Partnerships that improve health around the world

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Partnerships that improve health around the world

Co-Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ambereen Sleemi to be awarded 2023 Global Humanitarian Award by USA for UNFPA

In recognition of her extraordinary service in obstetric fistula repair surgeries around the world 

Trained nearly 100 doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals

TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE AND CARE FOR WOMEN WITH PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS

Performed over 200 surgeries

to treat women with fistulas and other pelvic floor disorders

Completed over 500 medical exams

for Puerto Ricans post-Hurricane Maria and in haiti

focus on gynecologic surgeries

In conjunction with local surgeons, we help restore women’s health by treating their severe gynecological conditions such as obstetric fistulas.

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expansion of primary and emergency medicine

We provide direct medical care and essential medical supplies to people affected by natural disasters, extreme poverty, and regional conflict.

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commitment to Training healthcare workers

We believe that the most effective way to improve health is by training healthcare workers on the ground.

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Our projects

Liberia

In collaboration with United Nations Population Fund and Liberian Ministry of Health, IMR trains Liberian doctors to repair obstetrical fistulas

IMR collaborates with St. Boniface Hospital to teach attending and resident physicians focusing on gynecologic surgery. We also collaborate with GOALS Haiti to train healthcare workers and run clinics in Destra.

Puerto Rico

IMR has been on the ground since October 2017 teaming with local community organizations in Vieques to bring direct aid and supplies to the victims of Hurricane Maria. We will continue to do so as long as the need is present.

Malawi

We work with UNFPA-Malawi and the Malawi Ministry of Health to treat women with obstetric fistulas at Mulanje District Hospital in the southern region of Mulanje, Malawi.

Scholarship Program

We support future healthcare providers who are committed to serving their underserved communities with a scholarship to support their education.

Ukraine

We provide supplies and equipment to our medical partners affected by the ongoing war. We also collaborate with local medical schools to supplement training and education.

Past Projects

COVID-19 Emergency PPE Supply Cabinet: we kept healthcare workers safe by providing emergency PPE supplies when there were critical gaps in supply.
IMR provided disaster relief in the Philippines after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan of 2013
In collaboration with AIGINET, we held a workshop with nurses in Butare, Rwanda about medical and obstetric emergencies