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.
2025 was a year filled with conflict, disaster and disease—as well as the work of committed and courageous humanitarians who did everything they could to help. These photos from International Medical Corps highlight the people who made it happen.
When funding cuts threatened a lifesaving initiative to reduce maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage in conflict zones, Jacinda Ardern’s Matariki Fund stepped in to ensure the work could continue in South Sudan and Burkina Faso.
For more than 30 years, physician Jill Seaman has treated infectious diseases through South Sudan Medical Relief in one of the world’s most remote and conflict-affected regions, saving thousands of lives in conditions most would consider impossible.
In a shift towards sustainable healthcare in Unity State, South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières moves medical services to a state-owned hospital after 10 years of care.