Seven months ago, life for 40-year-old Burhani felt peaceful and safe. Living in Humera, Ethiopia, Burhani owned a small retail store and the business was prosperous. The conditions in the city were stable and his store was bringing in enough…
There’s an unspoken pandemic in our world. Physical health issues are often easy to identify and treat. A broken bone, a curable illness, a fever. While we’re concerned with caring for our physical well-being, our mental health often goes unnoticed….
When you enter the clinic, the outside light fills the front lobby, reflecting off the smooth cement floors. You tread carefully on the slick surface, made finer from years of patients and medical officers traversing the hallways. The light bends around the corner into a dark corridor. Peering through, you see patients moving through the darkened hallway, the feet…
With the support of people like you, we have spent over 40 years responding to disease outbreaks and epidemics. From Ebola to cholera, to H1N1 and HIV/AIDS. We understand how quickly disease can spread and how swiftly a virus can…
Shaza is a young Syrian woman. Seven years ago, her life turned upside down. War destroyed her home and extinguished her dreams.
A grandmother’s love and dedication—along with the medicine, clinic and nutritionist you helped provide—healed young David.
Gloriana is from Venezuela. She has lived in the United States for the past year with her daughter Grecia. When Gloriana saw the economy in free fall, and food and medicine becoming scarce, she knew it was no longer safe…
When I first meet Furaha, she is at her home in Kyangwali refugee settlement in Uganda. She’s surrounded by her six beautiful children. Ranging from newborn to age 12, they appear to be a very tight-knit family. I am immediately…
Let’s remember back to the start of this year. I recall feeling full of hope and blissfully unaware of what was about to unfold. Sitting at my home desk 12 months later, it invigorates me to imagine the chorus of…
The story of Christ’s birth conjures striking similarities between that time and today. When we think about our calling at Medical Teams International – to boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world – it’s humbling…
Caring for Premature Infants A beautiful, tender moment. A reason to celebrate – the moment a newborn enters the world. For a baby born premature, it can also be a terrifying moment. Some of Medical Teams’ most important and rewarding…
On November 2, Hurricane Eta struck Central America. Heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides. In its wake, the hurricane left damaged roads and uninhabitable conditions. Ready to Respond During hurricane season, we track many storms. This one was no different….