Revisiting Flood Survivors in Pakistan
In response to last year’s floods in Pakistan, we provided delivery kits to pregnant women to ensure a safe and successful childbirth. We also monitored the health of expectant mothers through regular visits, providing vital medicine and offering counseling.
![PAK_asd Dr. Nimra Sheikh (in the red scarf) with Sapa, Jonjhi Bai and other community members.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PAK_asd.jpg?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
![PAK_jb-jpg Dr. Nimra Sheikh (in the red scarf) with Sapa, Jonjhi Bai and other community members.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PAK_jb-jpg.webp?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
Sapa and Jonjhi Bai are just two of the women who received delivery kits and medical support from International Medical Corps. As with the others, our teams followed up with them for months, providing medication and support during their journey toward parenthood. We’re happy to say that both women delivered healthy babies.
![PAK_sdf Residents of Kotai Chandia receive parental support and training from an International Medical Corps staff member.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PAK_sdf.jpg?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
![PAK_WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-04-at-00.21.56sd Dr. Nimra Sheikh smiles at Sapa’s baby.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PAK_WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-04-at-00.21.56sd.jpg?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
Lifting Up Communities in Ukraine Through Art
International Medical Corps has a long history of working with people in Ukraine, directly and with local partner organizations, to provide mental health services to people in need. Our focus is on treating the unseen wounds of war.
![UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo1-jpg Women participate in art activities in Chernihiv, Ukraine.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo1-jpg.webp?w=300&h=400&ssl=1)
![UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo3-jpg Women participate in art activities in Chernihiv, Ukraine.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo3-jpg.webp?w=264&h=198&ssl=1)
![UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo5-jpg Women participate in art activities in Chernihiv, Ukraine.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo5-jpg.webp?w=264&h=198&ssl=1)
![UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo2-jpg Women participate in art activities in Chernihiv, Ukraine.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UKR_2023-08-22_Basic-emotional-support_Mena_Chernihiv-region_photo2-jpg.webp?w=299&h=400&ssl=1)
Before the Russian invasion of February 2022, we implemented mental health support through mobile teams in conflict zones around Mariupol. Now, as the war has expanded, so have our operations—we continue to provide consultations through a variety of means throughout the country. For example, in Chernihiv, we provided essential emotional support through art activities that give participants a chance to relax and express their feelings in a creative, non-threatening way.
Providing Clean Water in Somalia
With five failed rainy seasons in a row, the number of households affected by the worst drought in decades continues to grow daily. The effects of drought, of flooding caused by infrequent and severe storms and of displacement, compounded by ongoing fighting between government security forces and insurgents, have left more than one-third of Somalia’s 14 million people dependent on outside support for their survival and livelihoods.
![SOM_IMG_8569-2048x1366 Staff members demonstrate how the water purifier works as families listen and receive their water survival boxes.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SOM_IMG_8569-2048x1366-1.webp?w=580&h=387&ssl=1)
![SOM_IMG_8819-2048x1366 Staff members demonstrate how the water purifier works as families listen and receive their water survival boxes.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SOM_IMG_8819-2048x1366-1.webp?w=287&h=192&ssl=1)
![SOM_IMG_8966-2048x1366 Staff members demonstrate how the water purifier works as families listen and receive their water survival boxes.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SOM_IMG_8966-2048x1366-1.webp?w=287&h=191&ssl=1)
![SOM_IMG_8932-2048x1366 Staff members demonstrate how the water purifier works as families listen and receive their water survival boxes.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SOM_IMG_8932-2048x1366-1.webp?w=871&h=581&ssl=1)
As part of our overall water, sanitation and hygiene efforts in the country, we recently conducted hygiene promotion sessions and distributed 200 water survival boxes to people affected by conflict and drought in Jowhar. This lifesaving measure will prevent deaths and reduce the risk of water-related diseases in villages like Jowhar that have been overwhelmed by an influx of internally displaced people fleeing conflict.
