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UN’s failure to extend cross-border mechanism puts lives at risk in Syria: int’l relief organizations

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“How can we allow the same regime that bombed its people, used chemical weapons against children, attacked hospitals and schools, and starved children to death in areas that were under its siege in Ghouta, Madaya, and Zanafani to control the aid delivery to 4.5 million people whom it has treated as enemies?” said  Zaher Sahloul, chair … Continued

Potential Transfer of Control of Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid to Northwest Syria

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2023 MedGlobal Very Concerned by the Potential Transfer of Control over Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Operation from UN to Assad Regime CHICAGO– MedGlobal and many in the NGO community are shocked and deeply concerned by yesterday’s announcement at the UN by the Syrian regime, offering to the UN to take control … Continued

Updates from our Work in Latin America

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2013 collapse of the Venezuelan economy and its political institutions has produced a crisis affecting all of Latin America growing into the largest migration crisis in the Western Hemisphere. In response to the crisis, MedGlobal has established a number of programs in both Colombia and Ecuador. Our Colombia office is well established at the … Continued

Statement on Resolution Failing to Pass

By leena.sahlou

MedGlobal is deeply alarmed by today’s failure of the United Nations Security Council to extend Resolution 2672, which provides essential access and funding for humanitarian aid to Syria. In allowing this support to lapse, the United Nations is abrogating responsibilities and commitments dating back to 2014, at a time when the humanitarian crisis caused by … Continued

June Ukraine Mission

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2023 MedGlobal Team Educates Future Frontline Medics in another Successful Medical Training Mission in Ukraine The humanitarian NGO’s volunteers return from another successful mission in Ukraine The MedGlobal team conducted an RMM training session on battlefield injuries and portable ultrasounds for Ukrainian medical instructors and future frontline medics in Kyiv … Continued

التعرض لصدمة نفسية جديدة التأثير النفسي للزلزال على سوريا المنكوبة بالحرب

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][pdf-embedder url=”https://medglobal.kalerwhales.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Retraumatized-The-Psychological-Impact-of-the-Earthquake-on-War-Torn-Syria-Ar.pdf” title=”Retraumatized-The Psychological Impact of the Earthquake on War-Torn Syria-Ar”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] الملخص التنفيذي تترك الزلازل والكوارث الطبيعية بشكل عام تأثيرات واضحة وفورية على المشهد المادي والنفسي للأمم. وقد أظهرت الدراسات العديدة التي أجريت بعد الأعاصير والتسونامي والزلازل والفيضانات أن الكوارث الطبيعية تزيد من احتمالية الإصابة باضطرابات الصحة النفسية. وقد تعرضت جنوب تركيا وشمال سوريا لزلزال … Continued

Retraumatized – The Psychological Impact of the Earthquake on War-Torn Syria

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][pdf-embedder url=”https://medglobal.kalerwhales.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Retraumatized-The-Psychological-Impact-of-the-Earthquake-on-War-Torn-Syria-V3.pdf” title=”Retraumatized-The Psychological Impact of the Earthquake on War-Torn Syria-V3″][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Executive Summary Earthquakes and natural disasters as a whole have noticeable and immediate impacts on the physical and psychological landscape of a nation. Natural disasters have been shown to result in a higher likelihood of the development of mental health disorders in numerous studies … Continued

MedGlobal’s Efforts in Vaccinating Rohingya Refugees and Local Populations in Bangladesh

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every year in the last week of April, World Immunization Week is observed to raise awareness about the significance of vaccines and immunization. This year’s World Immunization Week theme is “Vaccines Bring Us Closer.” Vaccines not only protect us from fatal diseases, but they also bring us closer to our loved ones, communities, and a … Continued

MedGlobal Update on Escalating Violence in Sudan

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  April 16, 2023  MedGlobal and its partner organization, the Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA), express grave concerns over the recent escalation of violence in Sudan, which poses a significant threat to the already dire humanitarian crisis affecting over 15 million people due to food shortages and inflation. We demand an immediate end … Continued