When Paska’s daughter, Keisi, fell ill with malaria, Paska was frantic with worry. But because of compassionate people like you, Paska could bring Keisi to a Medical Teams clinic. Providers were waiting with open arms to ease Paska’s worry and…

At this year’s Healthy Women, Healthy World luncheons we’re celebrating the power of connection. From the first moments of life, we reach for one another’s hands. Whether it’s friend to friend or parent to child, holding hands says: I’m here….

On August 27, something special is happening at Medical Teams…we’re celebrating our 2nd annual Medical Teams Giving Day! Mark your calendar for a day of celebration and the chance to give better, together for our neighbors around the world. Last…

On August 19, Medical Teams joins with other humanitarian organizations to celebrate the commitment and courage of humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day.  Humanitarians dedicate their lives to serving others, often in challenging and dangerous contexts. It’s not an easy job,…

Mazahir is many things: a nurse, a poet, a mother, an avid reader…and an internally displaced person. When violence erupted in Khartoum last spring, she was one of the millions of people shocked by the sudden civil war. Like so…

Each year, Medical Teams celebrates World Breastfeeding Week, a time set aside to come together as a global community to raise awareness and increase action on breastfeeding. In many of the countries Medical Teams and other humanitarian organizations serve in,…

In mid-February, Medical Teams welcomed Lauren Taylor as our Chief of International Programs. Lauren came to Medical Teams with a wealth of experience in international relief and development and working in fragile contexts. Prior to Medical Teams, she served as…

If you’ve never had dental pain, consider yourself lucky! When a tooth hurts, it can be hard to focus on anything else. Regular activities — even eating and sleeping — can become herculean tasks with dental pain. A visit to…

This week, Integral Alliance — a network of Christian humanitarian organizations Medical Teams belongs to — released a new report about the factors driving neglected crises. A “neglected crisis” occurs when people are hurting and need help, but there isn’t…

It’s no secret that it hasn’t been an easy year — again — for our hurting world. From Gaza to Sudan, there has been no shortage of suffering. But as we did our mid-year check-in here at Medical Teams, we…

This year, the world reached a grim milestone: the highest number of displaced people ever recorded has been topped again. At the end of 2023, more than 117 million people around the world were forced to leave home, an 8…

On World Refugee Day, we’re celebrating the people we serve alongside who are refugees themselves and still give back. Our community-led health care model is propelled by people like Semira, Kiffa, and Mohammad — those who know the experiences of…