By Margaret Aguirre, Director of Global Communications Aicha gazes out the window, her crystal blue eyes taking in the grey sky outside a hospital near the Syrian border in Jordan, where she has been recovering for a month now. She was badly injured after her house in Dara’a, Syria was destroyed in a mortar attack. Her losses are incalculable….read more →
When a humanitarian emergency begins, we do everything we can to get help to the people that need it as quickly as possible. As time goes on we begin to build infrastructure, bring in equipment and invest to deliver the highest quality of healthcare possible to those affected In June 2012 a major refugee crisis began, as tens of thousands…read more →
Hannah is 22 years old and finds meaning in her life from family, friends, and her faith. She grew up in the Libyan city of Misurata and visits the International Medical Corps supported physiotherapy centre each week to help her enjoy those important parts of her life, despite her disability. Hannah has spastic paraparesi, a condition that causes weakness…read more →
Violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues following the advance of the Seleka coalition on the capital city of Bangui on March 24. International Medical Corps, in coordination with the United Nations (UN) and other non-governmental organisations, is conducting a thorough assessment to determine the extent of humanitarian needs. The overall situation in Bangui has improved with increased water…read more →
By Nancy Chemai – Logistics Officer, Suba/Migori (Kenya) Logistically speaking, one would think that boarding a boat and sailing across the lake would be simple. However, this is not always the case. The local Drop in Centre team, part of International Medical Corps’ Most at Risk Populations programme to reach sex workers in Kenya with HIV services, diligently prepares…read more →
Catherine Ainsworth, International Medical Corps’ programme officer in Central African Republic (CAR) reports to BBC Focus on Africa about the escalating humanitarian crisis there. Following an escalation of fighting in the northern regions of CAR, humanitarian access to communities in need has been seriously curtailed. International Medical Corps began working in CAR in 2007, primarily in the…read more →
Hurricane Sandy caused devastation when it struck Haiti in late October 2012, affecting millions of people still recovering from the 2010 earthquake and the ongoing cholera crisis. International Medical Corps has been responding to the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable communities in Haiti, since the hurricane struck. With the support of the UK Department for International Development (DFID),…read more →
Following an escalation of fighting in the northern regions of Central African Republic (CAR), International Medical Corps has evacuated the majority of its staff in the area to the capital city, Bangui. An alliance of rebel groups has seized control of Ndélé, Sam-Ouandja, Ouadda, Bamingui and Bria, accusing CAR President Francois Bozizé of failing to comply with the terms of…read more →
By Diana Dagher, Health Reporting Officer, International Medical Corps Lebanon International Medical Corps began responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in March 2011 by providing health care support on the northern Lebanese border. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are approximately 130,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, concentrated in the North and Bekaa regions. However, this number…read more →
Following an outbreak of yellow fever in Darfur, International Medical Corps is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the local Ministry of Health to help control the spread of the disease including participating in a mass vaccination campaign for vulnerable communities. According to WHO, yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes….read more →
