Skip to main content
  • Resources
  • Search
  • Donate
IMA World Health IMA World Health IMA World Health
  • Who We Are
    • Our People
      • Leadership
      • Board of Directors
      • Senior staff
    • Financials
    • Our History
    • Careers
      • What We Do
        • Address violence against women
        • Advance global health security
        • Foster social and behavior change
        • Improve maternal and child health
        • Integrate water, sanitation and hygiene solutions
        • Prevent and treat disease
        • Promote nutrition
        • Scale immunization
        • Strengthen health systems
        • Support mental health
          • Where We Work
            • Democratic Republic Of Congo
            • Honduras
            • Indonesia
            • Mali
            • Nepal
            • Nigeria
            • Philippines
            • Sierra Leone
            • South Sudan
            • Tanzania
              • News & Resources
                • News
                • Resources
                • Peer-Reviewed Articles
                • InUnison Newsletter
                  • Donate
                  • Featured News

                    Building global health security through immunization: IMA's two decades of impact

                    In an interconnected world, vaccines are a cornerstone of global health security—and IMA World Health has played a critical role in ensuring they deliver that protection for over two decades. Learn More

                  • Blog

                    25 Years of Partnership and Impact: IMA World Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

                    • Feb 26, 2026

                    For 25 years, IMA World Health has strengthened health systems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through long-term partnership, reform and national impact.

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health confirms fatal attack on health care worker in South Sudan

                    • Feb 19, 2026

                    IMA World Health is deeply saddened to report the brutal killing of a colleague who was a nurse and health care worker affiliated with the JESI Plus Project, during an armed att...

                  • SEE YOUR GENEROSITY AT WORK FOR FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD

                    I have read the Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
                  • Blog

                    Mobile and digital solutions key to health systems strengthening

                    • Kat Fiske
                    • Jun 24, 2025

                    Mobile and digital solutions are key to strengthening health systems, especially in countries where health care facilities and workers can be inaccessible, overstretched or disr...

                  • Blog

                    On the move to save lives: Expanding access to VL care in South Sudan

                    • Jun 24, 2025

                    Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), or Kala-Azar, is one of the world’s deadliest neglected tropical diseases. In South Sudan, years of conflict have devastated health infrastructure, ...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health and local health partners respond to humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • Jun 4, 2025

                    Corus organization IMA World Health is meeting the urgent needs of trauma victims and vulnerable community members in partnership with HEAL Africa hospital, Panzi Foundation, an...

                  • Blog

                    Humanitarian crisis in Eastern DRC: Addressing rising displacement and critical needs in Goma and beyond

                    • Feb 6, 2025

                    The escalating conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has triggered a massive humanitarian crisis, with over 5 million people displaced across North and South Ki...

                  • Blog

                    From malnourished to thriving: The transformative journey of Mado

                    • Crystal Stafford
                    • Jan 23, 2025

                    Discover the inspiring story of Mado, a 2-year-old girl in the DRC whose life was saved by the power of simple but effective solutions. In February 2016, Mado’s critical conditi...

                  • Blog

                    Assistant Nurse Tangiza Tangiza believes change is possible

                    • Crystal Stafford
                    • Nov 25, 2024

                    Across DRC, approximately six million children suffer from chronic malnutrition. Assistant Nurse Tangiza Tangiza, who works in Kasai province, has seen hundreds of children repe...

                  • Blog

                    Arming communities to fight malnutrition in DRC

                    • Crystal Stafford
                    • Nov 22, 2024

                    In DRC, where approximately six million children suffer from chronic malnutrition. This contributes to the prevalence of stunting in the country, which often has devastating con...

                  • Blog

                    From health systems to handwashing stations: WASH efforts in the DRC

                    • Oct 12, 2024

                    Corus organization IMA World Health has been working for decades to improve water, hygiene and sanitation in almost every province in the DRC.

                  • Blog

                    Fighting trachoma: Empowering communities for sustainable health solutions

                    • Oct 1, 2024

                    For over a decade, Corus organization IMA World Health has been committed to fighting trachoma in Tanzania. We partnered with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and various stakeh...

                  • Blog

                    Tackling Twin Epidemics: Reflections from the International AIDS Conference 2024

                    • Aug 23, 2024

                    Noshaba Zafar presented a poster on "Tackling Twin Epidemics—HIV and Gender-Based Violence (GBV)" at the International AIDS Conference in Munich. The two crises of HIV and GBV, ...

                  • Blog

                    Improving maternal, newborn and child health in Nepal

                    • Jun 12, 2024

                    Despite considerable progress, maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) remains a pressing public health issue in Nepal. Lutheran World Relief partnered with fellow Corus Inte...

                  • Blog

                    Immunization Week 2024: Corus celebrates two decades of vaccination success

                    • Kat Fiske
                    • Apr 18, 2024

                    Corus International celebrates IMA World Health's more than twenty years of vaccine programming this World Immunization Week.

                  • Blog

                    Learning from maternal death reviews to improve care during pregnancy

                    • Apr 5, 2024

                    MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and led by Corus organization IMA World Health, supports the DRC'...

                  • Blog

                    The ripple effect of WASH programming

                    • Mar 20, 2024

                    The Corus International family of organizations is committed to addressing water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) crises around the world.

                  • Blog

                    Technical support for home gardens improves family nutrition

                    • Mar 8, 2024

                    MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and led by Corus organization IMA World Health, is increasing food availa...

                  • Blog

                    Meet the women transforming their communities

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Mar 1, 2024

                    By investing in women, we can foster economic growth and pave the way for a better future for all. Meet the Corus changemakers who are transforming their communities.

                  • Blog

                    Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

                    • Jan 29, 2024

                    We unite with the global community to call for investment and action to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Corus organization IMA World Health has worked to address NTDs fo...

                  • Blog

                    Our commitment to primary health care

                    • Aug 29, 2023

                    Corus organization IMA World Health leads our integrated primary health care approach by working through health care facilities and community-based health care providers to adva...

                  • Blog

                    Strengthening health systems through faith-based networks

                    • Rebecca Waugh
                    • Aug 22, 2023

                    Corus organization IMA World Health has built and supported integrated, holistic and sustainable health systems that increase access to quality health care in low-income countri...

                  • Blog

                    Tapping IMA’s roots in the DRC for improved WASH outcomes

                    • Jun 7, 2023

                    IMA World Health (IMA) is poised to leverage its long-standing partnerships in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to increase access to safe drinking water and improve sanit...

                  • Press release

                    Corus launches project to support agricultural livelihood recovery in Ukraine

                    • Jun 5, 2023

                    Corus International has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) to support agricultural livelihood recovery in Ukraine.

                  • Blog

                    Amplifying voices, driving change: Insights from the Women in Global Development Leadership Forum

                    • Jun 1, 2023

                    With seven representatives from Corus in attendance, the WILD Forum was a catalyst for thought-provoking discussions, exchange of actionable insights and collaboration with impa...

                  • Press release

                    Corus International appoints new Chief Operating Officer

                    • Apr 25, 2023

                    Mahmoud Bah joins Corus International on May 1.

                  • Blog

                    Combatting malnutrition in the DRC: The importance of community health workers

                    • Apr 4, 2023

                    The USAID-funded MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience project, led by Corus organization IMA World Health, works in fragile settings, where health services are inconsistent or ...

