When International Medical Corps' mental health expert, Claire Whitney visited displaced Ukrainians during the Russian invasion, she found incredible perseverance and communal generosity.
With more than 100 million people displaced from their homes due to war, violence and natural disaster, the number of refugees worldwide is at a record high.
Guidelines and Practical Examples from the Field: A Webinar
On June 15, International Medical Corps hosted a webinar to launch the new and expanded Guidelines for Remote MHPSS Programming in Humanitarian Settings. During the webinar, we provided an overview of the guidelines and explained how humanitarian actors can use the guidelines to support remote mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programming in their settings. International Medical Corps teams from Jordan and Venezuela shared experiences implementing remote MHPSS services, providing best practices, challenges and recommendations from the field perspective.
Hear from International Medical Corps’ Chief Operating Officer, Ky Luu, who has just returned from Ukraine, about our emergency response—including current challenges and the latest updates on how International Medical Corps is responding.
Deputy Director of Regional Responses Megan Greenhalgh discusses the risks that humanitarians face, and the precautions they take, while working in Ukraine.
Go behind the scenes with 60 Minutes producer Nicole Young and associate producer Kristin Steve as they share some of their experiences in Lviv, Ukraine, where they were producing journalist Scott Pelley's report on the effort to bring medical supplies into the country. Among the people interviewed are several International Medical Corps staff members, two of whom describe how they escaped from Mariupol.
To find out more about International Medical Corps’ emergency response to the war in Ukraine, please visit www.InternationalMedicalCorps.org/Ukraine.
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.
For more information on our response to the war in Ukraine, please visit www.InternationalMedicalCorps.org/Ukraine.
Chief Operating Officer Ky Luu discusses the situation on the ground in Ukraine, and the need to ensure continuity of healthcare to people in need there.
International Medical Corps Director of Global Communications Todd Bernhardt describes the organization’s response in Ukraine during an interview on March 4, 2022.
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