Half the world needs health care: here’s how you can help
Half of the world’s population lacks access to essential health care — and you have the power to change that. A donation at work toward global health can provide the safe delivery of a newborn baby, the ready-to-use therapeutic food that nourishes a child and brings them back to health, the medical care that saves […]
The quiet before the storm: 8 charities preparing for severe hurricane season
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, the impacts of hurricane season are upon us. Hurricane Helene has devastated the American Southeast, and to support relief and recovery efforts we’ve launched the Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Fund. Experts predict this will be one of the most severe hurricane seasons on record. As we brace for potential storms, the urgency […]
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: Mobile Health and Nutrition Team Provides Lifesaving Services to Aida in Tigray
The compound effects of the Tigray war that began in November 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia, and a locust outbreak all contributed to an emergency food insecurity situation in the Tigray region, and the situation was particularly bad in Shire. Shire became a main center for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and humanitarian aid distribution, […]
Celebrating five charities and decades of global impact
At Global Impact, we’ve spent the last six and a half decades working alongside leading charities that are experts at addressing global causes. From helping refugees after World War II to providing care at the height of the AIDS epidemic, our charity partners have spent decades responding to and shaping history; honing their expertise to […]
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: A Young Child’s Road to Recovery from Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Sixteen-month-old Halimo Said Bashiir lives with her parents and four siblings at the Sheikh Omar camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Originally from Afgooye in the Lower Shebelle region of Somalia, Halimo’s family was forced to move to the IDP camp due to security concerns. With this move, her family fell on hard times, since […]
Champion disaster relief charities through your workplace
Florida. Pakistan. The Horn of Africa. Ukraine. Afghanistan. If you’re keeping up with the news cycle, it seems like there’s a new emergency popping up at the forefront faster than we can even process the emergency that occurred before it. And with so many disasters happening around the world, it can feel flustering to decide […]
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INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: A Team Effort Helps Save a Two-Week-Old Infant in Haiti
When a massive earthquake rocked Haiti on August 14, more than 650,000 people were left in need of emergency humanitarian assistance, while more than half of healthcare facilities were damaged or destroyed. This is the story of how a team of medical volunteers worked with two local nurses, our security and logistics teams, and one local hospital to save a 16-day-old baby.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: Solar Power Brings Clean Water to Refugees
In 2020, International Medical Corps used diesel-fueled trucks to deliver approximately 315,000 liters of clean water daily across five refugee camps in Nigeria. Clean water is essential for drinking, cooking, sanitation and hygiene, which helps to prevent malnutrition, infection and disease. Though our assistance was invaluable, delivering water by truck is not cost-effective or energy-efficient. […]
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: Last-Mile Delivery During a Pandemic
As the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout gets underway, humanitarian organizations such as International Medical Corps are using their expertise in community health to mount effective vaccination campaigns in the countries where they work. With our decades of experience managing outbreaks of infectious disease—from helping to eradicate wild polio in Africa, to supporting cholera vaccinations in […]