                  • Blog

                    Mobile health clinics in Yemen: Championing emergency health assistance for IDPs

                    • Mar 28, 2023

                    Supported by the Corus International family of organizations, mobile health clinics provide emergency health assistance for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Yemen.

                  • Blog

                    Improving global water, sanitation and hygiene access

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Mar 22, 2023

                    The Corus International family of organizations is committed to addressing water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) crises around the world.

                  • Blog

                    Leveraging Corus collaborations to strengthen health system in Sierra Leone

                    • Mar 16, 2023

                    For nearly 20 years, Corus organization IMA World Health has built and supported integrated, holistic and sustainable health systems that increase access to quality health care ...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health celebrates World NTD Day by providing sight-saving surgeries in Tanzania

                    • Lali Chania
                    • Jan 30, 2023

                    On January 30th, IMA World Health (IMA), in collaboration with regional and district health authorities and the Tanzanian NTD Control Program, is conducting a surgery camp in Ma...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health is committed to combatting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Jan 30, 2023

                    IMA World Health (IMA) has been working to address NTDs for more than 20 years in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

                  • Blog

                    World Sight Day: Partnerships to prevent trachoma in Tanzania

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Oct 10, 2022

                    As IMA World Health recognizes World Sight Day, we honor our critical partnerships that are advancing efforts to control and eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NT...

                  • Blog

                    Data strengthens health systems: The power of DHIS2

                    • Sep 27, 2022

                    In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), IMA World Health has been a data leader through our long-standing work to implement a National Health Information System through the i...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health Wins Award to Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Equity in Africa

                    • Jun 24, 2022

                    IMA World Health has won a grant from the Osprey Foundation to fund faith-based approaches to ensuring COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa that will result in more shots in arms t...

                  • Press release

                    Corus International responds to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

                    • Feb 25, 2022

                    IMA World Health and our Corus International family of organizations stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

                  • Blog

                    Combatting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) for a brighter future

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Jan 21, 2022

                    In honor of World NTD Day, IMA World Health is pausing to acknowledge the hard work and partnership that has helped to bring the global goals for controlling and eliminating neg...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health advances NTD control and treatment in South Sudan with support of the END Fund

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Nov 10, 2021

                    IMA World Health was awarded a $573,000 grant by the END Fund to support the continuation of urgent Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) services in South Sudan.

                  • Press release

                    COP26: IMA World Health’s Reaction to U.S. Government’s Renewed Climate Commitments

                    • Nov 3, 2021

                    IMA World Health and our Corus International family of organizations applaud the U.S. Government’s leadership in addressing climate change through the President’s Emergency Plan...

                  • Blog

                    World Sight Day: Strengthening Local Capacities to Save Sight

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Oct 13, 2021

                    As IMA World Health recognizes World Sight Day, we honor our critical partnerships that are advancing efforts to control and eliminate trachoma, the world's leading infectious c...

                  • Blog

                    Haiti Earthquake Recovery: strengthening health systems

                    • Robin Schmid
                    • Sep 27, 2021

                    IMA World Health supports Haiti's health system at the national, departmental and communal levels, providing tailored assistance and capacity strengthening that boosts engagemen...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief respond to the earthquake in Haiti

                    • John Rivera
                    • Aug 17, 2021

                    Staff from IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief are mobilizing to respond to the Aug. 14 Haiti earthquake.

                  • Blog

                    At CCIH 2021, IMA World Health speaks to cultivating unity in global health

                    • Kat Fiske
                    • May 4, 2021

                    The CCIH 2021 Conference will be a series of virtual events held on May 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, and 27 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. U.S. EDT each day. The sessions will focus on hearing f...

                  • Press release

                    Corus International Responds to COVID-19 Surge in India

                    • John Rivera
                    • May 3, 2021

                    Corus International is working with longstanding local partners to respond to the COVID-19 surge in India, providing support to overwhelmed hospitals and helping rural communiti...

                  • Blog

                    Thank you for protecting vulnerable families with your homemade face masks!

                    • Mar 26, 2021

                    The care and effort you poured into our 75,000 More Face Mask Challenge has arrived just in time to help survivors of back-to-back hurricanes in Honduras and Guatemala, people l...

                  • Press release

                    Marcelino Ford-Livene and Dr. Cathy A. Petti elected to the Corus International Board of Directors

                    • John Rivera
                    • Mar 24, 2021

                    Ford-Livene is an executive with Intel Capital, and Dr. Cathy A. Petti, is the founder and CEO of MoDx, a medical knowledge domain platform.

                  • Press release

                    Muna Bhanji and Dr. Kurt Newman elected to the Corus International Board of Directors

                    • John Rivera
                    • Feb 5, 2021

                    Muna Bhanji, a former global pharmaceutical executive, and Dr. Kurt Newman, president and CEO of Children’s National Hospital, have been elected to the Corus International board...

                  • Press release

                    Introducing CGA Technologies, a new name and a bigger impact for Charlie Goldsmith Associates

                    • John Rivera
                    • Feb 1, 2021

                    Charlie Goldsmith Associates, part of the Corus International family of international development organizations, has changed its name to CGA Technologies.  

                  • Blog

                    2030, here we come: IMA celebrates progress on World NTD Day

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Jan 29, 2021

                    IMA World Health has supported neglected tropical disease control programs for more than two decades, and our current work focuses in Haiti and Tanzania. In honor of World NTD D...

                  • Blog

                    Corus joins National Day of Racial Healing

                    • Jan 15, 2021

                    This year, as a part of Corus International's ongoing commitment to fighting racism, we will participate in the 2021 National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday, January 19.

                  • Blog

                    USPS delays affecting donations mailed since early December

                    • Jan 7, 2021

                    The USPS delays may also affect how quickly thank you letters and tax receipts reach your mailbox.

                  • Press release

                    Corus International issues the 2021 Early Warning Forecast

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 1, 2021

                    Corus International has released its annual Top 10 list of regions it is monitoring for potential or worsening humanitarian crises over the coming year.

                  • Blog

                    IMA Reaches Vulnerable Populations Through Emergency Health and Nutrition Service

                    • Emma Edwards
                    • Dec 3, 2020

                    The IDP Emergency Medical Care Response Project provided vital primary health care services to IDP and returnee populations through nine mobile clinics and outreach sites in the...

                  • Video

                    Video: Introducing Corus International

                    • Kara Eberle
                    • Dec 1, 2020

                    We are an ensemble of non-profits and for-profits working in concert to end extreme poverty once and for all.

                  • Blog

                    She can’t bear to bury another child. Will you help her keep them healthy?

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Nov 23, 2020

                    Shalufa Josephine spends her days in constant vigilance. She lives in one of a cluster of small tin shacks by the side of the road in Goma, the largest city in Eastern Congo. Th...

                  • Blog

                    Despite the pandemic, NTD elimination work continues as IMA World Health connects virtually for ASTMH 2020

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • Nov 9, 2020

                    The staff and partners of IMA World Health are excited to join colleagues at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020 Annual Meeting.

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health: Celebrating 60 years of service to the world

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Oct 15, 2020

                    This year, IMA World Health is marking its 60th anniversary of serving the world through its vision of health, healing and well-being for all.

