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MedGlobal’s Statement on UN Resolution 2642 January 5, 2023

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MedGlobal joins the voices of UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA), International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA)and UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in urging the UN Security Council to preserve the cross-border humanitarian aid access from Turkey into northwest Syria. With a … Continued

Increasing access to life-saving humanitarian heath services in Syria

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Baseline evaluation report for “Increasing access to life-saving and life-sustaining coordinated, equitable humanitarian heath services for those most vulnerable in need in Syria” Project 1. Executive Summary This report comprehensively documents the findings and results of a baseline survey which was part of the project “Increasing access to life-saving and life-sustaining coordinated, equitable humanitarian … Continued

MedGlobal is Abhorred by the Attack at its Medical Office in Yemen

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For Immediate Release MedGlobal is Abhorred by the Attack at its Medical Office in Yemen The cost of the Yemen war continues to rise. Today we are saddened to report that MedGlobal’s Yemen office has been attacked. Simultaneous grenades were dropped on our office facilities. Thankfully, our MedGlobal staff were not harmed. However, our … Continued

Medical Support for a World in Crisis

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Medical Support for a World in Crisis: Zaher Sahloul / Physician and the President of MedGlobal with NHK Japan Chicago physician Zaher Sahloul founded an NGO to support people enduring war and natural disasters worldwide. It started in response to war in his homeland. Syria, and continues today in Ukraine. Sahloul went to Ukraine … Continued

Bangladesh: Report for the Health Post Project

By leena.sahlou

Through the funding from Latter-day Saint Charities (LDS), MedGlobal implemented the Health Post (HP) project from December 2021 to April 2022. The aim of the project was to “Improve the health statuses of Rohingya refugees living in Camp 24” and “improve access to preventative nutritional and mental health services for refugee families”. This Endline evaluation … Continued

MedGlobal is awarded a grant by Simon Bolivar Foundation

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For immediate release 30 November 2022 Chicago – MedGlobal has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the Simon Bolivar Foundation to implement a charitable project to provide medical care services to vulnerable Venezuelan and other migrants and host community residents in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The project will kick off in January 2023 and will last for … Continued

MedGlobal Team Returns from Kyiv, Ukraine Safely after a Training Medical Mission

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Immediate Release 12th October 2022 A team of 7 US doctors and nurses returned from Kyiv, Ukraine after completing the training of more than 150 Ukrainian doctors, nurses, and medics on chemical weapons preparedness, the use of portable ultrasound in the management of trauma patients, and improving nursing practices in triaging and infection control. … Continued

The impact of climate change on Syrian refugee camps

By leena.sahlou

For immediate release 21 September, 2022 Chicago – MedGlobal has released an advocacy report to raise awareness on the manifold impact of climate change on the health of displaced persons. Titled ‘Climate change, war, displacement and health: the impact on Syrian refugee camps’, the report focuses on Syrian refugees living in Syria and Lebanon and … Continued

MedGlobal Annual Report 2021

By leena.sahlou

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2021, the worldwide health scene was still dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus was disseminated far faster by the Delta and Omicron strains than by their predecessors, outpacing the rate of immunization. Officially, the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 6 million individuals worldwide, but many more died without being counted. Multiple types of … Continued