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Our goals for health

Poor health can undermine people’s potential to improve their lives. The IRC helps those who are experiencing or recovering from conflict and disaster reduce their risk of falling ill and receive treatment when they do get sick.  

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Dr. Edna, an IRC doctor from Venezuela working in Colombia, is inside a medical tent and wearing bright blue scrubs. She is looking straight at the camera.

Meet the refugee health care heroes fighting the coronavirus

When you have gone without care, you make it your mission to heal. 

ArticleJune 14, 2020

International Rescue Committee Receives $11.3M for Research to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health in Conflict-Affected Countries

Press ReleaseSeptember 17, 2021

Youth Leadership Team shines at Clarkston Culture Fest

The IRC in Atlanta’s Youth Leadership Team have been working for months on a campaign to increase awareness of sexual and reproductive health services available to young people in the Clarkston area, so they were thrilled to participate in the Clarkston Culture Fest to expand their community outreach.

AnnouncementMay 25, 2018
A boy sits up in his hospital bed in Syria.

A decade of destruction: attacks on health care in Syria

Since the onset of the Syria conflict in March 2011, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence and health facilities have been targeted as a strategy of war.

ArticleMarch 21, 2021

As COVID-19 Vaccines Begin Reaching Conflict and Crisis Settings, a New Study Highlights the Investments Needed to Strengthen Health Systems

Press ReleaseApril 27, 2021

Yemen: IRC-supported health facility damaged overnight as the Saudi-led Coalition launches airstrikes in Hodeidah city

Press ReleaseJuly 27, 2018

IRC pharmacist provides refugee women with access to medicine in Jordan

Tamara, an IRC pharmacist, is providing Syrian women at the Azraq refugee camp with access to medicine for reproductive health.

VideoApril 16, 2020

Welcoming baby Bello

New parents Hussaini and Ibrahim* have welcomed their first son, Bello, to their family with help from IRC midwife Murna.

VideoNovember 2, 2021

Mental health at the International Rescue Committee

the IRC is dedicated to helping people affected by conflict access mental health and psychosocial support. We work to ensure that people can receive care and manage treatment for themselves and their families, from the earliest stages of crisis through recovery.

ResourceOctober 10, 2016

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