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On August 24, 2019, the Bahamas was hit with an extremely powerful and devastating category 5 hurricane named Dorian. Dorian continued to intensify over the following days and reached its peak with one-minute sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) by September 1, 2019. It made landfall in the Bahamas in Elbow Cay and again on Grand Bahama several hours later. Dorian spent 36 hours over the Bahamas with high winds and torrential rains, swamping neighborhoods in muddy brown floodwaters and destroying or severely damaging thousands of homes and causing widespread power outages. Damage in the Bahamas was catastrophic due

The team was able to care for some very special children today in Cambodia. HIV is prevalent in the islands and this year IMR saw our first HIV+ child, a 9 year old boy, that has had the disease passed on to this next generation. We also saw three children diagnosed with ichthyosis, one, a newborn sibling now diagnosed with the same disease as his two older siblings whom we saw last year. Michelle, our wound care specialist, was wonderful with the siblings. She was able to provide them with a large amount of donations and knowledge as to how

Simultaneously, IMR was delivering medication to refugee communities along the Tunisia-Libya border and assessing the living conditions with one of our partner organizations. The majority of these camps are merely transitional camps, and conditions are relatively stable. These valuable medical supplies were enough to treat a community of 50,000 people. The life saving medical aid was quickly put to work to help those patients in great need. “We saved lives. Without these necessary medicines, patients in these communities would have lost their lives” states Shauna King, Founder and President of International Medical Relief. “I want to provide hope to these

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Jim Porter DDS, PC an alumni volunteer with IMR Haiti in 2013 is being honored by family and friends for his great work and heart with this memorial fund. Jim’s trip to Haiti and his work there as the team dentist impacted him tremendously, Haiti was a physically, emotionally and spiritually challenging and rewarding trip. Jim had a tremendous heart for those in need, this memorial fund has been created by the Porter family to honor Jim and his work, his passion and his desire to provide dental services worldwide. All gifts to the Jim Porter Memorial Fund are tax

It is with great sadness that I report to you that on the afternoon of May 3, 2012 a devastating fire broke out in the workshop next door to the container where International Medical Relief stores our medical and dental supplies that teams use on our humanitarian trips to Haiti. Although we are fortunate that no one was hurt, IMR lost all of our medications, community education materials, would care supplies, clinic equipment including a full dental surgical kit, dental supplies, laboratory and ER supplies, diagnostic equipment and surgical equipment. We have now estimated the damages to be in excess

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mar 29, 2011 BENGHAZI, LIBYA- As opposing forces fight for territory in Libya, IMR completes a large humanitarian mission to bring medical supplies to citizens trapped in the conflict in this tumultuous North African Nation. In mid-March, one of our partner organizations was contacted about delivering aid to Libya and to migrant workers and refugees on the border. “It was important for IMR to answer the call to deliver medications and medical supplies to a hospital in Benghazi. These people are enduring great hardships and are on the brink of revolutionary change”, said Shauna King, Founder and

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International Medical Relief supported a container shipment that went to Umuahia, Nigeria. Here, a needy hospital, the Hospital for the Poor, run by the Catholic Church was able to obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medical supplies and equipment. This will enable the hospital to function at much higher level using equipment and supplies that are greatly needed in Nigeria. View More Photos on the IMR Facebook Page Join Us in Making a Difference. Bring much-needed acute medical and dental care to a beautiful, culture-rich destination. You can join an IMR medical mission team today! Join the Mission

The World Health Organization estimates that each year 300-500 million cases of malaria occur and more than 1 million people die of malaria, especially in developing countries. The majority of these deaths occur with children. The high cost of medicines and loss of production that arise as a result of the epidemic take an incredible toll on the economies of countries that in many cases are already crippled. IMR’s approach is simple. Our basic premise focuses on educating the remote communities that we serve about malaria, the risks, and prevention techniques. These techniques can be as simple as covering skin

In 2007, IMR volunteer Pete Ambrose embarked on a quest to provide agricultural assistance to a needy orphanage in remote Ethiopia, Elshadai Orphan Village. After three years of fundraising his dream will be realized as he brings new livestock aid to the orphanage. Pete personally raised an animal through his Colorado 4H club and all of the proceeds went to support this project. Additionally, he raised support at the State Fair. His journey to help this orphanage which survives solely on their farm will bring much needed help to the nearly 100 youth and volunteers living on the grounds. View

Two IMR volunteers, Keren Etzion and Jessica Genninger embarked on a project to provide education supplies in Ethiopia. After raising support for nearly three years, the duo will turn over their earnings to the Elshadai Orphan Village (orphans pictures here with IMR volunteer Miranda Woods) in the form of educational supplies in early 2010. Some of the orphans living at this village have handicaps not allowing them to participate in the local school system. This, along with the logistical handicap of getting the youth to a school and providing funds for their supplies and books has prevented them from getting

IMR shipped a container of much needed education and medical supplies to Wukro, Ethiopia in late 2009. “I am grateful to your great deed for the people, this is really very generous work in life, as you did this kind job” said Dr. Asmamaw Mirutse. Supplies, including clothes, bicycles and toys for the children, were packed by a group with disabilities at the HELP Warehouse. Jean Kaye Wilson commented on the importance of the volunteers at the warehouse having special needs as the orphanage that would receive the shipment also has many children with mental and physical handicaps “this is

Every year, 2.4 million children die from preventable diseases. IMR is saving some of these lives. Our vaccination program helps to give vaccinations to those that otherwise would not have access because of their location or the costs. IMR reaches remote areas that are underserved in terms of health care services. Vaccinations require to be kept at a very specific temperature and our teams are skilled at transporting them and distributing them effectively and properly. These vaccines are one of the most effective health interventions ever developed. Every year IMR increases our ability to vaccinate communities against tuberculosis, polio, measles,

In October, of 2002 International Medical Relief was founded. Today, we celebrate this monumental 10 year anniversary by helping others celebrate their 10th birthday. We help some of the 7.6 million children that die each year of preventable causes, and want them all to reach their tenth birthday. 80 percent of the world will never step foot into a health care facility. IMR directly impacts these communities in Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, and America. With our sustainable model of community health education we can save these children. Our organization has touched hundreds