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Mobile clinics restore health for rural Syrians

A health system broken by war leaves Syrians desperate for care. IRC mobile health teams are providing lifesaving care and medication twice a month to remote villages and tent cities across Syria.
SlideshowJune 16, 2017
A health workers writes notes as he examines a child sitting on his father's lap

Follow a mobile health team treating children in Yemen's remotest villages

IRC mobile health teams in war-torn Yemen are delivering lifesaving medical services to people living in remote mountainous regions. Follow one team on its weekly journey to the village of Mosuk to treat malnourished children, many suffering from cholera.

ArticleOctober 16, 2018

Diabetes is manageable–unless you live in Syria 

A health system broken by war leaves Syrians to cope with unchecked chronic disease. The IRC is filling a critical gap in care for Syrians like 65-year-old Miriam with diabetes, as well as those with heart disease, asthma and other chronic conditions.

ArticleJune 23, 2017
Mobile medical team and their minivan

How do you reach people in need in Libya? Rent a van

In war-torn Libya, a roving IRC medical team is providing lifesaving care to people unable to reach a doctor because of the violence and general lawlessness that surrounds them.

ArticleMay 11, 2018
A girl washes clothes as families stand outside a school used as a shelter for Internally Displaced People (IDP) from northern Burkina Faso on June 13, 2019 in Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is experiencing one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises.
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A Rohingya refugee woman holds her malnourished baby in an IRC-supported health center in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh

Nearly 1 million Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, a district in Bangladesh. The IRC is responding with health care, protection for vulnerable women and children, and emergency support for the refugees.
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Map of Libya shown within North Africa

Libya

The International Rescue Committee provides vital health care and protection to vulnerable Libyans, refugees and migrants who have now experienced more than 10 years of protracted crisis and recurring conflict.
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A mother and her two young children seated outdoors in Yemen

Yemen

Plagued by war, poverty, malnutrition and cholera, Yemen is facing one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. Now its health system is under the strain of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, many of which are going untested and undetected.
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New Mobile App Helps IRC Clients in Dallas

Technology developed by a Dallas caseworker is providing a simple online guide to essential local services for refugees and immigrants.

AnnouncementOctober 16, 2017
An Ebola survivor in Congo receives mental health support from International Rescue Committee staff member seated across from her.

Mental health

The IRC works to ensure that people can receive care and manage treatment for themselves and their families, from the earliest stages of a mental health crisis through recovery.
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