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11 YEARS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST HEALTH CARE IN SYRIA

As a follow up to last year’s report “A Decade of Destruction”, this factsheet has been produced to help raise awareness on continued violence against health care in Syria.

ResourceMarch 31, 2022

"I love my job saving children from malnutrition."

Maryanrun is a community health worker and refugee who is helping the International Rescue Committee save children's lives in Mogadishu, Somalia.

VideoAugust 22, 2019

Feasibility and acceptability of gender-based violence screening: Primary health facilities in humanitarian settings

Enabling skilled providers to confidentially, efficiently and effectively identify individuals who have experienced gender-based violence is a crucial part of ensuring that survivors receive care that meets their needs and promotes their safety.

ReportSeptember 1, 2015

Intern helps Afghan women with mental health

In honor of this past month being designated Social Work Month by the National Association of Social Workers, we are proud to feature Shakira Gibson, a Master of Social Work intern from California State University Stanislaus. Shakira has been assisting the IRC in Turlock/Modesto since September with its Afghan Path Towards Wellness program, which focuses on the mental and physical well-being of Afghan women who have come to the United States as refugees or other special immigrants. (Interview by Perry Fishel)

AnnouncementApril 5, 2021
Two women crouch as they tend to their large garden.

Volunteer opportunities

Thank you for your interest in welcoming refugees to your community. By volunteering with the IRC in Salt Lake City, UT, you use your skills to help people who have fled violence and persecution to rebuild their lives in America. See below for the latest volunteer opportunities and how to apply.
VolunteerSalt Lake City, UT

NE Syria: 60% increase in COVID-19 cases in past week, IRC calls for increased health capacity

Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2020

Ukraine: With health facilities under attack and people trapped at home, IRC warns of increased disease and preventable deaths

Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2022

Health access volunteer

Help clients understand, navigate, and advocate for themselves within the U.S. heath care system.

VolunteerSacramento, CA
Dr. Bushra holds a baby in Yemen

Yemeni doctor fights for women’s health

It’s no small feat to be a woman in Yemen living without your family. Helping mothers give birth during a pandemic, in the most remote regions of a war-torn country, make this 27-year-old a courageous role model.

ArticleMarch 5, 2021

The new arrogance of power: Global politics in the age of impunity

RemarksJune 19, 2019

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