                  • Blog

                    How Kangaroo Mother Care is Improving Newborn Health Outcomes for Babies in Nairobi County

                    • Dorothy Mwangi
                    • Sep 14, 2020

                    USAID Afya Jijini has supported the Ministry of Health in developing kangaroo mother care guidelines and policy review — so more mothers across Nairobi County can celebrate happ...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health partner ACHAP receives USAID grant to reduce maternal and child mortality in Kenya and Uganda

                    • Aug 28, 2020

                    IMA World  Health offers its congratulations to longtime partner Africa Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP) on receiving a three-year, $15 million award from the U.S....

                  • Blog

                    ASTUTE project engages fathers to reduce stunting in Tanzania

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Aug 27, 2020

                    When Abdu Haruna's wife died, he was sure their newborn son Athumani would follow soon after. Fortunately, one of the DFID ASTUTE project’s key components was to engage and equi...

                  • Blog

                    National Nutrition Communications Campaign study in Indonesia published in Archives of Public Health

                    • Aug 26, 2020

                    The peer-reviewed journal Archives of Public Health has published the research article, “An interpersonal nutrition campaign and maternal knowledge and childhood feeding practic...

                  • Blog

                    Reflections on the end of DRC's longest, deadliest Ebola outbreak

                    • Jun 22, 2020

                    As the longest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC ends, IMA's Dr. Bill Clemmer reflects on the challenges and successes of the international response.

                  • Blog

                    Staff care at Corus in the time of COVID

                    • Jun 9, 2020

                    COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it. And while these times may be unprecedented, Corus International’s prioritization of staff care is not. As a family of faith-based g...

                  • Blog

                    6 challenges families in developing countries face in staying safe from coronavirus 

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Jun 1, 2020

                    Right now, the coronavirus is spreading in developing nations, and the worst is yet to come. Let’s not wait until then to act. There are things you can do right now, from your h...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health has a new logo!

                    • May 22, 2020

                    To commemorate 75 years of helping those who have the very least, and to reflect our expanding work around the world, Lutheran World Relief has a dynamic new logo.

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health co-founds Corus to lead diverse family of nonprofits, for-profits

                    • John Rivera
                    • May 21, 2020

                    IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief have jointly launched Corus International, a model of the international NGO of the future and the new parent of a family of faith-base...

                  • Blog

                    As COVID-19 continues its march, Ebola's contact tracing may prove useful once again

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • May 7, 2020

                    Contact tracing has been a highly effective tool for containing the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now we’re applying the same principles to help s...

                  • Blog

                    Four ways IMA World Health is committed to reducing effects of climate change

                    • Wendi Bevins
                    • Apr 21, 2020

                    IMA World Health is committed to climate justice in our relationships, our programs, and our operations. We will seek to continuously improve our efforts in all these areas. 

                  • Blog

                    As Ebola wanes in Eastern Congo, doctors turn focus to coronavirus

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • Apr 9, 2020

                    Just as physicians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have edged closer to ending a record outbreak of Ebola, COVID-19 presents a new threat. While much of the work Lut...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health partners with African Christian health network in seven-country coronavirus response

                    • John Rivera
                    • Apr 6, 2020

                    IMA World Health is partnering with the Africa Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP) in launching a response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in seven countries in wes...

                  • Blog

                    Soccer team runs around the clock, and the globe, to beat coronavirus

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Apr 2, 2020

                    When their teammate lost his grandparents in Italy to COVID-19, the Grace College men’s soccer team decided to use their abilities to fight the coronavirus. Their idea: they wou...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health launches coronavirus health information initiative in Tanzania

                    • John Rivera
                    • Mar 30, 2020

                    Thanks to existing funding and cooperation from UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), IMA World Health has been able to work quickly with Tanzania's Ministry of ...

                  • Blog

                    IMA and partners race to prepare for coronavirus in Eastern Congo

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • Mar 27, 2020

                    IMA World Health is working with long-time partner HEAL Africa and the DRC Ministry of Health to help set up a COVID-19 isolation and treatment facility. Workers are racing to t...

                  • Press release

                    Daniel Speckhard's CNN op-ed: Africa can be a model in how to battle coronavirus

                    • Mar 26, 2020

                    Daniel Speckhard, president & CEO of Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health, writes in this CNN opinion article about lessons we learned in responding to the Ebola outbreak ...

                  • Blog

                    How we’re preparing Africa for COVID-19

                    • Mar 23, 2020

                    Right now, we’re all staying in our homes, doing our part to flatten the curve of the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. During this uncertain time, I recognize how diff...

                  • Blog

                    WHO declares a global coronavirus pandemic as first cases are confirmed in DRC and Burkina Faso

                    • Mar 11, 2020

                    The rapidly spreading outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the UN body coordinating the global heal...

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health prepare for coronavirus in Africa

                    • John Rivera
                    • Mar 4, 2020

                    International NGOs Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health, building on their experience responding to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are assisting local health n...

                  • Blog

                    As Ebola nears end in DRC, health workers reflect and consider what comes next 

                    • Mar 4, 2020

                    After Ebola infected more than 3,400 people and claimed more than 2,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health workers are hopeful, even as they remain vigilant, that...

                  • Press release

                    Op-ed: Coronavirus could devastate Africa

                    • John Rivera
                    • Feb 28, 2020

                    In this U.S. News & World Report commentary, Allyson Bear, M.P.H, vice president for Corus International, a new organization formed by the merger of international NGOs Lutheran ...

                  • Blog

                    Remembering Wendy Rothenberger

                    • Feb 4, 2020

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health are saddened by the loss of our colleague Wendy Rothenberger, who passed away Saturday, February 1 after a lengthy illness.

                  • Blog

                    In the Sahel, helping farmers to thrive amid conflict

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 31, 2020

                    Deteriorating security in the Sahel has created tremendous suffering and narrowed the humanitarian space available to respond. This has made operating in the region more complic...

                  • Press release

                    Op-ed: Fighting neglected tropical diseases is a moral imperative

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 29, 2020

                    Corus International staff Allyson Bear, MPH, vice president for quality and impact, and Dr. Andreas Nshala, who leads NTD work in Tanzania, co-wrote this op-ed in U.S. News & Wo...

                  • Blog

                    Teaming up to beat childhood cancer

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • Jan 28, 2020
                  • Blog

                    Tracing and vaccinating: how we are getting ahead of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • Jan 22, 2020

                    Providence and Vernier Kahindo were afraid. The couple knew Ebola had reached their community, located on the edge of Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo. So when they saw a pair...

                  • Blog

                    Christivie’s new chance at life after Ebola

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • Jan 22, 2020

                    .

                  • Blog

                    Her life saved, cancer survivor sets sights on new dream

                    • Jan 17, 2020
                  • Press release

                    Op-ed: 10 years after the Haiti earthquake, more focus needed on long-term recovery

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 10, 2020

                    In January 2010, on his first official trip for IMA World Health, former CEO Rick Santos was buried in the rubble of the Hotel Montana, which was destroyed by the devastating Ha...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health Presents 8 Abstracts at Tanzania Health Summit

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Nov 26, 2019
                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health Presents Research at ASTMH 2019

                    • Kara Eberle
                    • Nov 19, 2019

                    IMA World Health is proud to share three presentations at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s 2019 Annual Meeting. IMA will join nearly 4,800 global health ...

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health acquires U.K.-based technology firm Charlie Goldsmith Associates

                    • John Rivera
                    • Nov 6, 2019
                  • Blog

                    In Eastern Congo, the battle against Ebola moves house to house

                    • Matt Hackworth
                    • Oct 11, 2019

                    Katembo Mastaki Barnabas was in the hospital for 12 days, receiving treatment and medicine that helped him beat Ebola. (Photo by Paul Jeffrey for IMA Wo...

