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Flooding and Humanitarian Needs Surge in South Sudan

International Medical Corps’ dedicated team is providing lifesaving services to flood-affected communities.

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Helping Community Members—and Colleagues—During the Hurricane Helene Response

When Hurricane Helene slammed into the southeastern United States on September 26, it brought with it catastrophic levels of rainfall and flooding. The city of Asheville, North Carolina, was particularly hard-hit. In response, International Medical Corps deployed clinical volunteers and support staff to western North Carolina to provide primary care and behavioural health services at …

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Our Response to the LA Wildfires

Senior Director for US Programs Erica Tavares describes International Medical Corps’ comprehensive response to the wildfires sweeping through the Los Angeles region.

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After Helene, Health Workers Are a Lifeline for the Displaced

If you’re a volunteer nurse providing healthcare to people who have lost their homes after a disaster, your work is difficult enough already. But if electricity is unreliable and the local water system is no longer functional—the tap water is undrinkable, toilets can’t flush and showers are off the table—then you probably start to feel …

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Helping Government Partners Better Navigate an Emergency Response

International Medical Corps’ Humanitarian Response Training Unit (HRTU) is responsible for strengthening the capacity of humanitarians, helping NGOs and governments to become better first responders. Twice a year, the HRTU team holds training simulations for senior staff members from any US government agency that interacts with our largest donor, the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), …

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Serving on the Front Lines of Disaster Medicine

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through large areas of the American South, decimating homes, businesses and hospitals, and leaving thousands of people across Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi in despair. Native Mississippian John Roberts, in college at the time, volunteered to help local communities recover. What he saw there inspired him to become an emergency- and …

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International Medical Corps Mourns the Passing of Richard Riordan

International Medical Corps mourns the passing of our beloved friend and longtime supporter, Richard Riordan, one of International Medical Corps’ earliest board members. In the mid-1980s, as a Los Angeles-based humanitarian organisation with one programme at that time in Afghanistan, International Medical Corps was fortunate to have Riordan join our Board of Directors at an …

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Responding to Storm Damage in the Central US

A band of severe weather, including more than 50 tornadoes, swept through the central United States during the evening of March 31 and into the morning of April 1, killing more than 20 people, hospitalising dozens and devastating homes, businesses and critical infrastructure, including healthcare facilities. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway in response to reports of …

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Strengthening Disaster Response for Tomorrow’s Challenges

International Medical Corps has always placed a special priority on training since our founding. Training young Afghan men in the mid-1980s as paramedics was at the heart of our very first programme nearly four decades ago. In the years since, almost every operational program we have undertaken has included a training component—but throughout those years …

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International Medical Corps 2022 End-of-Year Briefing

Dr. Javed Ali, David Eastman and Susan Mangicaro, leaders of our emergency responses in Ukraine, East Africa and South Asia, and the US, look back at our work in 2022 and share key insights on our priorities for humanitarian relief in 2023.
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