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Flooding and Humanitarian Needs Surge in South Sudan

International Medical Corps’ dedicated team is providing lifesaving services to flood-affected communities.

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Celebrating 40 Years of Health and Hope: Our Top 10 Images from 2024

Over the past 40 years, International Medical Corps has responded to the world’s most pressing disasters, providing medical care and supplies, clean water and nutrition, mental health, protection and other services to families affected by conflict, disaster and disease. And true to our founding principle, we focus on training communities to become their own first …

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Snapshots: 2024 Wrapped

Delivering Healthcare to Remote Areas in the DRC In 2024, as conflict intensified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hundreds of thousands of people fled areas plagued by violence. Since January of last year, violent clashes between rebel groups and armed forces have displaced more than 400,000 people in North Kivu province, on the …

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With Your Help in 2024

For more than 40 years, from our first humanitarian response in Afghanistan in 1984 through wars in Gaza and Ukraine and hurricanes in the Southeastern US in 2024, together we’ve helped communities devastated by war, disaster and disease go from relief to self-reliance, bringing health and hope to millions of people.

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Our Response to the LA Wildfires

Senior Director for US Programs Erica Tavares describes International Medical Corps’ comprehensive response to the wildfires sweeping through the Los Angeles region.

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Community Response Team Braves Floods to Help Yemen’s Isolated Communities

“The rains were relentless. Severe flooding turned the roads into barriers, making it nearly impossible to reach those in need,” says Dr. Mahmoud Hussien Mohammed Abdullah. The local doctor is describing the vicious floods that swept through Yemen in September 2024. A result of an unusually heavy rainy season that lasted from July until the …

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December Snapshots 2024

Training Aspiring Midwives Assistants in CAR In low-resource areas, midwives play a crucial role in saving lives during childbirth. Their skills and compassion significantly affect maternal and newborn health, meeting 90% of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent healthcare needs. In the Central African Republic (CAR), the availability of these lifesaving services is critically …

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‘In An Emergency, People Look for the Health Workers.’

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. Jill John-Kall is the fifth in that series. We profiled long-time staff member Dr. Dayan Woldemichael, and three volunteers, Dr. Mike …

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Training the Next Generation of Midwife Assistants in CAR

International Medical Corps is training the next generation of midwifery assistants in Bria, Central African Republic (CAR). In partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Higher Education, we opened the Bria Annex Institute in 2024 to train qualified health professionals in this vital role. The school will increase the number of skilled …

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How Do You Help Hungry Yemeni Families? You Give Mothers Cash

Imagine waking up every morning and not knowing where your next meal will come from. Your country’s economy has collapsed, inflation is skyrocketing and your husband’s daily wage is so small you’re uncertain if you’ll be able to afford basic items like food, clothes or toiletries. For a long time, this was a daily reality …

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November Snapshots 2024

Supporting Conflict-Affected Communities in the DRC Since January 2024, violent clashes between rebel groups and armed forces have displaced more than half a million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), contributing to the world’s second-largest displacement crisis. Entire families have been uprooted with little choice but to seek safety in overcrowded camps …

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