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health Announce New Vice President for Business Development

                    • John Rivera
                    • Aug 20, 2019

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health today announced that Derek Reynolds has joined the organization as the Vice President for Business Development.

                  • Blog

                    UK government gives ASTUTE top rating, three years running

                    • Aug 20, 2019

                    ASTUTE has guided more than 4 million mothers and caregivers of young children in feeding children properly.

                  • Blog

                    #notatarget: World Humanitarian Day 2019

                    • Aug 16, 2019

                    An IMA World Health staff member surveys needs in Poktap. (Photo by Matt Hackworth/IMA World Health)

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health inaugurate relief programs in Yemen

                    • John Rivera
                    • Aug 8, 2019

                    BALTIMORE — Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health have opened a country office in war-torn Yemen, initiating projects that are improving sanitation and providing clean wate...

                  • Blog

                    As the Democratic Republic of Congo grapples with Ebola, we are with you

                    • Jul 31, 2019

                    Goma and volcano Nyiragongo in background. Photo by MONUSCO, accessed at https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46293819.

                  • Blog

                    In Fragile Settings, Breastfeeding Saves Lives of Mothers and Babies #wbw2019

                    • Jul 30, 2019

                    Photo by Crystal Stafford/IMA World Health. A

                  • Blog

                    Raising a well-nourished child is a group effort in Tanzania

                    • Jul 26, 2019

                    Elizabeth Mwita, with her 10-month old son Samuel, works on a farm in Mwanza, Tanzania. (Photo by Paul Jeffrey/IMA World Health)

                  • Blog

                    In the race to fight Ebola, you extend the lead

                    • Jul 17, 2019

                    By Dr. Bill Clemmer T

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief applaud the WHO declaration of Ebola as international emergency

                    • Jul 17, 2019

                    IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief applaud the World Health Organization’s declaration that the Ebola ou...

                  • Blog

                    Comprehensive efforts to address childhood stunting in Tanzania are paying off

                    • Jul 15, 2019

                    Nurse Tryphone Titus Kipondya enters data on a child's growth chart during a screening for malnutrition at the Nyamagana District Hospital in Mwanza Tanzania. ...

                  • Blog

                    Survivor of violence against women and girls in the DR Congo says her life has been restored from near-death

                    • Jun 24, 2019

                    The Tushinde Ujeuri team implements the sexual and gender-based violence prevention, treatment, and support activities in eastern Congo. ...

                  • Blog

                    State Department visits IMA’s program to counter violence against women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • Jun 21, 2019

                    U.S. State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby visited IMA World Health’s office in Goma, DRC, on June 20, 2019, to understand first-hand the efforts to prevent se...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health Calls for International Mobilization to Address Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • Jun 14, 2019

                    Photo by Mirabelle Enaka Kima, IFRC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Con...

                  • Press release

                    Making a stand to stop Ebola's spread

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jun 13, 2019

                    WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13, 2019—As Ebola advances beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda, IMA World Health is intensifying efforts to contain the spread before it b...

                  • Blog

                    Making a stand to stop Ebola’s spread

                    • Jun 13, 2019

                    Photo by Mirabelle Enaka Kima, IFRC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact John Rivera, Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health jri...

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief-IMA joins global health experts at 2019 CCIH conference

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jun 5, 2019
                  • Blog

                    IMA and LWR join global health experts at 2019 CCIH Conference

                    • Jun 4, 2019

                    Faith leaders and health workers gather outside of Redeemed Gospel Church Health Centre, a combined facility within an informal settlement outside of Nairob...

                  • Press release

                    Dr. Bill Clemmer interviewed by CBS News

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jun 4, 2019

                    Dr. Bill Clemmer, who leads the Ebola response for Lutheran World Relief-IMA, speaks to CBS News about the challenges of addressing the epidemic in a context of armed conflict a...

                  • Blog

                    Despite no clinics, no roads, you saved the life of a young mother in South Sudan

                    • May 30, 2019

                    Story by Gary Fields/Photos by Duncan Ochol IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief N ...

                  • Blog

                    Sightsaving Surgery: A Family Story

                    • May 30, 2019

                    Sophia Mohamed, 20, suffered from bilateral TT pain for two years before IMA held surgery camp in her village of Kihamba in the Mtwara region of Tanza...

                  • Blog

                    Panel highlights challenges of responding to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • May 16, 2019

                    Rick Santos, senior advisor to Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health, recently took part in a panel focusing ...

                  • Press release

                    Panel highlights challenges of responding to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • John Rivera
                    • May 15, 2019
                  • Blog

                    Summer Matching Gift Challenge: Help twice as many people through July 24

                    • May 1, 2019

                    During our Summer Matching Gift campaign, your gift doubles – dollar for dollar, up to $35,000 – to reach children and families at risk of Ebo...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief participate in historic meeting on water and sanitation for health care

                    • Apr 30, 2019

                  • Blog

                    Immunization is a medical miracle – but continued success isn’t assured

                    • Apr 29, 2019

                    This mother brought her baby to be vaccinated against deadly diseases at a mobile clinic in South Sudan, where many people have been displaced by violence a...

                  • Blog

                    Armed Attack Kills Doctor at IMA World Health-Supported Clinic in Congo’s Ebola Zone

                    • Apr 19, 2019

                    Local authorities investigating the aftermath of an attack on an Ebola response clinic in Butembo in which a physician was shot and killed. ...

                  • Press release

                    Armed attack kills UN doctor at IMA World Health-supported clinic in Congo’s Ebola zone

                    • John Rivera
                    • Apr 19, 2019

                    WASHINGTON—In second attack this week on an IMA World Health-supported health facility involved in the Ebola response, gunmen stormed a hospital today (Friday, April 19) in Bute...

                  • Press release

                    Armed group attacks IMA World Health-supported clinic responding to Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • John Rivera
                    • Apr 18, 2019

                    WASHINGTON—An armed group this week attacked and looted an IMA World Health-supported health facility involved in the Ebola response in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic ...

                  • Blog

                    Armed group attacks IMA World Health-supported clinic responding to Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • Apr 18, 2019

                    This Ebola clinic was burned during an attack in December in Beni, DRC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact John Rivera, Lutheran ...

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health participate in historic meeting on water & sanitation for health care

                    • John Rivera
                    • Apr 12, 2019

                    Washington, DC—Following the first-ever global report on WASH in Healthcare Facilities, leaders from the world’s largest Faith-Based Organizations (FBO), including Lutheran Worl...

                  • Blog

                    IMA expands effort to treat cervical cancer in Tanzania

                    • Mar 28, 2019

                  • Blog

                    Water for all: World Water Day 2019

                    • Mar 22, 2019

                  • Blog

                    Panelists Discuss Church’s Role in Addressing violence against women and girls

                    • Mar 18, 2019

                    Panelists Jenna Barnett, Dr. Monica Coleman, Kirsten Laursen Muth and Dr. Jo Lusi in front of a packed audience on March 14. Photo by Jennifer Bentzel/IMA W...

                  • Blog

                    ACHAP 2019: Faith-based organizations must be involved to achieve health and healing for all in Africa

                    • Feb 28, 2019

                    IMA's Frank Dimmock, at left, moderated the session, and Dr. Alice Mudekereza and Dr. Larry Sthreshley facilitated the workshop. (Photo courtesy of CBC...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health fills critical gaps in Ebola response in northeastern DR Congo

                    • Feb 27, 2019

                    Tearfund and ECC staff meet with various congregations and youth groups in Butembo.

