To find out more about our response, please visit our Nepal alert page. On the morning of August 26, a glacial collapse near the Nepal–China border sent powerful flash floods and mudslides along a 72-kilometer stretch of the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers in Nepal, devastating dozens of villages and sweeping away homes, roads, bridges …
To find out more about the disaster and our response,please read Flooding in Nepal: What You Need to Know. International Medical Corps is coordinating closely with government authorities and local partners following devastating flooding and landslides that occurred when a section of a Himalayan glacier broke free and descended through a valley in Nepal’s Langtang …
Creating Accessible Resources in the DRC Years after the official end of a decade-long civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), violence remains pervasive throughout the eastern part of the country. Sexual abuse of women and children continues to escalate, and more than one-third of the population lacks access to basic healthcare. …
As we reflect on International Medical Corps’ 40-year history, we’re highlighting some of the courageous volunteers and staff members who have dedicated their lives over the years to helping others. This profile of Dr. Michael Karch is the first in that series. When planes hit the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, …
Since 1984, International Medical Corps has built a well-earned reputation for our ability to deploy quickly to reach those in crisis, wherever they may be. In those nearly four decades, our emergency response teams have helped those caught up in natural or manmade disasters in more than 80 countries on six continents. Because disaster can …
Continuing to Fight COVID-19 Around the World Responding in the United States In the US, we are supporting 42 hospitals across the country — including in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Puerto Rico and Texas — with a range of services and equipment, including emergency medical field units, supplies and volunteer staff. We are …
Dr. Kumar first started working with International Medical Corps in 2011 at the height of the civil war in Libya. He now has responded to conflicts and natural disasters the world over, from Nepal to Haiti, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria.
Together with the local national non-government group SOLID Nepal, International Medical Corps has trained young volunteers as peer educators to communicate vital—and factual—sexual and reproductive health information to their classmates. The results have been swift and impressive. “The barrier between boys and girls in our school has been broken,” says Saroj Thapa, a 16-year-old boy …
This is the story of Rita, a 34-year-old mother of three, who has battled psychosis for most of her life. Her struggles started as a young girl, but worsened after she stopped taking her medications when her husband moved to India to find higher-paying work. As a child, Rita competed against her younger sister at …
This is the story of Shambu Gurung, a 30-year-old Community Psychosocial Worker (CPSW) employed by a local partner organization helping International Medical Corps implement its Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programs in Nepal’s Dhading District following the series of major earthquakes that struck Nepal in the spring of 2015, claiming thousands of lives. Shambu …