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Venezuela Earthquakes: What You Need to Know

Learn about the June 24 earthquakes that have devastated Venezuela—and how we are helping people recover.

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Delivering Critical Support After Earthquake Displaces Thousands in Southern Philippines

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines on June 8, damaging infrastructure, disrupting essential services and forcing thousands of families from their homes. The quake was immediately followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, triggering tsunami warnings that prompted coastal evacuations across nine provinces. International Medical Corps’ in-country staff responded …

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The Story with Elex Michaelson

Karol Bassim gives an overview of the devastation caused by the earthquakes in Venezuela and how International Medical Corps is supporting the humanitarian response.

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A New Beginning for Damboa

In northern Nigeria, sisterhood is sacred. If one sister dies during childbirth or soon after giving birth, another often adopts her newborn niece or nephew. It’s a common cultural practice that maintains family bonds and preserves the memory and motherly love of the lost sister through the bond formed between aunt and child. I know …

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May Snapshots 2026

Fighting Ebola and Saving Lives in the DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is once again facing a serious Ebola outbreak, prompting the World Health Organization to declare the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 16 after cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola were confirmed in the DRC …

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A Second Chance to Breathe: Ombeni’s Story

Today, Ombeni Hafashimi’s cheeks are plump and have a healthy, vibrant warmth. It’s a stark contrast from when the 2-year-old first arrived at the International Medical Corps mobile medical unit (MMU) in Kasura, a health area in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Justine Mwamini, Ombeni’s mother, brought him to …

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‘They Continue to Show Up for Their Communities’

Lebanon, a small country of nearly 6 million people, is navigating one of its most difficult periods in recent years. Escalating conflict in the Middle East has spilled into Lebanon, displacing more than 1.2 million people, of whom approximately 350,000 are children. The fighting has damaged homes and critical civilian infrastructure, restricting access to such …

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Pregnant in Crisis: Providing Lifesaving Care When the World Is Not Safe

Pregnancy doesn’t stop for war, displacement or outbreaks of disease—and neither should healthcare. Though progress has been made globally on maternal and newborn health outcomes, progress is threatened in the 29 countries with humanitarian response plans—which, while representing only one-third of global births, account for 58% of maternal deaths, 41% of stillbirths and 39% of …

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April Snapshots 2026

Teaching Preparedness in North Carolina Most national, state and local governments plan for large-scale disasters—floods, fires, earthquakes, tornadoes—but preparing for such disasters can be challenging, especially for smaller communities. International Medical Corps frequently works in unpredictable scenarios—the “edge cases” that might not be covered even by the most robust plans, such as large-scale sudden-onset disasters, …

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Caring for Children and Displaced Families in Somalia

For millions of children in Somalia, life is shaped by death, displacement and uncertainty—and access to healthcare means the difference between crisis and recovery. That’s where International Medical Corps comes in. Our mobile teams provide exams, medicines and therapeutic food to families living in sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs), while our doctors and nurses …

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February Snapshots 2026

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 …

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