By leena.sahlou
Dear member of the MedGlobal community, Reaching the end of 2024, we are filled with pride and inspiration as well as dismay and outrage. As humanitarians, our purpose is to bring a measure of healing and humanity into spaces of pain and violence. Spaces like the overcrowded camps in southern Bangladesh housing over a million Rohingya stripped … Continued
By leena.sahlou
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dr. Paul Holtrop reflects on his mission to equip midwives with critical newborn care skills in the heart of Cox’s Bazar. Near the crowded camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, home to roughly a million Rohingya refugees who fled ethnic violence in Myanmar, Dr. Paul Holtrop, a retired U.S. neonatologist, recently completed a critical MedGlobal … Continued
By leena.sahlou
In the wake of the recent U.S. election, we at MedGlobal find ourselves reflecting on the challenges that lie ahead for healthcare, human rights, and humanitarian efforts both domestically and around the globe. We acknowledge the concerns and anxieties experienced by the communities we serve as they navigate the uncertain implications of potential new policies … Continued
By kannout
A team of U.S. MedGlobal volunteers, including five medical doctors, recently returned from a weeklong medical mission in Cúcuta, Colombia, where they provided crucial healthcare services to more than 600 Venezuelans and Colombians. Dr. Beverly Tambe, who participated in the mission, said: “No matter which site we went to, when we arrived, there was a long … Continued
By leena.sahlou
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After more than ten years, the Syrian people are still suffering from the ongoing crisis that swept over our country, leaving millions of people internally displaced and forced to live in camps, as well as hundreds of thousands of dead. Furthermore, the Syrian and Russian troops’ battle and relentless military operations have led to poverty … Continued
By leena.sahlou
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04/21/2024 — In a significant move to combat the escalating health and nutrition crisis in Yemen, MedGlobal and United Mission for Relief & Development (UMR) have announced a new partnership aimed at providing vital nutrition and reproductive health services to vulnerable communities in the Hais Hospital and Al-Fash Health … Continued
By leena.sahlou
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After more than ten years, the Syrian people are still suffering from the ongoing crisis that swept over our country, leaving millions of people internally displaced and forced to live in camps, as well as hundreds of thousands of dead. Furthermore, the Syrian and Russian troops’ battle and relentless military operations have led to poverty … Continued
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
By leena.sahlou
The humanitarian NGO says more should have been done to prevent this tragedy.
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