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The Codes of the Sahara: Bringing Healthcare to Nomadic Communities in Mali

To ensure that our mobile medical units can provide care to Mali’s nomadic communities in the Sahara Desert, we employ guides with an intricate understanding of the desert, like Aboubacrine Ag Assaleh.

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Learning and Sharing Lessons in Lviv

Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, International Medical Corps’ response has grown from...

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The Codes of the Sahara: Bringing Healthcare to Nomadic Communities in Mali

One of the hottest and most inhospitable countries on Earth, Mali is nearly two-thirds desert or semi-desert. Populated primarily...

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You’re Busy Trying to Survive a War—and Now You’re Out of Anti-Depressants

In Gaza, a growing mental health crisis is threatening vulnerable civilians. International Medical Corps is helping.

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Alwaleed Philanthropies “Global” and International Medical Corps Collaborate to Support Thousands of People in Syria and Türkiye

Through the support of Alwaleed Philanthropies’ “Global,” chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, International Medical Corps has effectively launched critical initiatives in Syria and Türkiye to aid refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and vulnerable communities. This initiative facilitates the rehabilitation of Al Raml Primary Healthcare Center in Tartous, Syria, to …

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Ivanna Kovalchuk, Deputy Coordinator of our gender-based violence program in Kharkiv, is ready to help internally displaced people at a transit point.
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How We’re Helping the Displaced People of Kharkiv

Kharkivska oblast in northeast Ukraine has been battered by attacks since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. On May 10, 2024, Russia launched a new offensive on the region, leading to rapidly escalating violence and destruction—and massive displacement. The threats of daily bombings and attacks in the oblast have forced 25,000 people to …

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More Than Medicine: How We Care for Displaced People in the DRC

When violence and instability displace people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), our teams respond with medical care. In Minova, a town in the Kalehe Territory, the population has surged as people from neighboring areas seek shelter from the fighting. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) come to our mobile medical units (MMUs) to …

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May Snapshots 2024

Sharing Good Health Practices in Mali In Mali, our staff recently visited the village of Barbé in the central region of Mopti to conduct health awareness sessions and home visits. Internal political instability and violence have caused hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes, livestock and livelihoods in search of safety. Today more …

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A Decade of Service: International Medical Corps in Azraq Refugee Camp

In the middle of the Jordanian desert, a city of white corrugated-steel buildings stands in the dust. Azraq refugee camp opened in 2014 to ease overcrowding in Zaatari, Jordan’s other refugee camp. However, life in the camp has never been easy for the 42,000 Syrians who live behind its chain-link fences. “At first, there was …

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Refugees Deserve a Chance, a Voice, a Future

Imagine that fighting has broken out between rival groups in your town, and it’s so dangerous that you can risk your life just by going to the grocery store or to your job. How would you feel to come home from work and find your home damaged and your neighbors killed by bombs dropped on …

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Dr. Karla Muñoz, Sexual and Reproductive Health Specialist, teaches breast self-examination techniques to the indigenous community of Villanueva in Maripa during an MMU deployment.
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Building Trust and Health in Venezuela’s Indigenous Communities

When International Medical Corps staff members visit the small and remote villages in the Orinoco River Basin of Venezuela, the local populations are eager to learn how to take care of their health. Without easy access to the state healthcare system, our mobile medical units (MMUs) often provide the best—and only—access to healthcare services and …

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International Medical Corps staff stand next to one of the repaired ambulances from the Mykolaiv Regional Center for Medical Aid and Disaster Medicine.
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As Attacks on Ukraine’s Healthcare System Continue, We’re Supporting Facilities

Ukraine’s health facilities have been hit hard by war. Between February 2022, when Russia launched its full-fledged invasion, and April 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) documented 1,682 attacks on the healthcare system, including health providers, facilities, supplies, warehouses and transport. And there is no sign of the illegal attacks stopping. At International Medical Corps, …

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