MedGlobal provides hope and healing to the displaced people in Idlib, Syria MedGlobal, along with a group of humanitarian organizations, stood in solidarity with 1.2
MedGlobal recently deployed an educational mission to Pakistan in November 2019. Along with local partner, Indus Hospital, MedGlobal and volunteers provided training to health care
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, currently hosts the world’s largest refugee camp, with more than 1.24 Million Rohingya in need of humanitarian assistance. We operate in a
This past November, MedGlobal took a team of volunteers to complete a medical, surgical, and educational mission in Yemen. MedGlobal volunteer pediatrician, Dr. Lia Harris,
Do you have stocks that have appreciated this year? You can get a tax break if you donate them to MedGlobal! By donating appreciated assets,
The Venezuelan refugee exodus is the worst humanitarian crisis in the southern hemisphere, second only to the Syrian catastrophe. Fifteen percent of the population –
MedGlobal recently returned from a targeted medical mission in Yemen providing medical and surgical services and medical training programs. A diverse team of highly skilled
Over 50,000 refugees have arrived by sea at the Greek Agean Islands of Lesvos, Samos, and Leros in 2019 – a significant increase from 2018.
There are currently over 1.3 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, over 75% of them are women and children. Our medical volunteers and local doctors have
Marked by political repression, hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages, the crisis in Venezuela continues, unabated after five years of conflict. Once the richest country in
According to Islamic scholars, Zakat, or almsgiving should be given to the most vulnerable, the needy, and displaced (al-masakeen and wayfarers). Your Zakat helps us
“Imagine you are at the delivery of a baby and the baby does not breathe or cry when born. No one knows what to do
By MedGlobal Volunteer, Dr. Aisha Mirza, Associate Clinical Professor University of Alberta Department of Emergency Medicine “One thing at a time, and all things in
Chicago (November 8, 2019) – In response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the Humanitarian Alliance for Yemen is set to deploy a new
By Allison Walton, MD. All photos taken by Dr. Walton. The Venezuelan migrant crisis is ultimately a tale of corruption, greed, and shortsightedness, but also
By Dr. Abdul, General Practitioner I am a UK trained General Practitioner currently based in the Middle East, after working for many years in the
Breathe, baby breathe! Imagine being at the delivery of a baby that you are assigned to care for – and that the baby does not breathe
Yemen is currently experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, resulting from nearly five years of relentless conflict intensified by severe pre-existing vulnerabilities – widespread poverty,
MedGlobal and PAMA (Palestinian American Medical Association) partnered up to send a team of medical and surgical volunteers for a week-long mission to pilot a
Ongoing military operations in northeastern Syria has already displaced 64,000 Syrian civilians internally and to the Iraqi Kurdistan regions. An additional 300,000 civilians will most likely be displaced to the
MedGlobal is sending a group of medical professionals from the United States and Canada, who are experts in their field, to train in the areas
MedGlobal is recruiting medical and surgical specialists, mainly in the fields of Endocrinology, Neurology, Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, and Orthopedics to volunteer with our partner, the
By Dr. Yusra Khan, Medical Volunteer I did not expect to meet people from so many different countries and in such large numbers. People from Congo,
By Dr. Maryam Molla, MedGlobal Field Coordinator Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF) representatives visited theOBAT+MedGlobal clinic in Kutupalong, Camp 4 in Bangladesh. A new partnership was
Tracy Ibgui, a registered nurse from Clarendon Hills, traveled to the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, to help victims of what the United Nations calls a genocide; mass killings of Rohingya Muslims by the government in Myanmar.
“Women want to control the time that they deliver because things are unexpected,” Sahloul said. “A bombing can happen at any time, and in the middle of the night you cannot move to the hospital.”
Every day is a busy day at the Hope Foundation clinic outside Balukhali camp in Bangladesh. The small facility teems with Rohingya refugees who have fled a campaign of brutal violence by the Myanmar military. The week I was there last December, there was a man with a bullet wound, a woman with facial burns, and more women with tiny babies than I could count.
Even for children who weren’t separated from their parents during immigration processing, the psycho-emotional stressors of making such a journey can be “far worse than the physical ones,” retired pediatrician John Kahler said.
“Sharing the information with the United Nations did not lead to greater protection,” said Dr Zaher Sahloul, the president of MedGlobal who was recently in Idlib. “If anything people are thinking right now that by sharing this information it’s increasing the risk of targeting the hospitals.”
Syrian Muslims, Rohingya Muslims and Yemeni Muslims are very different from each other in terms of literacy rates, lifestyles and occupations, says retired pediatrician John Kahler. Yet, today, all of these groups are struggling with escalating violence in their homelands, resulting in growing humanitarian crises around the world.
According to a Word Health Organization (WHO) situation report, there are 18.8 million people in Yemen who are in need of some sort of humanitarian aid. 14.8 million people in Yemen have no access to health care services.
The National Hellenic Museum will host a conversation with MedGlobal Doctors John Kahler and Peter Houck on the current state of the refugee crisis in Greece on Sunday, August 11, 2019, from 2 – 4 PM.
“I saw some villages completely emptied or half-emptied of their residents,” said Dr. Zaher Sahloul, the president of MedGlobal, an organization that sends medical teams to disaster regions, who risked the bombardments and threats from extremist groups to visit some of the most devastated areas this week.
As a general pediatrician, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) instructor from Vernon, BC, Canada, I couldn’t help but see a need for newborn resuscitation education when I volunteered with MedGlobal for the first time in the Rohingya refugee camp, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in April, 2018.
General: connect@medglobal.org
Volunteer Coordinator Office Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays 3-5 PM CST, Wednesdays 9-11 AM CST. Schedule your call at: volunteer@medglobal.org
10604 Southwest Highway, Suite 107, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Tag us at #medglobal
