Top 10 Photos for 2021 7 min Read It’s that time of the year again — time to share our top 10 photos from 2021. For most of us, it’s been almost two years since the start of the pandemic. COVID seems to have a weird time warp…
Helen Manson: A Journey Behind the Lens 12 min Read As a humanitarian photographer and storyteller, Helen Manson has traveled to our program sites to help tell the stories of the people we serve. Helen also served as the keynote speaker at our 2021 Healthy Women, Healthy World Virtual Luncheon….
Improving Health Outcomes for Pregnant Refugee Women 4 min Read The number of refugees in the world is at its highest level ever, doubling since 2010. There were 82.4 million people displaced at the end of 2020, among them nearly 26 million refugees. About 1 in 25 is a pregnant…
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy 4 min Read Despite robust research and studies showing COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, the U.S. continues to struggle with vaccine hesitancy. One of the most effective ways to increase vaccination rates is through peer-to-peer influence. How can one person help those…
Accountability to Communities 5 min Read Since the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability was introduced in late 2014, many humanitarian organizations have been working to assess and improve their accountability to communities affected by crisis. The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) Alliance defines accountability as “the…
Dr. Travis Cavens Remembered 4 min Read On July 30, 2021, Medical Teams lost a beloved friend in Dr. Travis Ray Cavens. I knew Dr. Travis for 23 years, and I am honored to share how this truly amazing man made a tremendous impact on our organization….
The Haiti Earthquakes Then and Now 3 min Read In January 2010, Haiti was devastated by an earthquake. In August 2021, an earthquake struck again. Both times, Medical Teams mobilized to provide care and support to those in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquakes. Haiti Earthquake 2021 At 8:29…
The Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Health 5 min Read Record numbers of people are migrating, primarily in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. According to a recent study, 15 percent of the population of those three countries – over five million people – are making concrete plans to migrate north.[1]…
How Faith Communities Empower Health Outcomes 5 min Read One of the most important communities Medical Teams International works with is faith communities. That’s because in many places in the world, faith leaders have unparalleled influence in their community. A December 2012 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s…
Saving His Child’s Life – One Ethiopian Man’s Story 4 min Read 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…
Hepzoor’s Story: The Path to Mental Well-Being 6 min Read 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….
Monicah’s Story: “God had other plans for my life” 9 min Read 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…