If you’re looking to be inspired, motivated or cared for, look no further than Medical Teams International staff member, Racheal Kyalikoba. Racheal exemplifies what is best about Medical Teams. At the time of our interview in February 2022, Racheal was…

Conflict in the Congo is forcing thousands of people to flee their homes, crossing over the border into Uganda. Medical Teams is the leading organization providing health screenings as refugees cross over.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again: see our top photos of 2022! This is our favorite time to invite you in to celebrate and reflect on all we have accomplished together in the past year. The year…

The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) is a globally recognized voluntary standard setting out nine commitments that organizations and individuals involved in humanitarian response use to improve the quality and effectiveness of the assistance they provide. Because…

The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) is a globally recognized voluntary standard setting out nine commitments that organizations and individuals involved in humanitarian response use to improve the quality and effectiveness of the assistance they provide. Because…

Now in the eighth month of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it feels poignant to write about Maryna and my visit to Moldova, especially after the recent series of escalated missile attacks targeting cities across Ukraine. I sit on the couch in…

Medical Teams International provides life-saving medical care primarily in two contexts: sudden onset emergencies and protracted emergencies. Whereas sudden onset emergencies like natural disasters or armed conflicts are often well publicized, protracted emergencies are more easily forgotten and difficult to…

Imagine leaving your home, your social network, your job and most of your physical possessions behind. Or consider working extremely long hours every day for months at a time, uncertain when the frantic pace will stop. Now, picture the gravity…

World Communion Sunday may not be well known by everyone in the Christian community, but it is certainly an event that needs to be put on the Church calendar. Every year on the first Sunday in October, Christians around the…

At the end of August 2017, the Rohingya people — a minority group in Myanmar — experienced horrific violence. They fled genocide in Myanmar, surviving massacres and burning villages. Over the course of a month, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya…

Recently, we announced the closure of our Guatemala office. Although closing Medical Teams in Guatemala allows us to respond to critical crises in other locations, it is still hard to say goodbye to the Guatemalan communities and incredible staff who…

Recently we announced Medical Teams is transitioning away from its programming in Lebanon, a place where we’ve been present since 2013. For nearly a decade, Medical Teams delivered crucial care to refugees fleeing conflict in Syria and helped establish and…