This includes the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases;[20][21][22][23] supplemental food for malnourished children;[24][25] water, sanitation and hygiene;[26][27] mental health and psychosocial care;[28][29][30][31] and gender-based violence.
Simon is a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rush University, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago.
International Medical Corps works in some 30 countries globally, providing relief to populations facing war, conflict, natural disaster, famine and poverty, while also laying the foundation for sustainable development.
Its programs are funded from both public and private sources, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),[35] the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)[36][37] and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"[38] International Medical Corps is based in Los Angeles, with other offices in Washington, D.C.; London, England; and Split, Croatia.