Many refugees and migrants in Libya are not seeking needed healthcare as they fear being caught up in conflict between warring factions or detained, robbed or kidnapped at official and fake checkpoints, an aid agency said on Wednesday.
January 22, 2016 – Blog Entry #1 Editor’s note: Abdulrahman Alfituri is the National Project Manager of International Medical Corps’ programming in Libya, based in Tripoli. His initial experience in humanitarian work came as a volunteer during the uprising against Muammar Kaddafi in 2011. He joined International Medical Corps later that year as part of our …
Libya has become one of the main crossing points for migrants and refugees traveling from countries across Africa and the Middle East, in search of a better life in Europe. Essra Saad, a 22-year-old mother from Pakistan, is one of these refugees. She told International Medical Corps staff that she came to Libya in search …
Nahid Hassan, 65, was born and raised in Baghdad where she worked as an Arabic language teacher for over 14 years. She is also a mother of three and a grandmother. The year 2007 marked the height of the sectarian conflict in Iraq, “When it all happened, people were being dragged out of their houses. …
Hannah is 22 years old and finds meaning in her life from family, friends and her faith. She grew up in the Libyan city of Misurata and visits the International Medical Corps-supported physiotherapy center each week to help her enjoy those important parts of her life, despite her disability. Hannah has spastic paraparesi, a condition …
“Evidence and experience shows that when barriers to their inclusion are removed and persons with disabilities are empowered to participate fully in societal life, their entire community benefits. Barriers faced by persons with disabilities are, therefore, a detriment to society as a whole, and accessibility is necessary to achieve progress and development for all.” …
On December 3rd, International Medical Corps is marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities as part of the worldwide effort to promote a better understanding of disability issues. According to the U.N., over one billion people, or approximately 15 percent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. The term “persons with disabilities” …
Four-year-old Mohamed* is the first child with Cerebral Palsy that International Medical Corps worked with in the Libyan city of Sirte. With bright, intelligent eyes, Mohamed was always smiling and laughing. He came to a rehabilitation center supported by International Medical Corps carried by his doting father, but was unable to sit independently and had …
The London 2012 Paralympic games, which came to an end yesterday were undoubtedly a triumph for everyone involved. Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organizing Committee was surely right when he said, “In this country we will never think of sport the same way and we will never think of disability the same way.” …