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Nutrition International Medical Corps

WEBInternational Medical Corps is an active member of the GNC, as well as host to a roving Nutrition Cluster Coordinator and Information Management Officer on behalf of UNICEF, who deploy to emergencies as needed. We are also a co-lead of national nutrition clusters in South Sudan, Yemen and northeastern Nigeria.

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Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Girls Speak

WEBWith funding from USAID, International Medical Corps provides menstrual hygiene products and dignity kits to women and girls from vulnerable and marginalized communities in Somalia to promote safe menstrual hygiene management. Our community health workers provide menstrual hygiene education to women and girls, and teach …

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Women’s and Children’s Health International Medical …

WEBincluding Gender-based Violence Protection and Response. International Medical Corps considers women’s and children’s health a key priority for healthy communities. Because women constitute the foundation of both families and communities, their well-being is essential for the success of those around them. Protecting that well-being is a

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Emergencies and Disaster Relief International Medical …

WEBInternational Medical Corps established emergency health care in Maluku and later in East Timor amid the violence that led to East Timor’s independence in 2002. We provided maternal and child health care, rebuilt a national health care training center in Dili, East Timor’s capital. Russian Federation. Conflict. 2000.

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Health Is a Human Right, the Foundation of a Dignified Life

WEBThe right to good health is so much more than accessing healthcare or the absence of disease. Without good health, a person’s ability to exercise other rights crucial to self-fulfilment and dignity is curtailed. Viewed in this way, good health is a gateway to other rights—a prerequisite to everything from gender equality to education.

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Global First Responder Who We Are International …

WEBA First Responder Since 1984. A preeminent first responder, International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those struck by conflict, disaster and disease—no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions—working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self-reliance.

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South Sudan International Medical Corps

WEBInternational Medical Corps has been working in South Sudan since the mid-1990s, nearly 20 years before a national referendum in 2011 led the southernmost states of Sudan becoming an independent country later that same year. Tensions within the new country broke into armed conflict in December 2013, claiming tens of thousands of lives before a

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Gaza International Medical Corps

WEBPrimary and Secondary Healthcare. In collaboration with local partners, International Medical Corps provides primary healthcare services through static facilities and community and/or mobile health teams throughout the Gaza Strip. We also support local health education and hygiene promotion through facility-based community awareness sessions …

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Safe Water and Modern Sanitation Give Hope to Yemenis

WEBOur Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) team built 12 toilets in 40 days in Al Qafr district to stop open defecation. Such stories of distress are familiar throughout Yemen. According to UNICEF, by the end of 2022, more than 17 million people—including 9.2 million children—lacked access to WASH facilities.

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Guidelines for Remote MHPSS Programming in …

WEBWhy the Training Manual? This training manual was developed in response to the findings of the 2021 International Medical Corps global case study on operational considerations for remote Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programming in humanitarian settings. As part of the study evaluating and documenting challenges and best practices …

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Pharmaceutical Innovation Is Making a Difference in South Sudan

WEBPIMS is a software solution that International Medical Corps designed to help medical and pharmaceutical teams more efficiently manage pharmaceuticals within the last mile of the supply chain. To demonstrate the difference our pharmaceutical innovation has made in the way we operate in South Sudan, we would like to introduce you to two of our

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Emergency Deliveries Save Mothers and Newborns in South Asia

WEBInternational Medical Corps has provided emergency healthcare services in Afghanistan and Pakistan for nearly 40 years. Our mobile teams, which include midwives, doctors, nurses and mental health counselors, travel to far-flung, underserved communities to provide primary healthcare, including maternal care and emergency deliveries.

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PIMS International Medical Corps

WEBPharmaceutical Information Management System. The Pharmaceutical Information Management System (PIMS) is a software solution designed by International Medical Corps that enables field medical and pharmaceutical teams to manage pharmaceuticals within the last-mile of the pharma supply chain cycle more efficiently than ever before.

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Stories and News International Medical Corps

WEBApril 19, 2024. Every year, approximately 4 million deaths are prevented by childhood vaccinations. In countries around the world, International Medical Corps delivers lifesaving immunizations—especially to children under 5—in underserved, hard-to-reach communities. In honor of World Immunization Week (April 24–30), we’re sharing the

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Supporting Mental Health in Jordan with a New Smart Phone App

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on economies and health systems around the world. But as people have struggled with the illness and death of loved ones, the loss of jobs and income, and the prospect of an uncertain future, a mental health crisis has also emerged that has overwhelmed mental health and …

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Climate Change Will Change the Face of Humanitarian Response

WEBClimate Change Fast Facts. Global temperatures are the highest they’ve been in 125,000 years.If no significant additional actions to reduce emissions are taken, the global temperature actually could increase by 2.7 degrees Celsius over the pre-industrial average by the end of the century—much higher than the threshold of 1.5 degrees set …

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Dominica: Devastated by Hurricane Maria, but Determined to …

WEBOne-hundred percent of Dominica’s residents have been affected by Hurricane Maria, which inflicted serious damage on roads, buildings, homes, and health facilities. The forests that gave it the nickname “nature island” have been stripped away. Photo: Ken Cedeno Photography. Six weeks after Hurricane Maria unleashed its wrath …

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Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan

WEBHowever, vaccines work only if people recognize the need and value of immunization, and agree to be immunized. Although approved COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, mass vaccination in Pakistan remains a challenge. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccine hesitancy is one of the 10 most severe threats to …

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Central African Republic International Medical Corps

WEBOne of the world’s poorest countries, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been plagued with bouts of political turmoil and unrest since it won independence from France in 1960. Since the country’s latest round of violence began in 2013, one in four Central Africans has been forcibly displaced, contributing to a major crisis that has

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New York Times: The Ebola Ward International Medical Corps

WEBFirst There, No Matter Where. A preeminent First Responder, International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster, no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions, working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self-reliance.

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Burundi International Medical Corps

WEBBurundi experienced a malaria epidemic in 2019, with more than 6 million new cases reported since January—a number equal to half of the country’s population of 12 million. International Medical Corps is helping the MoH respond to the ongoing malaria outbreak in the four northern provinces (Kayanza, Kirundo, Muyinga and Ngozi), reaching more

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