Some of the residents of Kiliku village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), had never seen a car in person before International Medical Corps’ mobile medical unit (MMU) arrived in March. Isolated by decades of armed conflicts, villagers had gone months without access to quality healthcare. Like many people in Kirotshe health …
It’s been three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The war—which has left thousands dead or injured and millions displaced—has caused severe shortages of basic necessities like food, drinking water, electricity and medical supplies. Attacks targeting healthcare facilities and infrastructure have increased the challenges of providing timely and effective care to the population. Children are …
Zaina Masoka’s three-year-old boy Musafiri was suffering from a common set of ailments. Like many in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Zaina and her family were seeking safety with minimal access to healthcare. So, when Musafiri stopped eating due to a lack of appetite, his mother was alarmed but had no immediate way …
Though International Medical Corps initially started working in Chad during the 2004 crisis in the Darfur region of neighbouring Sudan, we paused our work there in 2020. After civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, we realised we would need to return to Chad, both to supply our operations in Sudan and to …
Zipporah, a registered nurse-midwife for 25 years, has a master’s in public health and 15 years of experience working in the humanitarian world, in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Eswatini, Iraq and Sudan. She initially joined International Medical Corps for six months in 2016 as a nurse-midwife specialist supporting midwives and nurses working in health …
International Medical Corps is helping health clinics in Oskil provide accurate diagnoses and effective treatment to villagers in remote areas.
The ongoing civil war in Sudan has made access to clean water extremely difficult, especially in areas affected by fighting and displacement. The destruction of infrastructure and restrictions on movement have left many families struggling to secure enough water for daily use. The water crisis has forced women and children to take on the exhausting …
Supporting Sudanese Refugees in Libya The ongoing conflict in Sudan has displaced more than 11 million people, with more than 2 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. By the end of 2024, Libya hosted approximately 215,000 Sudanese refugees. In Kufra, hundreds of refugees arrive daily at informal camps—yet healthcare facilities remain severely understaffed, lacking essential …
Around the world, people continue to be displaced by conflict and natural disasters. Whether they are fleeing conflict in Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria or Ukraine, or natural disaster right here in the United States, International Medical Corps is there to help them recover and rebuild when they’ve left everything behind. Jordan “Without these facilities, they would …
“I vividly remember photos of malnourished Ethiopian children on the cover of National Geographic in the early 1980s,” says Dr. Bernardita Gaspar, Deputy Country Director with International Medical Corps in Sudan. “Even though I was a child, I understood what was happening, and it prompted me to tell my father that I wanted to become …