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From Fear to Strength: How Mental Health Care Changes Lives
War in Ukraine shattered Nina’s peaceful life. International Medical Corps’ Alina Pypina helped her to piece it back together.
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One-Month Update: Disaster in Myanmar
When a powerful earthquake devastated communities in Myanmar, International Medical Corps rushed in to provide medical services.
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Mobile Medical Unit Supports Remote Communities in Donetsk Region
When Lidiya’s city was evacuated due to heavy shelling, she didn’t know where she’d get treatment for her life-threatening medical condition. Our EU-supported mobile medical unit was there for her.
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Mobile Clinic Provides Healthcare and Hope in Banikane, Mali
International Medical Corps has been operating in Mali since 2013, following political instability and a coup that led to mass displacement and disruption of many public systems, including health. Violence and insecurity have worsened fragile health and nutrition conditions. To support those affected by the conflict, International Medical Corps is providing life-saving assistance to meet …
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Aichata and Her Four Children Receive Healthcare
International Medical Corps has been operating in Mali since 2013, following political instability and a coup de d’etat that caused mass displacement and disruption to many public systems, including healthcare. Childhood immunization rates in Mali have increased by nearly 20% since 2001, while the under-five mortality rate has decreased by 50%. Even greater progress has …
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Celebrating 40 Years of Health and Hope: Our Top 10 Images from 2024
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 …
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Supporting Mental Health and Gender-Based Violence Response in Southern Ukraine
Life has been incredibly difficult for Ukrainians since the Russian invasion that began in February 2022. Millions have been forced to flee the fighting—losing loved ones, their homes, their schools and jobs. Many of them are now suffering from long-term stress caused by traumatic events, which can have negative impacts on their mental health. This …
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You’re Pregnant in Gaza. What Happens Next?
Ala’a and her husband had been trying to become pregnant for eight years. They’d tried a variety of fertility treatments before turning to in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)—an often expensive and emotionally taxing method. Their first few cycles failed, and they considered giving up before 30-year-old Ala’a finally became pregnant. The couple were delighted. But they lived …
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Mobile Medical Unit Brings Care to Mykolaivska Villages
Mykolaivska oblast, in the south of Ukraine, has suffered significant damage and attacks since the full-scale Russian invasion of February 2022. Russian forces briefly occupied some parts of the oblast, and many of the urban areas have been battered by shelling. Although Russian forces have subsequently been pushed back, the damage remains and creates challenges …
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Four Decades of Delivering Health and Hope
International Medical Corps was founded 40 years ago in Afghanistan by Dr. Robert Simon and other volunteer doctors and nurses who had one lifesaving mission in mind: deliver vital care, training and supplies to people who need it most, no matter where they are located or how challenging it may be to reach them. During …
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Our Nutrition Team Supports Mothers in Times of War
The situation in Sudan is dire. The country is in the midst of a civil war that began in April 2023, and the risk of famine is high. Approximately half of the population—24.8 million people—requires humanitarian assistance, with more than 2.9 million children suffering from malnutrition. In the midst of these immense challenges, our Nutrition …
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