IMC: A History of C reating Self-reliance March 23, 2006

International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through medical relief and health care training programs. Mission

Since its founding, IMC has worked in more than 40 countries on four continents, focusing its efforts on the most vulnerable populations, namely women, children, the elderly and infirm. Two decades of improving lives

Countries with IMC programs current programs past programs Afghanistan Pakistan Thailand Sri Lanka Indonesia East Timor Tajikistan Rwanda Sudan Sierra Leone Liberia Chad D.R.C. Angola Mozambique Tanzania Somalia Ethiopia Kenya Burundi Namibia Uganda Eritrea United States Honduras Nicaragua Ukraine Russian Federation Iraq Georgia Azerbaijan Iran Moldova Bosnia Albania Macedonia Croatia Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh Serbia

Defining Moments: IMC and a mission of aid that builds self- reliance

Defining Moments 1984 – IMC’s Inception in Afghanistan Defining Moments 1984 – IMC’s Inception in Afghanistan

Early 1990’s: Providing relief from famine and war 1990 – Angola

1991 – Somalia Early 1990’s: Providing relief from famine and war

Mid-90’s: IMC delivers relief and recovery 1993 – 1999: Balkans

Mid-90’s: IMC delivers relief and recovery 1993 – 1999: Balkans

Mid-90’s: IMC delivers relief and recovery Rwanda

Mid-90’s: IMC delivers relief and recovery 1999 – Sierra Leone

Mid-90’s: IMC delivers relief and recovery 1999 – Pakistan

2001 to 2006: Relief, Recovery, and Development 2002/2004 –Bali, Jakarta bombings

2001 to 2006: Relief, Recovery, and Development 2002 – Afghanistan

2001 to 2006: Relief, Recovery, and Development 2004 – Chad and Darfur

2001 to 2006: Relief, Recovery, and Development 2005– Tsunami/Hurricane Katrina/Pakistan earthquake

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