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What is #BumpDay

WEBNow in its fifth year, #BumpDay is a joint project between What to Expect and International Medical Corps aimed at raising awareness about maternal health needs …

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Why We Celebrate #BumpDay. What is Bump Day and why should …

WEBEach year, we celebrate #BumpDay, a day dedicated to raising awareness about maternal health needs around the world. #BumpDay is a movement for social …

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A Safe Motherhood for All

WEB4: We ensure a safe start to life for both mother and child. Tragically, every year millions of mothers lose their children before they even reach the age of five, …

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An invisible crisis: 5 facts you need to know about mental health

WEBFACT 2: In emergency settings, the rate of common mental issues can double — from 10% to 20%. Wars, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and other …

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One Year On, Beirut Is Still Rebuilding — and Recovering

WEB4. By Rima Bakri, Clara Long and Ryan Stafford. August 4, 2021, will mark one year since the devastating port explosion in Beirut that left 220 people dead, 6,500 …

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Around the World on World Mental Health Day

WEBOur team in Afghanistan celebrated WMHD through a series of events October 10–14 at both the provincial and field levels. Celebrations included …

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Coming Back From Despair: One Syrian Woman’s Story of …

WEBInternational Medical Corps, with funding from the the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), is supporting Lebanon Ministry of Public …

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In pictures: A visit to Baga Sola Hospital

WEB4 min read. ·. May 16, 2018. 1. Above, Dr. Hailemariam Tafesse Mengsha visits his patient Fatima, her newborn and her mother. Fatima gave birth to a healthy baby boy just two …

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A Year in the Field with International Medical Corps

WEBIn response, International Medical Corps deployed an emergency response team consisting of doctors, nurses, logisticians, health and psychosocial support …

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#Snapshots March 2021. From the United States to Pakistan, see…

WEBContinuing to Fight COVID-19 Around the World Responding in the United States. In the US, we are supporting 42 hospitals across the country — including in …

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Esubalew Haile: A life attached to refugees

WEBThings are starting to change, however — thanks in large part to people like Esubalew Haile, a psychiatrist from Ethiopia and Mental Health Specialist for …

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Training to Prepare for COVID-19 in Burundi

WEBThe Burundi government recently chose three hospitals to be COVID-19 treatment centers, where International Medical Corps held the country’s first-ever …

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The Top 10 Photos of 2019. The pictures that stayed with us… by

WEBPakistan is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous countries for women, which is one of the reasons we work to create a more equal society by …

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Safe Water and Modern Sanitation Benefit Communities in War

WEBAs part of its interventions, the WASH team installs solar panels to run sustainable water projects. In Al-Mawerah and Al-Qaseer, we installed an integrated …

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A Year Responding to the Second-Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in …

WEBAs of today, we’ve constructed nearly 50 screening-and-referral units, helped perform more than 1 million screenings for symptoms of the virus at health facilities, and …

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Top 10 Photos of 2018. The pictures that stayed with us… by

WEBThis mural, which shows a father holding his daughter framed by a backdrop spelling out “love” in Spanish, was created as part of an International Medical Corps …

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Saving Lives at Galkayo Hospital, Somalia

WEBGalkayo Hospital serves roughly 200 people per day in all departments. The hospital includes a 54-bed stabilization center supported by International Medical Corps. …

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A Resilient Twin Survives Malnourishment in Nepal

WEBJUNE 10, 2016 — KASHIKHANDA, NEPAL. 20-year-old Rita Acchami of the Kavre District in eastern Nepal was overjoyed when she gave birth to a beautiful set of …

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The Top 10 Photos of 2021. Including the Top Three favorites

WEB1. Joy in Yemen. Our supporters’ favorite photo of 2021 is of beautiful smiles, this time from a group of children at the Heratha camp for internally displaced …

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