Despite enormous humanitarian needs, Mali’s northern region remains in the periphery of most people’s attention. In spite of devoted efforts by local government, supported by regional and international missions, violence and instability persist in northern Mali and vulnerable community members are badly affected. The conflict together with several years of drought has sparked a silent …
Timbuktu, a city in Mali’s northern region, was once a distinguished centre for Islamic scholarship. In the 13th – 16th centuries, the country enjoyed political stability and was the epicentre of Islamic study with scholars from all over the Muslim world visiting it. Today, Mali is a country in crisis. After a coup and clashes …
The call came in just after 5 pm: a 30-year-old man in Sélingué, a town in southern Mali not far from the Guinean border, was sick. His symptoms were frighteningly similar to Ebola—high fever and bloody vomit and diarrhea. When he sought care at a local health facility, the clinic staff called International Medical Corps’ …
Aguissa was my best friend. Starting out as neighbors, we soon became far more than that with Aguisssa spending most of her time around my house because her husband was often away travelling. She could always make me laugh and I was pleased for her when she told me she was pregnant for the first …
International Medical Corps is deploying an Emergency Response Team (ERT) to Mali where the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported three deaths attributed to Ebola. Consisting of medical personnel and experts in water, sanitation, hygiene and logistics, the ERT will work rapidly to establish an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) to contain the spread of the …
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.” -George Bernard Shaw In January 2013, Mali made headlines when rebel armed forces from the north began moving south, triggering French military intervention. Nearly a year later, over 300,000 Malians remain internally displaced from the conflict, with an estimated 4.2 million in need of …
International Medical Corps mobilized an emergency response in Mali in January 2013 after armed forces from the north began moving south, triggering French military intervention. As many as 4.2 million Malians are now in need of humanitarian assistance. International Medical Corps is working in the north of Mali, providing emergency health, nutrition and protection services …
When I woke up this morning, I found myself on a mattress on the floor of a dusty hotel. I was exhausted. My back hurt and I was cranky. Then it hit me….I’m in Timbuktu! That realization instantly made all my soreness and exhaustion go away. After seven days, five cities, at least thirty hours …