Providing Supplies Where They’re Needed Most Our teams worldwide embody commitment. No matter what obstacles confront them, our staff in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) always find a way to ensure that crucial medicines and supplies reach communities that need them. In Afghanistan, our teams provide healthcare services to the people of Nuristan …
1. Ukraine now has the world’s ninth-largest population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled the country, while 7.7 million have been forced from their homes and become internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Between Ukrainian refugees and IDPs, nearly …
Deputy Director of Regional Responses Megan Greenhalgh discusses the risks that humanitarians face, and the precautions they take, while working in Ukraine.
Providing Relief to People Affected by the War in Ukraine Our team is expanding its relief efforts inside Ukraine in response to the war there, as well as in neighboring countries, to provide medical, mental health and protection services to the millions of people affected by the conflict. In Poland, our team conducted a series …
Go behind the scenes with 60 Minutes producers Nicole Young and Kristin Steve in Lviv, Ukraine, where they were producing a report on the effort to bring medical supplies into the country.
Journalist Scott Pelley talks with International Medical Corps’ Director of Emergency Response, Dr. John Roberts, about how International Medical Corps is delivering vital healthcare supplies and services to people affected by the war in Ukraine.
Connections are important. When Taher Taher first joined International Medical Corps in 2012, he worked as a Health Officer Assistant on a program that supported secondary healthcare systems in Lebanon, part of our response to the war in Syria. At the time, many injured refugees were coming to Akkar District, in northern Lebanon, looking for …