International Medical Crisis Response Alliance
About Us​
IMCRA is a non-profit United Nations-affiliated NGO formed by and for medical professionals.
IMCRA was founded in 2012 by a direct mandate from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). IMCRA was asked to provide “…enduring medical resources which remain easily accessible not only immediately after a disaster, but in the months and years that follow…”
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Since then, our mission has been to fill gaps in the response to medical crises by assembling educational materials within online and mobile platforms. Primarily, this takes the form of 8-15 minute video modules featuring acclaimed medical professionals in multiple therapeutic areas. These modules target specific problems healthcare providers commonly face in disaster response situations or ongoing medical emergencies on a nation-by-nation basis.
We continue to expand our educational offerings to address global health needs through colloquiums and print materials, as well as our electronic platforms. A critical part of our service is promoting the sharing of long-term clinical and practical advice by connecting local healthcare providers with medical professionals around the world. IMCRA faculty typically remains available for consultation for 2-3 years after the initial response to disasters or medical crises.
​In addition to its online core curriculum, IMCRA serves as a coordination center and clearinghouse for regional medical relief programs. Using a four-phase approach (Outreach Coordination, Online Curriculum, Onsite Programs, and Publications) IMCRA works to ascertain that remediation is maximally effective and available for subsequent use.
We at IMCRA relentlessly pursue our goal of providing caregivers around the world with easy access to educational healthcare resources that are free, interactive, and available in their own native languages.
Recently we updated IMCRA's Gaza-Israel Conflict refugee portal with English and Arabic-language remedial medical modules targeted at both onsite practitioners and capable lay persons. We are in the midst of doing the same for our Ukraine Program. The link to the site is here:
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCnPGGxHKtA9SIHNKIuNUa8-pNsf1oPFK
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The unfortunate and highly distressing reality of intensified international conflict in the 2020's has made these programs critical. In August IMCRA will augment these services further with our PIVAT (Prompt Intervention Volunteer Aid Tutorials) program which will enable persons at the site of an acute medical emergency to take properly vetted First Responder actions as appropriate using smartphone downloads .
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IMCRA has also been active along with our NGO colleagues at the UN in the areas of misinformation/disinformation/propaganda, oceanic ecosystem health, protection of civilians in conflict zones, AI for good and in addressing the problem of antibiotic overuse.
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Finally, we draw attention to the fact that on 11 September it will be 13.5 years since the great Tohoku earthquake/tsunami and 23 years since the the 911 WTC disaster in New York, both of which prompted and motivated the founding of our organization. We remember the victims and their families and rededicate ourselves to preventing and ameliorating the impact of such tragedies in future.