of its emergency response team to Japan to assess the needs after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the southwestern city of Kumamoto-shi. The earthquake, which struck at 1:25 am local time on April 16, comes just one day after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the area along with several strong aftershocks. …
After disaster struck the Fukushima Prefecture in the spring of 2011, the region has prioritized the need to re-examine their preparedness for future disasters. One startling statistic born out of the disaster was that the mortality rate amongst persons with disabilities was more than double that of the average person. International Medical Corps has partnered …
The sentiment behind the lyrics of “Ah, My Hometown Odaka” encompasses the pain and frustration felt by the thousands of people who were evacuated from their homes after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami damaged the nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. Many families still remain living in temporary shelters nearly three years after the …
The majority of Japanese NGOs realize that ensuring their organizational integrity when they themselves are hit by a disaster is a prerequisite to their ability to provide humanitarian aid quickly and efficiently to crisis-affected populations. However, many of these organizations do not have the necessary resources and technical know-how to make such preparations. To fill …
Our ongoing work in Japan focuses on families and individuals living in Fukushima Prefecture, an area of Japan heavily affected by the 2011 tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear accident, as well as the families that evacuated to neighboring Yamagata Prefecture. Together with partners Shapla Neer, IVY and The People, International Medical Corps is providing disaster survivors …