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 …
In 2021, a 30-year-old Yemeni woman delivered a healthy baby at the Obstetric Emergency Center in Al Tawahi district in Aden. This was her second pregnancy, and her family rejoiced at the birth. But their happiness was short-lived. The woman had a retained placenta that required urgent intervention. The centre was able to provide only …
In 1984, Dr. Robert Simon travelled to Afghanistan, where he founded International Medical Corps. Dr. Simon not only provided medical care but also trained local medics, defining a mission that continues today. Since then, International Medical Corps has operated in more than 80 countries and provided more than $4.5 billion in humanitarian services and training. …
When disaster strikes, mental health can plummet, as communities face the stress of continued and overwhelming chaos and uncertainty, as well as the devastating loss of homes, livelihoods and loved ones. International Medical Corps is one of the few humanitarian organisations working globally that prioritizes the treatment of mental health needs in humanitarian crises. Our …
International Medical Corps, an L.A.-based global First Responder, transformed a vacant lot at the foot of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles into the site of our Emergency Field Hospital simulation for a week-long crisis training. In a collaboration years in the making, International Medical Corps worked with volunteer supply chain and logistics experts from …
2016 Annual Awards Ceremony Global Activist Awardee Linkin Park talks about giving back and their work with International Medical Corps
Can humanitarian response be truly localized? This was the central question debated at a panel discussion in Dakar, Senegal organized by ICVA and the Building a Better Response project, and hosted by the OCHA regional office on November 2, 2015. Attendees included representatives from national and international non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, and donor governments. The …