Programs: International Medical Corps
Announced:
January 7, 2011
Category:
Facilitating Job Training & Workforce Development
Fund Amount: $1,564,988 Grant
In this video, experience the powerful work of the doctors & nurses
who are gaining emergency medical care skills and saving lives.
See more in the International Medical Corps Photo Gallery.
The Fund's grant to International Medical Corps helped establish an emergency medical care program--a tested package of interventions designed to build and strengthen emergency trauma and medical care in low and middle-income settings. The program aimed to improve regional level emergency medical care and elevate it to international standards via a tested combination of technical assistance, training, and capacity building.
Specifically, the Fund's grant helped International Medical Corps:
- Develop an Emergency Medical Care Working Group (EMCWG).
- Establish an Emergency Medicine Center of Excellence at HUEH.
- Provide training courses in emergency medical care at HUEH that meet international standards.
- Improve HUEH's capacity for emergency response to disaster events.
- Strengthen Health Information Systems (HIS) for injury surveillance and emergency medicine at HUEH.
The health care workers participating in the program gained the skills and knowledge to provide quality services to patients in critical condition, including a large percentage of the estimated 100,000 HUEH patients visiting the ER on an annual basis.
Doctors and nurses were able to make immediate use of their new skills. Early into his participation in the program, Dr. Vital Herve implemented a technique known as pericardiocentesis, one he had just learned, to save a patient's life. "Without the International Medical Corps course I would not have known what to do; I cannot thank them enough," Dr. Herve explained.
Fast Company explains that International Medical Corps is "a model for global not-for-profits, with a plan that goes way beyond drop-in disaster relief. In Haiti, it is training locals, building communities, and doing everything it can to put itself to pasture." Read the whole article: International Medical Corps Helps Haiti In Its Long Haul.
Why We Invested in the International Medical Corps
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's grant to International Medical Corps reflected our commitment to job creation and training, to building Haiti's institutional capacity, and to filling critical near-term gaps that pave the way for longer-term reconstruction.
Transforming Lives and Livelihoods
- Equipped the Center of Excellence emergency care training facility.
- Provided intensive training in emergency medical care for 85 Haitian doctors, 143 Haitian nurses, and 31 first responders.
- Improved the quality of care provided to over 100,000 Haitians who require HUEH’s emergency care services every year through courses that meet international standards.
- Built Haitian capacity for emergency medicine, which is critical when responding to future disasters and preventing widespread disabilities from everyday accidents.
About International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through humanitarian assistance and development programs. In Haiti, IMC deployed its Emergency Response Team to Port au-Prince within 22 hours of the earthquake. With support from donors, including CBHF, IMC provided medical care to more than 73,000 Haitians through 16 mobile clinics and the 700-bed HUEH. By request of hospital administrators, IMC also became the lead agency coordinating the non-governmental organizations and volunteers working at HUEH. Its EMCD program has been successfully implemented in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Iraq. Learn more about International Medical Corps' work at internationalmedicalcorps.org.
