Imamia Medics International Inc

At our core, we are a group of people from around the world who have pledged our time and resources to empowering disadvantaged communities world-wide with access to quality healthcare and education.

We do this by direct medical services on an ongoing and emergency basis as well as through the empowerment of health professionals globally. So, while we provide medical assistance through clinics or international delegations, we also work simultaneously to train health professionals and students to build local capacity and promote local self sufficiency. The more qualified, quality healthcare providers we can empower locally, the more lives we can all save together.

Based on our mission, our primary areas of activity are:
1. health services
2. educational service and professional development
3. humanitarian relief and recovery efforts
and of course
4. advocacy to complement these areas.

IMI Health services range from established clinics with over 20 years of service to underserved communities, to mobile medical units and ambulances for access to remote regions, to services through specialty based medical camps and clinics as well as local screenings and vaccination drives.

IMI also organizes international medical delegations to regions globally to provide a range of care: from primary medical and health services to more complex procedures.

IMI also provides humanitarian relief and recovery services for those impacted by natural disasters, crisis (IDP), and conflicts, as well as some annual medical missions.

Over the years, IMI has provide relief and recovery services in Sri lanka for the tsunami, Somalia during the recent famine, Haiti post 2010 earthquake, the US for hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, as well as for several disasters in Pakistan, Kashmir and India. In recent years, given th increase of violence in certain regions, IMI also provides relief/recovery in emergencies due to bombings and other attacks on civilians as well as continued care for survivors and IDPs (most recently in Iraq in December).

IMI also coordinates annual medical missions for Hajj where approximately 2 million gather annually in Saudi Arabia as well as Arbaeen where upwards of 20 million gather in Iraq. Our recent 6th Arbaeen Medical Mission provided care for more than 75,000 through the hard work of 108 international delegates in 8 different locations.

IMI Professional Development portfolio includes career guidance for students in health fields, placement assistance for residencies, rotations and observerships as well as mentorship.

A large component of our work also includes medical education and trainings: these are done through large conferences—our most recent international conference in Florida was accredited by AACME. Medical education is also provided in the form of more specialized conferences for specific regions-like this conference in Iraq on women's and newborn health, as well as specialized hands on training for complex procedures.

Finally, as a UN accredited CSO, we would not be doing our jobs if we did not become a voice for those in need: highlighting access to quality health as a basic right for all, underscoring concerns on the targeting of health professionals as well as our members globally and sharing best practices and recommendations on certain health priorities.

The structure of Imamia Medics International gets strength from its members, Board of Regents members, IMI Headquarters, National Board of Directors members, Chapter representatives, staff and volunteers.

Over the last 2 decades, IMI has grown from a grassroots local effort to span 5 continents, 17 countries, countless cities and impacts millions of people.

By the Numbers: Inception to 2016

Provision of general medical care to: 2,950,000
Free or low-cost medicines provided to: 1,000,000
Medical education & capacity building provided to: 23,000
Patients served in Annual Medical Missions: 350,000
Humanitarian Relief & Recovery Work impacting 1,000,000
Patients seen through Medics Consultative Services: 1000
Savings for patients seen through Medics Consultative Services: $10,000,000