Dear [[FirstName]],

For over two decades IMC has improved the well-being of millions living in devastated and dangerous areas. In 2005, we worked for 16 million people in 21 countries. We have excelled in several key fields—among them emergency response, women’s health and mental health care. Our goals have been achieved by training local health workers whose skills are now crucial to the self-reliance of whole communities.

From Indonesia after the tsunami to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, we have learned that being there early—sometimes even within hours or days after disaster strikes—makes the difference to people who need our help.

Over the years, IMC has learned that improving the health of women results in improving the well-being of whole communities. When children have healthy mothers their chances of survival increase dramatically and they are less likely to become malnourished. We therefore focus much of our work on programs ranging from training midwives to providing small, income generating loans.

And finally, we are one of only a few organizations that provide direct mental health services, helping people deal with the trauma brought by natural and man-made disasters, creating a foundation for comprehensive health care.

We continue improving our programs in these crucial areas by learning from the past and applying our experience to the places we work in now—and will in the future.

Yours sincerely,

Nancy A. Aossey
President & CEO, International Medical Corps

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