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International Medical Corps is providing essential supplies, supporting health facilities and continuing to assess urgent needs in hard-hit Sarangani province.
South Sudan suffers from a drastic shortage of skilled birth attendants. International Medical Corp’s Senior Midwife Supervisor Chuol Ker Yat Pan is one of a growing cohort of midwives helping to fill the gap.
In remote Antsohihy, Midwife Germinah is playing a one-woman game of vaccine catch-up, with help from Jhpiego and FTKMA. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Acción Solidaria and Grupo de Rescate Metropolitano de Caracas, or GREMCA, received emergency funds from Direct Relief to support health efforts as the earthquake response continues.
Dr. Annette Giangiacomo, a Green Bay glaucoma specialist, spent a week in Ulaanbaatar training local ophthalmologists through Orbis International, part of a decade-long commitment to expanding sight-saving care in Mongolia and beyond.
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