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health to host panel at UN’s 63rd Commission on the Status of Women

                    • Feb 25, 2019

                    “Can the Church be viewed...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health joins ACHAP for 9th biennial conference in Cameroon

                    • Feb 21, 2019

                    The theme of ACHAP's 2019 Biennial Conference is "Re-igniting Primary Health Care: the role of ACHAP.” (Photo by Paul Jeffrey/IMA World Health) ...

                  • Blog

                    We go where the need is — and get there any way we can

                    • Feb 14, 2019

                    The team transports desperately-needed supplies and medicine to a group of people who had fled violence and settled in Akurwa and Aderi in Kak Payam, South ...

                  • Blog

                    Sightsaving Surgery: A Family Story

                    • Jan 28, 2019

                    Sophia Mohamed, 20, suffered from bilateral TT pain for two years before IMA held surgery camp in her village of Kihamba in the Mtwara region of Tanza...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health, Lutheran World Relief Join Forces

                    • Jan 16, 2019

                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Rivera, Media Relations Manager   IMA World Health, Lutheran World Relief Join Forces International NGOs’ complementary...

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health Announces Ambassador Daniel V. Speckhard as President and CEO

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 14, 2019

                    WASHINGTON, D.C. —  IMA World Health announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Ambassador Daniel V. Speckhard as its president and CEO, effective January 1, 2019...

                  • Blog

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health: Stronger Together

                    • Jan 14, 2019

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health are joining forces, and the future looks brighter than ever – especially for ending the cycle of poverty, fostering healthier families...

                  • Blog

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health: Stronger Together

                    • Jan 14, 2019

                    By Daniel Speckhard and Rick Santos New opportunities. Stronger programs. Greater impact.

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health respond to Cyclone Idai in southeastern Africa

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 13, 2019
                  • Press release

                    Panel at UN meeting to explore Church response to violence against women and girls

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 13, 2019
                  • Blog

                    Conflict & Climate: Drivers of Disaster

                    • Jan 11, 2019

                    CONFLICT & CLIMATE: DRIVERS OF DISASTER by IMA World Health on Exposure

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief & IMA World Health Release the 2019 Early Warning Forecast

                    • John Rivera
                    • Jan 2, 2019

                    Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health have released the 2019 Early Warning Forecast of regions they are monitoring for potential or worsening humanitarian crises over the c...

                  • Blog

                    'Miracle baby’ is cured in the midst of the worst Ebola outbreak in Congo’s history

                    • Dec 17, 2018

                  • Blog

                    Lutheran World Relief et IMA World Health unissent leurs forces

                    • Dec 16, 2018

                    SOUS EMBARGO JUSQU’AU LUNDI 14 JANVIER Contact : John Rivera, Responsable des relations avec les médias Lutheran World Relief et IMA World Health unissent...

                  • Blog

                    Lutheran World Relief e IMA World Health unen sus fuerzas

                    • Dec 16, 2018

                    PROHIBIDA SU PUBLICACIÓN HASTA EL LUNES 14 DE ENERO Contacto: John Rivera, Gerente de Relaciones Públicas Lutheran World Relief e IMA World Health unen sus fuer...

                  • Blog

                    Beating Leukemia: A long but hopeful journey to health

                    • Dec 13, 2018

                    Charles Justine, 8, gets a fist bump from Alex Kaijage of Tumaini La Maisha, IMA World Health's on-the-ground partner in supporting childhood cancer ca...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health responds to ‘most challenging’ Ebola outbreak in Congo’s history

                    • Dec 10, 2018

                    IMA World Health was working with the local community in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo long before the recent outbreak of Ebol...

                  • Blog

                    Double match is back for Giving Tuesday 2018

                    • Nov 16, 2018

                    All gifts matched $2 for every $1

                  • Blog

                    Feeling lucky: Skilled care saves lives in South Sudan

                    • Nov 13, 2018

                    Ayen Makuach Panreing, 28, says she feels lucky.

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health receives $1.7 million from OFDA to bolster Ebola response in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo

                    • Oct 30, 2018

                    A health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo, in early September 2018. (AP P...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health presents research at ASTMH 2018 Annual Meeting

                    • Oct 26, 2018

                  • Blog

                    A hotline in DR Congo connects people with the Ministry of Health

                    • Oct 23, 2018

                    By Linda James/IMA World Health Photos by Freddy Kabeya (IMA Communications Project Coordinator)

                  • Blog

                    Safe Delivery App helps health workers respond to emergencies in DR Congo

                    • Oct 15, 2018

                  • Blog

                    Key IMA partner, Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-awarded Nobel Peace Prize

                    • Oct 5, 2018

                    Dr. Bill Clemmer, of IMA World Health, greets Dr. Denis Mukwege, the founder of the Panzi Hospital, a key partner IMA's work to put an end to sexual an...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health presents research at HSR 2018

                    • Oct 4, 2018

                    An IMA World Health staff member surveys needs in Poktap. (Photo by Matt Hackworth/IMA World Health)

                  • Blog

                    ASTUTE program helps more than 1.5 million address malnutrition in Tanzania

                    • Oct 1, 2018

                    Alex is now an active and healthy child, thanks to interventions made possible through ASTUTE. (Photo by IMA World Health staff)

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health joins RTI International in USAID program to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases through 2023

                    • Sep 24, 2018

                    A community health worker prepares to deliver treatment for lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminths at a school in northern Haiti. (Photo by Kar...

                  • Blog

                    Overwhelming need remains in Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo

                    • Sep 17, 2018

                    A health care worker wears protective gear at a treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo during an outbreak. (AP Photo/John Bompengo) ...

                  • Blog

                    Broken Silence 2.0 report explores #MeToo’s effect on Protestant churches

                    • Sep 12, 2018

                    Washington, D.C. — More pastors than ever say they are expected to respond to domestic and sexual violence but report having...

                  • Blog

                    Building on Successes Against Burkitt’s Lymphoma in Tanzania

                    • Aug 29, 2018

                    By Emily Esworthy/IMA World Health S

                  • Blog

                    Video: IMA addresses malnutrition in Tanzania

                    • Aug 13, 2018

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health responds to latest Ebola threat in DR Congo

                    • Aug 8, 2018

                    August 8, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Hackworth, [email protected], +1.202.417.5883 Agency responsible for majority of DRC’s health ...

                  • Blog

                    IMA leverages trachoma program to treat other eye conditions

                    • Aug 8, 2018

                    IMA Program Manager Alex Msumanje examines 17-year-old Fadhili Ally Likunte's eyes, looking for symptoms of TT and other eye conditions. (Photo by Jenn...

                  • Blog

                    Breastfeeding is best in first 1,000 days

                    • Aug 3, 2018

                    Now 17 months old, Frederic enjoys a sleepy, healthy afternoon in the shade wrapped in his mother’s arms. (Photo by Chanelle Strammer/IMA World Health) ...

                  • Blog

                    IMA joins collective cry at AIDS 2018

                    • Jul 29, 2018

                    IMA staff, partners and new connections had many great discussions at our booth at the 22nd International AIDS Conference. (Photo by Kara Eberle.) ...

