Even before full-scale war broke out in Ukraine in February 2022, the country’s prevalence of depression disorders, at 5.2%, was among the highest in Europe. As people have lost homes, loved ones and livelihoods since the Russian invasion, the rate of depression has risen exponentially—to about 44%. There is an overwhelming need for mental health …
In rural communities across Afghanistan, limited access to modern water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) supplies continues to put families at risk of preventable diseases. In eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, these challenges are especially acute in remote villages affected by earthquakes and years of instability. Without clean, safe water, everyday tasks like drinking, cooking and caring …
When Dr. Abdou Sebushise rises every morning in his home in Rwanda, he is motivated not only by the community members he serves but by a promise he made to himself more than 30 years ago. “When I was a 9-year-old in 1994, I lived in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the …
International Medical Corps has a long history of responding to outbreaks of disease—from Ebola to COVID-19 to cholera, and more. When Ethiopia declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in mid-November, we mobilised to respond to this dangerous haemorrhagic fever, which was Ethiopia’s first ever outbreak and was contained in the southern part of …
They say water is life. But what happens when conflict deprives a nation of this essential resource? For millions of people in Ukraine, access to clean water remains a significant challenge as the country marks four years since the Russian invasion of February 2022. The war has severely damaged the country’s infrastructure, including healthcare facilities, …
Nwambe Sydoline, a 34-year-old woman from the village of Akwaja, was expecting twins. Her village is in Cameroon’s Northwest region, where families have endured years of conflict and have limited access to essential care like safe childbirth. Ramatou, a 22-month-old child whose family has limited access to nutritious food in the Northwest’s Wumfi village, is …
Providing Critical Care amid Conflict in Sudan Since fighting erupted in April 2023, Sudan has descended into what is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 33 million people expected to need assistance in 2026. Nowhere is the impact more visible than in Darfur, where years of instability have given way to renewed …
On International Women’s Day, conversations about equality often centre on leadership, visibility and opportunity. In an International Medical Corps-run women’s and girls’ safe space (WGSS) in Rural Damascus, change begins somewhere quieter—a woman writing her name for the first time at 74, or another holding a crochet hook with steady hands and renewed confidence. At …
When Suha Khann arrived in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, she was surrounded by a jarring juxtaposition—glistening ocean water, beautiful beaches and devastated communities. “It was a two-hour drive from Tacloban to Mayorga, where International Medical Corps had a base,” Suha explains. “As we drove, the natural landscape was still …
When it comes to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services, International Medical Corps is leading the way in Mali, a country that is severely lacking in such programming. Our MHPSS work in Mali stretches back to 2019, when we first conducted multi-region assessments of the mental health services available and found gaps in service …