In Ethiopia, where more than half of all children under 5 are malnourished and millions face chronic food insecurity, International Medical Corps provides lifesaving nutrition programmes. By partnering with regional health bureaus and leveraging community knowledge, we’ve reached thousands of children and their families with therapeutic food, education, kitchen gardening programmes and poultry packages. At …
Over the past 15 years, Libya has endured revolution, armed conflict and devastating natural disasters—leaving its health system strained and its emergency responders under immense pressure. In October, International Medical Corps delivered lifesaving training to national health staff in Kufra—including doctors, nurses and ambulance workers—equipping them with the critical skills needed to respond to emergencies …
Responding to Floods in Pakistan When heavy rains caused severe flooding in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, thousands of families were left cut off from essential services. Homes, roads and farmlands were destroyed, and access to clean water and healthcare quickly became limited. To reach people in remote, flood-affected areas, International Medical Corps sent two mobile …
Since June, catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has affected more than 6.9 million people, with some 3.5 million people forced to leave their homes. International Medical Corps launched a comprehensive response, deploying mobile medical teams to deliver essential healthcare in Shangla and Buner districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. We’re also supplying critical medicines to overwhelmed facilities, providing …
On March 28, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, killing more than 3,700 people, displacing some 3.5 million and causing catastrophic damage to homes, hospitals and health infrastructure. Myanmar already had the fifth-highest number of people in need of humanitarian assistance globally—approximately 20 million—stemming from years of civil war. Once this disaster struck, they …
A powerful Category 5 storm, Hurricane Melissa, is bearing down on Jamaica, threatening catastrophic results. Sustained winds are as high as 185 miles per hour, creating dangerously high storm surges, and because the storm is moving unusually slowly, parts of the island could receive as much as 40 inches of rain, leading to flash floods, …
In Malakal, South Sudan, where years of conflict have torn communities apart and displaced families, International Medical Corps’ women’s and girls’ safe spaces (WGSS) provide an opportunity for women to build social support systems that enhance resilience and positive coping strategies. WGSS are places where women and girls rebuild their lives, discover their potential and …
Since the outbreak of civil war in April 2023, tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad each month, with more than 878,000 seeking shelter in Chad as of late September 2025. They shelter in refugee camps—including Dougui, where our teams provide integrated healthcare and nutrition services to refugees, returnees and host communities. …
On September 30, International Medical Corps’ Syria team welcomed representatives from the European Union (EU)—including Maciej Popowski, Director General of the European Commission, and Michelle Cicic, Head of Office for Syria at ECHO, the EU’s aid agency—to the mobile medical team (MMT) in Misraba, Rural Damascus, where they witnessed firsthand the strength and resilience of …
Drs. Jill John-Kall and Michael Grady describe their experiences deploying as part of International Medical Corps emergency responses, and how it’s improved their lives.