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Donating Medical Equipment in Syria
On February 6, a series of powerful earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, killing more than 50,000 people and injuring many more. We have been providing services in Syria since 2008. Hours after the earthquake, we sent emergency response teams to Aleppo and Lattakia, two of the most affected areas, where some of the worst damage had been recorded.
![SYR_Lattakia-SYR-photo-2-jpg Staff members take equipment into the hospital.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SYR_Lattakia-SYR-photo-2-jpg.webp?w=432&h=575&ssl=1)
![SYR_Lattakia-SYR-photo-12-jpg International Medical Corps donated intensive-care equipment and medicine to the hospital serving the residents of Aleppo and Lattakia.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SYR_Lattakia-SYR-photo-12-jpg.webp?w=435&h=245&ssl=1)
![SYR_Lattakia-SYR-photo-18 International Medical Corps donated intensive-care equipment and medicine to the hospital serving the residents of Aleppo and Lattakia.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SYR_Lattakia-SYR-photo-18.jpg?w=435&h=326&ssl=1)
We donated equipment for an entire surgical and intensive-care ward to a national hospital. With medical facilities continuing to face challenges following the quakes, we are working hard to ensure continuity of care for people in need by providing more resources.
Promoting Nutrition in Cameroon
We are working in refugee camps and with some of the most vulnerable populations in six regions in Cameroon — Far North, North, Adamawa, Northwest, East and Littoral — to implement health programs that include disease surveillance, nutrition activities, gender-based violence response, mental health support and child protection.
![CAM_IMG_7505-jpg A child examines the ingredients for enriched porridge.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CAM_IMG_7505-jpg.webp?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
![CAM_IMG_7510-scaled Women participate in the cooking demonstration.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CAM_IMG_7510-scaled-1.webp?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
As part of its response to high malnutrition and food insecurity within the refugee populations in Cameroon, our nutrition team conducted a cooking demonstration to show mothers how to cook with locally available ingredients that provide their children with adequate nutrients.
![CAM_IMG_7516-scaled Participants learn about enriched porridge at a cooking demonstration at the Minawao Refugee Camp.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CAM_IMG_7516-scaled-1.webp?w=498&h=747&ssl=1)
![CAM_IMG_7692-2048x1366 Participants learn about enriched porridge at a cooking demonstration at the Minawao Refugee Camp.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CAM_IMG_7692-2048x1366-1.webp?w=369&h=247&ssl=1)
![CAM_IMG_7644-2048x1366 Participants learn about enriched porridge at a cooking demonstration at the Minawao Refugee Camp.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CAM_IMG_7644-2048x1366-1.webp?w=369&h=246&ssl=1)
![CAM_IMG_7708-2048x1366 Participants learn about enriched porridge at a cooking demonstration at the Minawao Refugee Camp.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CAM_IMG_7708-2048x1366-1.webp?w=369&h=246&ssl=1)
Helping Victims of Conflict in Ukraine
On August 15, a ballistic missile attack on Chernihiv by Russian forces killed seven civilians and injured 156 others. The strike also damaged residential and administrative buildings. The injured were taken to different hospitals in Chernihiv—Regional Hospital, City Hospital 2 and 3, Central District and Regional Pediatric—all of which are health facilities that International Medical Corps has supported for more than a year with medicines, equipment and staff training. Despite the danger, International Medical Corps remains committed to helping Ukrainians both inside and outside of the country.
![UKR_20230821_144254-2-jpg Our Ukraine Program Manager (left) and Country Director(right) speak outside of a theater that was attacked.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UKR_20230821_144254-2-jpg.webp?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
![UKR_20230821_144345-2 Our staff stand in front of a memorial spontaneously created by community members for victims of the attack.](https://i0.wp.com/internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UKR_20230821_144345-2.jpg?w=433&h=433&crop=1&ssl=1)
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