                  • Blog

                    Faith Builds Bridges to End HIV

                    • Jul 27, 2018

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health joins faith-based global health experts at 2018 CCIH Conference

                    • Jul 11, 2018

                  • Blog

                    IMA celebrates successes of the National Nutrition Communications Campaign in Indonesia

                    • Jul 2, 2018

                    A midwife leads a mothers' group to provide information about nutrition and stunting. By Emily Esworthy / Photos by IMA World H...

                  • Blog

                    Haitian Ministry of Health partners with IMA to combat cholera

                    • Jun 27, 2018

                  • Blog

                    IMA addresses malnutrition in DR Congo

                    • Jun 8, 2018

                    Samuel Bialala (left) and a team of community workers in Kapemba, Kasai on Feb. 14, 2018. By Linda James IMA World Health  ...

                  • Blog

                    ASSP staff enlisted to aid in response to Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

                    • May 21, 2018

                    By Linda James IMA World Health 

                  • Blog

                    ASSP project ensures health zones stay connected in DR Congo

                    • May 7, 2018

                    Siméon Avuta prepares the VSAT installation materials in Kananga, Kasai Central. (Photo by Carlos Nyembwe/IMA World Health) By Linda James IMA W...

                  • Blog

                    National Nutrition Communications Campaign turns advocacy targets into champions to influence stunting policies in Indonesia

                    • May 2, 2018

                  • Blog

                    Haiti launches annual mass distribution of medicine to prevent NTDs

                    • Apr 30, 2018

                  • Blog

                    Catonsville Presbyterian Church awards grant to support childhood cancer work in Tanzania

                    • Apr 30, 2018

                  • Blog

                    Help us spread health and good news

                    • Apr 25, 2018

                    Nurse Praxeda Kahwa helps Jumanne Kessy hoist his daughter Esther onto a scale in the Nyamagana District Hospital in Mwanza Tanzania. The child and others w...

                  • Blog

                    PQMD panel explores the role of partnership in building strong health systems

                    • Apr 19, 2018

                  • Blog

                    Data maximize program impact, says IMA expert at SBCC Summit

                    • Apr 18, 2018

                    C ollecting and using data systematically is the best way to ensure resources are used responsibly in public health interventions.

                  • Blog

                    Pressure’s on to deliver medicine and supplies in South Sudan

                    • Apr 11, 2018

                    An IMA World Health staff member surveys needs in Poktap. (Photo by Matt Hackworth/IMA World Health) By Matt Hackworth IMA World Health  ...

                  • Blog

                    National Nutrition Communications Campaign averages one news story per day in Indonesia

                    • Apr 10, 2018

                  • Blog

                    IMA President and CEO Rick Santos to present at PQMD forum

                    • Apr 6, 2018

                    I MA World Health President and CEO Rick Santos will join nearly 100 international health leaders at the PQMD 2018 Global Health Policy Forum ...

                  • Blog

                    Indonesia’s first Stunting Summit highlights success of nutrition campaign

                    • Mar 28, 2018

                    The Stunting Summit drew 34 governors representing every province in Indonesia; 10 ministers; and the Vice President of Indonesia. A ...

                  • Blog

                    Women play vital role in global program to eliminate trachoma

                    • Mar 8, 2018

                  • Blog

                    A long, winding road: ASSP overcomes challenges to deliver medicine in DR Congo

                    • Feb 23, 2018

                  • Blog

                    IMA distributes 1 million malaria nets in South Sudan

                    • Feb 19, 2018

                    IMA staff and volunteers use whatever means necessary to transport bednets to distribution sites in South Sudan. With funding from the G...

                  • Blog

                    Radio remains an effective tool in behavior change communication

                    • Feb 9, 2018

                    Children gather around a radio to listen to important messages. (IMA World Health/Christopher Glass) By Matt Hackworth IMA World Health  ...

                  • Blog

                    Access to Primary Health Care project empowers health zones in DR Congo

                    • Jan 22, 2018

                    Thanks to the ASSP project, millions of mothers and children received access to affordable health care in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo by IMA Wo...

                  • Blog

                    Brigham Young University partners with IMA World Health to give students real-world experience

                    • Jan 16, 2018

                    The partnership brought Brigham Young University faculty to visit IMA operations in Indonesia, where the agency implements the Millennium Challenge Account ...

                  • Blog

                    Emergency drugs arrive to treat 3.1 million in South Sudan

                    • Jan 12, 2018

                  • Blog

                    Our favorite smiles of 2017

                    • Dec 15, 2017

                    Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. —Mother Teresa ...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health’s BEST OF 2017

                    • Dec 15, 2017

                    From Haiti to Indonesia to South Sudan, IMA World Health had a productive, challenging and rewarding year in pursuit of our vision of he...

                  • Blog

                    What it takes to bring health, healing and well-being to all

                    • Dec 15, 2017

                  • Blog

                    Why I support IMA: Dr. Gregg Sylvester

                    • Dec 11, 2017

                    Donors are the foundation of IMA World Health’s vital and lifesaving work. Without their support, IMA couldn’t help women and children beat cancer in Tanzania or ...

                  • Blog

                    Students practice healthy hygiene at St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Haiti

                    • Nov 28, 2017

                    Children at St. Paul's Episcopal School in Haiti's South department enjoy healthy WASH practices. IMA World Health/staff ...

                  • Blog

                    #GivingTuesday is here!

                    • Nov 15, 2017

                    Gifts made to IMA World Health support our entire mission of health, healing and well-being, and they will be directed to where they are mo...

                  • Blog

                    LAST CHANCE TO GIVE IN 2017

                    • Nov 9, 2017

                    HELP US REACH OUR END-OF-YEAR GOAL! This campaign has ended. Please visit imaworldhealth.org/donate to give now. ...

                  • Blog

                    MCA-Indonesia Expands Stunting Reduction Behavior Change Campaign

                    • Oct 19, 2017

                    By Gloria Nantulya/ IMA World Health  I MA World Health is expanding the National Nutrition Communications Campaign...

                  • Blog

                    Woman on a mission: Yeni Roslaini

                    • Oct 18, 2017

                    By Gloria Nantulya/IMA World Health  W

                  • Blog

                    ‘Dr. Clown’ comforts children with cancer in Tanzania

                    • Oct 17, 2017

                    Alistidia Albogast is known by at Muhimbili National Hospital as 'Dr. Clown,' and her job is to comfort children who are undergoing cancer treatme...

                  • Blog

                    Photos: Responding to South Sudan’s hunger crisis

                    • Oct 11, 2017

                  • Blog

                    ASTUTE aces first year

                    • Oct 8, 2017

                    Nurse Praxeda Kahwa measures the mid-upper arm circumference of a child at the Nyamagana District Hospital in Mwanza Tanzania. Photo by Paul Jeffrey ...

                  • Blog

                    Solving the Cervical Cancer Crisis in Tanzania

                    • Sep 26, 2017

                    Nurse Moureen Mbise fills out reports after screening Remi Paulo Hengeleka for cervical cancer in the Shirati Hospital. Photo by Paul Jeffrey. CHAL...

                  • Blog

                    IMA staff build response to South Sudan’s hunger crisis

                    • Sep 20, 2017

                    Prefabricated medical clinics stand completed in Pajut in South Sudan. (IMA World Health photo) By Kara Eberle/IMA World Health  ...

                  • Blog

                    SVRI Forum – Findings from the Ushindi Program

                    • Sep 19, 2017

                    The 2017 Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Sept. 18-21. (Photo by Cudjoe Bennett/IMA World Health) ...

