Bringing Clean Water and Warmth to Afghan Children Decades of conflict in Afghanistan has left many children without parents. At the Azad Children Transitional Center, having clean, safe water is essential for the health and well-being of the orphaned children who live there. That’s why International Medical Corps repaired the centre’s water supply system, ensuring …
When disaster strikes, International Medical Corps often relies on a roster of skilled volunteers to get on the ground quickly and help us to begin meeting the medical needs of those affected. Our emergency roster has about 120 people who are skilled in a variety of areas and come to us from a variety of …
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 …
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On Friday, March 28, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar. The epicentre was about 11 miles (17 kilometres) west of Mandalay—Myanmar’s second-largest city, with a population of more than 1.2 million—and shock waves were felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, more than 700 miles to the south. Thousands of people were killed or …
As a longtime emergency care nurse, Mary-Jane (“MJ”) Perry has witnessed innumerable traumas. But it was a local incident—responding to a hit-and-run one block from her home in Sacramento, California—that “really hit home” and put her on the path to volunteering in responses to natural disasters around the world.
Somalia is prone to intense and frequent droughts, storms, floods and heat waves, which cause food, water and livelihoods insecurity, create a rise in water- and vector-borne illnesses and worsen the overall health and well-being of communities. Chronic insecurity and a lack of infrastructure make it hard to overcome these challenges. Our Water, Sanitation and …
Starting in July 2024, the Far North region of Cameroon began experiencing excessive rainfall that led to swelling rivers and flooding—all of which worsened ongoing security issues in the area. The floods—which have impacted more than 400,000 people—have led to food insecurity and displacement, in addition to making healthcare much harder for communities to access. …
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 …
On the morning of September 27, 2024, North Carolinians were bracing for a hit. The National Hurricane Center had been tracking a storm—christened Helene on September 24—for more than a week. What started as a low-pressure weather system was headed for the US Gulf Coast as a life-threatening hurricane, and a state of emergency had …