Healing Haiti
(3/10/2010)
IMA World Health, which leads a major national effort in Haiti to integrate treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), conducted a rapid assessment soon after the devastating earthquake of January 12th.
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Safe Motherhood Kits in Haiti
(3/10/2010)
The scenes are grim. The city of Port au Prince and surroundings areas have been leveled by a massive earthquake. What can we do to help?
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A Message from Rick Santos
(3/10/2010)
In Haiti we have witnessed one of the most horrific natural disasters of the 21st Century with the earthquake that destroyed much of the capital city of Port au Prince on January 12th.
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Former IMA President Heads Assessment Team in Haiti
(2/9/2010)
IMA World Health, a specialist in providing essential healthcare services and medical supplies to people in need around the world, today announced it will send a two-person Assessment Team to Haiti on February 10, 2010. Leading the IMA Assessment Team will be Paul Derstine, retired president of IMA. He will be joined by IMA’s Country Representative for Haiti, Dr. Abdel Direny, who has headed IMA’s office in Port au Prince since 2008.
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Mobilizing—And More
(2/1/2010)
IMA World Health mobilized quickly to respond to the earthquake in Haiti. We have already air shipped more than $500,000 worth of medicines and medical supplies to the troubled nation, with another $250,000 worth ready to go. Shipments include IMA Medicine Boxes®, which have basic pain medications, antibiotics, ointments, and bandages to typically treat up to 1,000 people. We also are supplying Safe Motherhood Kits — with hospitals and clinics severely damaged, supplies for clean birthing are needed more than ever.
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What is a Safe Motherhood Kit?
(2/1/2010)
The Safe Motherhood Kit was created in response to women’s needs in developing countries for basic sterile supplies for childbirth. IMA staff designed the Kit with input from medical professionals in the field. The Rotary Club of Bonds Meadow (Westminster, MD) – a longtime IMA World Health partner – funded the first 500 Kits as a pilot project.
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What is a Medicine Box?
(1/22/2010)
This package of medication and supplies, designed to treat the common illnesses of approximately 1,000 people in rural communities for up to 2 months, has become a symbol of our organization throughout the world.
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IMA Acting Qucikly
(1/21/2010)
This week IMA World Health shipped more than 80 medicine boxes to help ease the suffering in Haiti.
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Current facts 1/15/10
(1/15/2010)
IMA World Health has an office in Port au Prince, Haiti, and has had since 2000. We have 5 Haitian staff who work in that office.
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IMA Staff Found Alive in Haiti
(1/15/2010)
Richard L. (Rick) Santos is the President and Chief Executive Officer of IMA World Health. Rick has over two decades of experience in faith-based and relief and development work.
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IMA World Health Mobilizes Haitian Relief
(1/13/2010)
New Windsor, MD – January 14--IMA World Health (IMA), a specialist in providing essential healthcare services and medical supplies to people in need around the world, has immediately begun developing an emergency response to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and the surrounding areas.
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Clean Water Update
(8/27/2009)
Gifts to IMA's Clean Water programs are helping nearly half a million people in the DR Congo.
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Images of Haiti
(8/6/2009)
A slideshow providing a glimpse of IMA's work in the developing nation.
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IMA included in Forbes listing
(1/21/2009)
IMA was included in Forbes magazine's "Top 200" list, and was named one of the top 20 most efficient in the nation.
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Kids Make a Difference!
(6/2/2008)
Kids from all over the US have raised more than $9,000 to help others have clean, safe drinking water!
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