                  • Blog

                    In Irma’s wake, donors and members join IMA to address cholera in Haiti

                    • Sep 14, 2017

                    I n the wake of Hurricane Irma, generous private individuals and two key members have bolstered IMA World Health’s efforts to ad...

                  • Blog

                    Ushindi recognizes partners, celebrates achievements at closing ceremony

                    • Sep 12, 2017

                    Dr. William Clemmer, Ushindi chief of party, and Christophe Tocco, USAID mission director for the Democratic Republic of Congo, attended...

                  • Blog

                    Thank you: IMA honors ‘unsung heroes’ on World Humanitarian Day

                    • Aug 16, 2017

                    World Humanitarian Day is recognized every year on August 19 to pay tribute to the aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service. (Crystal Staffo...

                  • Blog

                    Children with cancer find hope at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania

                    • Aug 8, 2017

                    Mwema Hamisi took her daughter, Asha, to three different hospitals before reaching Muhimbili National Hospital. Doctors diagnosed Asha with Burkitt's L...

                  • Blog

                    Sustaining Breastfeeding Together #WBW2017

                    • Jul 30, 2017

                    Breastfeeding provides essential nutrients during the first 1,000 days of life. (Craig Thompson/IMA World Health) Did you know tha...

                  • Blog

                    Millions remain at risk of malnutrition in South Sudan

                    • Jul 27, 2017

                    Teer was suffering from severe malnutrition when he was admitted to a nutrition stabilization center in Poktap, South Sudan. After two months of treatment, ...

                  • Blog

                    Franklin Baer receives 2017 CCIH Christian International Health Champion Award

                    • Jul 17, 2017

                    D

                  • Blog

                    Engaging faith leaders to achieve an AIDS-Free generation (video)

                    • Jul 13, 2017

                    Kenya is one of the four HIV high-burden countries in Africa with about 1.5 million people living with HIV at the end of 2...

                  • Blog

                    South Sudan famine update: You’re reaching the most vulnerable

                    • Jul 7, 2017

                    It’s the rainy season in South Sudan, which makes the logistics of providing emergency assistance quite difficult. But with your help, we’re plowing through...

                  • Blog

                    Why I support IMA: Glenda Johnson

                    • Jun 28, 2017

                    Glenda Johnson, pictured with IMA World Health President and CEO Rick Santos at Catonsville Presbyterian Church in Maryland, has supported IMA World Health ...

                  • Blog

                    TOMS and IMA invest in a hopeful future in Haiti

                    • Jun 27, 2017

                    Students showing off their new TOMS shoes at a school in the commune of Cayes, in Haiti's Sud (South) department Story and photos by IMA Wor...

                  • Blog

                    IMA Joins NTD Community and Partners for Congressional Briefing

                    • Jun 27, 2017

                    Panelists from the Capitol Hill briefing: Zeina Sifri (HKI), Michelle Brooks (moderator, UTC-NTDs), Lisa Rotondo (RTI), Gloria Nantulya (IMA) and PJ Hoop...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief join to provide lifesaving treatment in South Sudan

                    • Jun 12, 2017

                    A mother sits with her daughter who is receiving care at the Padiet Cholera Treatment Center in South Sudan. (Photo by IMA World Health staff) ...

                  • Blog

                    Help us reach our goal and reduce cervical cancer deaths in Tanzania

                    • Jun 1, 2017

                    Nurse Moureen Mbise fills out reports after screening Remi Paulo Hengeleka for cervical cancer in the Shirati Hospital in Shirati, Tanzania. (Paul Jeffrey/I...

                  • Blog

                    Famine in South Sudan: You can help

                    • Jun 1, 2017

                    Nearly 5 million men, women and children are on the brink of starvation following the declaration of a famine in South Sudan. IMA aims to provide emergency ...

                  • Blog

                    Help us reach our goal and support healing

                    • Jun 1, 2017

                    As hard as it was for Nesuru's husband to accept that she had been violated, he stayed by her side. And together, they are healing. (Crystal Stafford/I...

                  • Blog

                    Help us raise $100,000: All gifts matched until June 30!

                    • May 19, 2017

                    Update: The double match is back! Gifts matched $2 for every $1 until 11:59 p.m. June 30!

                  • Blog

                    Filbert’s mom knew something was wrong

                    • May 18, 2017

                    Dr. Rina Luhaga examines Filbert Mabula as his mother Rahabu Kazagata calms the 2-year-old boy in the Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania. The boy su...

                  • Blog

                    IMA’s president will help to shape global vaccine efforts

                    • May 17, 2017

                  • Blog

                    New Videos Call for Women’s Empowerment in DRC

                    • May 9, 2017

                    IMA World Health's Cass Clemmer and Crystal Stafford film local actors discussing key Ushindi messages K

                  • Blog

                    IMA Joins Public Health Advocates in Fight to End Cervical Cancer Deaths

                    • Apr 24, 2017

                    Elizabeth Peter and other nurses educate women about cervical cancer as they wait for screening in the Shirati Hospital in Shirati Tanzania. (Paul Jeffrey/I...

                  • Blog

                    NTD Summit highlights progress made to end neglected diseases

                    • Apr 21, 2017

                    Testing for lymphatic filariasis, Mwanaidi Mtui takes a blood sample from a boy in a public school in Vikuge Tanzania. (Paul Jeffrey/IMA World Health) ...

                  • Blog

                    Member reflection: Equipping the Equippers

                    • Apr 20, 2017

                  • Blog

                    Thank you for supporting the people of South Sudan

                    • Apr 13, 2017

                    Dr. Mounir Lado, IMA’s Country Director in South Sudan, is extremely thankful for the many people who have made contributions to help the ...

                  • Blog

                    ‘It will be difficult when the rains come’

                    • Apr 12, 2017

                    Children wait for the water to turn on at a central water point in Bor, South Sudan. (Bigstock/Wollwerth Imagery) You can save lives in South Sud...

                  • Blog

                    Ushindi celebrates International Women’s Day across 2 days

                    • Apr 6, 2017

                    The Ushindi team rallies together for International Women's Day 2017 Story and photos by IMA World Health staff I

                  • Blog

                    Therapy on Wheels: Mental health care for survivors of violence against women

                    • Apr 5, 2017

                    This group, Noyo, is responsibile for educating the community on gender-based violence and bringing survivors to the Walikale Safehouse for counseling...

                  • Blog

                    ‘Give the people of South Sudan a glimpse of the light’

                    • Mar 31, 2017

                    Duncan Ochol, picture third from the left, smiles while walking with colleagues in South Sudan. (Photo by IMA staff)

                  • Blog

                    Creating a national health information system in DRC

                    • Mar 23, 2017

                    All major supporting staff from the ministry, BAO and IMA met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the effort in October 2016. (Photo by Gloria Nantulya) ...

                  • Blog

                    IMA recognizes World Water Day 2017

                    • Mar 21, 2017

                    World Water Day is on March 22 every year and focuses on taking action on water issues. (Achmad Ibrahim/IMA World Health) 663 million. That’s the...

                  • Blog

                    Experts: Build the evidence base on faith-based contributions to health care in Africa

                    • Mar 13, 2017

                  • Blog

                    ‘We are together,’ stories from Ushindi beneficiaries

                    • Mar 13, 2017

                    "We are together." by IMA World Health on Exposure

                  • Blog

                    A week in Lesotho: Highlights from ACHAP 2017

                    • Mar 3, 2017

                    IMA World Health had a significant presence during the conference, including a day-long workshop on how the faith community can work to address ...

