Top 10 Photos of 2023 We’re closing out the year with a look back at the top 10 photos of 2023! One of the blessings of our work is capturing the spirit of the people we serve alongside in photographs. From a primary health care…
Behind the Curtain: Our NICUs in Uganda Picture a newborn baby: sweet faces, tiny fingers and toes, maybe a whisp of hair atop their heads. They can strike a joyful note in even the hardest of hearts. All babies deserve and need loving medical care to start…
Giving Tuesday: 3 Reasons to Give Every year on Giving Tuesday, millions of Americans join together in donating to nonprofits around the world. In 2022, this incredibly generous community of givers donated $3.1 billion! After shopping the deals of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, many people…
Prayers for Thanksgiving from Medical Teams Thanksgiving is a time of bounty, a special day when friends and family come together in gratitude for all that we have. But we also live in a broken world. More people than ever before have been forced to leave…
Born Too Soon: World Prematurity Day Every year on November 17, we celebrate World Prematurity Day. It’s a day set aside to reflect on the importance of specialized care for infants who are born early and their mothers, who often need extra support. Around the world,…
What is Famine? Racheal, a young woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is only 24. But she’s wise beyond her years. She hasn’t experienced a famine, but she does know how dangerous a lack of food is. She says, “Food is the…
A Gift Catalog of Hope As we near the end of the year, one season looms, both spiritually and materially. Christmas is almost here! This year, you can give a gift that truly keeps giving when you to do your shopping from the pages of…
The Darién Gap – Steve Cooke’s Reflections UPDATE: We have a great news to share about our work in the Darién Gap! Thanks to a recent institutional donor award from the United States Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migrants, Medical Teams is doubling our program size in…
Yatzil: A Venezuelan Mother’s Story Yatzil, a mother of 6, has a shy smile. But she talks with her hands, gesturing widely when she tells stories. She describes her home country, Venezuela, with special passion. She’s grateful to Colombia, where her family has found stability…
IOM and Medical Teams in Ukraine While the world watched in horror as Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Medical Teams jumped into action. Alongside our partners, we helped thousands of people who were forced to leave home by violence get essential medical care and medicines. We…
The 7 Countries Medical Teams Works In Every day, people around the world wake up and greet the day with one goal in mind: to deliver loving, life-saving health care to people facing crisis. The best part? We’re blessed to work alongside them! That’s because they’re our…
Nikki Lerner Shines at Healthy Women, Healthy World Luncheon At this year’s Healthy Women, Healthy World Luncheon, the joy and passion in the room were palpable. Spirits were high — our keynote speaker, Nikki Lerner, gave an incredible speech about the gifts we each carry — and our compassionate…