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 …
In the youngest country in the world, people are resourceful, resilient and full of compassion, despite ongoing challenges—including conflict that is threatening to once again plunge the country into civil war. Since declaring independence in 2011, South Sudan has been subject to fighting, outbreaks of infectious disease and extreme weather events, such as recent flooding …
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 …
Abshiro Said Hilowle had been in labour for more than 24 hours with minimal progress and no medical professionals to help her. She had been married for just over a year, and this was her first child. Abshiro and her husband live in Ceel Sharifow, a remote village in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia. …
March 2025 marks 14 years since civil war broke out in Syria—a violent conflict that has displaced more than 14 million people. Roughly 6.3 million of them still live as refugees scattered across the world. Mohammad Younis, 24, is one of them. He was 10 years old when civil war broke out in his Syrian …
Helping Earthquake-Affected Communities in Ethiopia On December 4, 2024, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Awash Fentale district in Ethiopia, displacing families and devastating communities across seven districts. This was the most significant in a series of tremors that have rocked the region since September, forcing tens of thousands of people to seek safer areas. …
Aster Gebeyo is raising two children, including her one-year-old granddaughter, in an area of Ethiopia that has long suffered from food shortages, conflict and drought. “I was struggling to feed my granddaughter, who was underweight, along with another young child,” Aster explains. “Thanks to cooking demonstrations, gardening training and poultry from International Medical Corps, I …
Over the past 40 years, International Medical Corps has responded to the world’s most pressing disasters, providing medical care and supplies, clean water and nutrition, mental health, protection and other services to families affected by conflict, disaster and disease. And true to our founding principle, we focus on training communities to become their own first …
From Jordan to Sudan, see the impact you had as a supporter of our work last year. Delivering Healthcare to Remote Areas in the DRC In 2024, as conflict intensified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hundreds of thousands of people fled areas plagued by violence. Since January of last year, violent clashes between …
Training Aspiring Midwives Assistants in CAR In low-resource areas, midwives play a crucial role in saving lives during childbirth. Their skills and compassion significantly affect maternal and newborn health, meeting 90% of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent healthcare needs. In the Central African Republic (CAR), the availability of these lifesaving services is critically …