                  • Blog

                    To meet UN development goals, experts advise strengthening faith-based partnerships

                    • Mar 1, 2017

                    IMA World Health President and CEO Rick Santos moderated the panel about global health partnership opportunities for faith-based organizations during the Af...

                  • Blog

                    Enough is enough: Faith-based organizations address sexual and violence against women and girls in Africa

                    • Mar 1, 2017

                    Panel attendees split into two groups for contextual Bible study as part of the pre-conference workshop about ways faith-based organizations can be instrume...

                  • Blog

                    M&E critical for faith community’s contribution to global goals

                    • Feb 27, 2017

                    Dr. Samuel Mwenda of CHAK leads a discussion about health systems financing. (Photo by Matt Hackworth) I

                  • Blog

                    Girl Rising is now showing in four provinces in DR Congo

                    • Feb 15, 2017

                    The community surrounding Abattoir Health Center crowds around to watch the Girl Rising movie. (Photo by Crystal Stafford/IMA World Health) T ...

                  • Blog

                    Tune in for World Radio Day

                    • Feb 14, 2017

                    A s the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, commemorates World Radio Day, we take the opportunity t...

                  • Blog

                    IMA’s work in South Sudan continues despite ongoing insecurity

                    • Feb 14, 2017

                    Community mobilizers distribute nets in South Sudan. (Photo by IMA Staff) D aniel Dau appreciates the way IMA World Health helps everyone in ...

                  • Blog

                    Photo story: The 4-cent test that saves lives in Tanzania

                    • Feb 9, 2017

                    The 4-cent test that saves lives in Tanzania by IMA World Health on Exposure

                  • Blog

                    Why I give: Wayne Cogswell

                    • Jan 27, 2017

                    W ayne Cogswell’s relationship with IMA World Health goes back about 30 years.

                  • Blog

                    Haiti WASH program finds way forward after Hurricane Matthew

                    • Jan 23, 2017

                    Students at the National School of Roger Delmas in Jacmel drink clean water from a LifeStraw filter provided by IMA World Health after Hurricane Matth...

                  • Blog

                    Stand up for health, healing and well-being for all

                    • Dec 9, 2016

                    O

                  • Blog

                    Ushindi kicks off 16 Days of Activism with USAID delegation in Goma

                    • Dec 2, 2016

                  • Blog

                    Overcoming HIV/AIDS Stigma in South Sudan

                    • Dec 1, 2016

                    T

                  • Blog

                    Raise awareness on World AIDS Day

                    • Nov 29, 2016

                    Photo by Craig Thompson T

                  • Blog

                    #GivingTuesday is here!

                    • Nov 28, 2016

                    This mother in Kenya wants what we all want for our children: a happy and healthy life. (IMA World Health/Craig Thompson) All gif...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health 2016 Annual Report

                    • Nov 21, 2016

                    Navigating the Nile River with partner Sudan Medical Care. (Photo by Christopher Glass/IMA World Health) D ear friends, Merria...

                  • Blog

                    IMA works to ensure everyone has access to water, sanitation and hygiene

                    • Nov 18, 2016

                    N ovember 19 is World Toilet Day, a time to recognize that toilets are essential to leading healthy and productive lives.

                  • Blog

                    The importance of World Toilet Day in Haiti

                    • Nov 18, 2016

                  • Blog

                    Left, right or center: Everyone’s gotta go

                    • Nov 18, 2016

                    Newly constructed latrines greet students throughout Haiti, thanks to the Healthy Schools, Successful Children program. (Photo by Dr. Paul-Emile Dalexis) ...

                  • Blog

                    IMA World Health presents research at ASTMH 65th Annual Meeting

                    • Nov 14, 2016

                    IMA World Health is at the ASTMH 65th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, this week. Research based on IMA’s work on neglect...

                  • Blog

                    Join IMA World Health at HSR 2016

                    • Nov 11, 2016

                    IMA World Health will have a significant presence at the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research at Vancouver’s Conven...

                  • Blog

                    Support IMA World Health: All gifts matched through December 31

                    • Nov 3, 2016

                  • Blog

                    After Matthew, we need your help to battle cholera in Haiti

                    • Oct 28, 2016

                  • Blog

                    IMA remembers beginnings during 2016 Open House

                    • Oct 26, 2016

                    Former IMA President Paul Derstine shares his memories during the IMA Open House on Oct. 3, 2016. (Photo by Debbie Lithander/IMA World Health) ...

                  • Blog

                    What does ‘health systems strengthening’ mean? Experts weigh in.

                    • Oct 26, 2016

                    Just what does “health systems strengthening” mean? To Dr. Tonny Tumwesigye, it means meeting the needs of a growing and vulnerable population in Uganda and en...

                  • Blog

                    Donor profile: Don Padgett urges everyone to ‘do what we can’

                    • Oct 26, 2016

                    Go ahead. Ask Don Padgett about his shirt. He welcomes people’s questions about his clothing choices because it leads to talking about IMA World Health and its...

                  • Blog

                    IMA and CASA reach thousands suffering from lymphatic filariasis in India

                    • Oct 24, 2016

                    Volunteers with the Community Based Lymphedema Management program wash the affected extremities of patients in their homes, an effective method to reaching ...

                  • Blog

                    Together We Will Rise – International Day of the Girl Child

                    • Oct 11, 2016

                    By the Rev. Amy Gopp “The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity.” – Nicholas Kristof I

                  • Blog

                    IMA looks to the future after Hurricane Matthew

                    • Oct 10, 2016

                    Hurricane Matthew tore the roof off a newly repaired latrine and damaged a new fence that was built at Ecole Nationale Marcabee as part of the Episcop...

                  • More Stories

                  Get the latest in your inbox!

                  You may also like

                  • Blog

                    25 Years of Partnership and Impact: IMA World Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

                    • Feb 26, 2026

                  Top-viewed posts

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health confirms fatal attack on health care worker in South Sudan

                    • Feb 19, 2026
                  • Blog

                    25 Years of Partnership and Impact: IMA World Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

                    • Feb 26, 2026
                  • Blog

                    Building global health security through immunization: IMA's two decades of impact

                    • Kat Fiske
                    • Apr 23, 2026
                  IMA World Health

                  Founded in 1960, IMA World Health is a leading public health organization that delivers solutions to health-related problems across the developing world. We work with local partners and governments to strengthen existing health systems, prevent and treat diseases, improve maternal and child health, promote nutrition and WASH, and contribute to global health security. IMA World Health leads global health programming for the Corus International family of nonprofits and businesses. Corus organizations bring together a century and a half of specialized expertise to deliver multi-dimensional, holistic solutions to achieve lasting change.

                  Follow the Corus family

                  • LinkedIn
                  • Facebook
                  • Instagram
                  • YouTube
                  • Who We Are
                  • What We Do
                  • Giving Options
                  • Careers
                  • Contracting Opportunities
                  • Ethics and Policies
                  • Accessibility
                  Charity Navigator
                  guidestar

                  © 2026 IMA World Health, 1730 M St. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036 202-888-6200. All Rights Reserved.

                  • Contact Us
                  • Privacy
                  • Hotline
                  • Anti-trafficing
                  • Site by Alliance