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Our Missions
AidGaza
From medical care and medicines to baby formula and food supplies, our support for Palestinians in Gaza remains steadfast as the local population faces increasing challenges.
ServeSyria Medical Mission
Since 2016, ServeSyria missions have delivered free medical care and medicines to Syrian refugees in and around Amman, Jordan. Over time, these missions have brought vital healthcare to other refugee populations and local Jordanians as well.
ServeYemen Medical Mission
The internally displaced Yemeni people lack access to healthcare due to instability within the country. ServeYemen teams provide free primary care at camps around Aden to improve access to basic healthcare.
ServeGuyana Surgical Mission
With a focus on plastic and reconstructive surgeries, we aim to alleviate health issues such a back & neck pain, poor posture, and limited physical activity by performing breast reduction surgeries to improve the patients’ quality of life.
ServePakistan Medical Mission
Since 2019, ServePakistan teams have worked at a small health clinic in Rahat Kot, northern Swat serving rural communities with essential primary care and diagnostics.
ServeNepal Surgical Mission
Surgical care is a health priority; access to affordable and quality services is limited. With a general surgery focus, our teams support acute needs by performing advanced surgeries and laparoscopic procedures while also training local surgeons and support staff to improve capacity.
ServeMauritania Surgical Mission
With one of the highest maternal morbidity and mortality rates worldwide, ServeMauritania obstetrics-gynecology teams work to improve training of local physicians and staff, while also performing screenings, testing and treatment for cervical cancer patients.
ServePalestine Surgical Mission
Limited public health capacity and ongoing conflict have continued to impact Palestine’s healthcare needs. Since 2018, our teams have performed life-changing plastic and general surgery procedures to address these concerns and improve quality of care for patients of all ages.
ServeRohingya Medical Mission
Initially launched as an emergency response, the need for quality health services persists for the refugee populations even years later. Local and international ServeRohingya teams have continued to provide vital healthcare in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh since 2017.
Our Projects
IMANA offers free cataract surgeries in remote and underserved areas of Bangladesh through coordination with local partners.
IMANA has been supporting multiple diabetes centers, urgent and primary care clinics, as well as a dialysis center in Hyderabad, India, since 2013.
IMANA supports the operations of multiple health centers across Pakistan to deliver free medical care to marginalized communities. Ambulances and a mobile clinic have also been funded to improve emergency response and access to care.
Collaborating with a local ophthalmology team since 2017, underserved rural communities across Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Kashmir have access to free eye exams, cataract surgeries, and minor procedures.
Your Impact
Patients Treated
Benefited from Humanitarian Treatment
Medical & Surgical Missions
Emergency Medical Response Teams
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Their Stories
“Today I spent the day in the triage room doing art therapy with the children. There were so many little faces – markers and smiles everywhere. Their curiosity was endless. One asked in amazement, “There are Muslims in America? Wow!” Moments like these remind me how important connection and presence can be.
We often gift small things like markers or crayons, and the kids light up with gratitude. But today, two 6th grade girls touched me beyond words. They left, only to return with a gift for me – a single piece of gum. From children who have so little, that small gesture carried so much weight. I found myself fighting back tears.”
“This is Layman who is 11, her smile and love was infectious, mind you she is deaf. At the age of one she contracted bacterial meningitis, treatment was delayed and to be honest not possible in Gaza. She lost her hearing, regardless she was so happy to talk and joke with us (using sign language) for me bringing into perspective the ability to accept and make the best of what life brings our way.
She had webbed feet known as syndactyly, making it difficult to walk. So we operated on her releasing her fused toes and skin grafting her.
Before she went to sleep she asked if we could take a picture signing the “I love you” sign for all the donors and supporters.”
“Ali Ahmed Al Hussain was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, and was unable to be breastfed or sleep correctly due to breathing problems. In 2015, a delicate 6-month old baby Ali held lovingly in his mother’s arms visited IMANA volunteers at the Khartoum Dental Teaching Hospital for an IMR sponsored cleft lip surgery. Baby Ali’s family brimmed with hope for their son to finally lead a normal life and not be subjected to stares from the society.
Our surgical team met with Baby Ali again in 2016 for his cleft palate surgery and, he walked into the hospital, as a healthy, cheerful 18 month old ready for yet another surgery to heal his cleft palate.
Ali’s mother, Fatima Ali expressed delightfully how her son has been reaching all his developmental milestones and is able to eat and sleep well.”
“This is Yahya. He has had incontinence for 8 years and uncontrollable anger and aggression. Daily. He had such sadness in his face when we first saw him. He looked exhausted and was slumped over while I talked to him. No light in his eyes at all. He was referred to me by one of the other doctors. His sacrum and pelvis were completely locked and felt like palpating concrete. His whole spine was so bad. He had bad scoliosis also and a twist in the pelvic bones. He also had a reversed cervical curve and muscle spasms in the neck. No wonder he was so angry. I adjusted him and asked him to come back again after 3 hours for a second adjustment. It was honestly like switching on a light. He was so happy and vibrant. After the second adjustment he jumped on to the table with excitement. Everything moved so much better. He said I feel so much better. Huge smile. So we were hugging him… This is our why. Yahya.”
Our Focus
IMANA Medical Relief
IMANA Medical Relief is dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through disaster response, provision of basic healthcare to underserved communities, development programs and knowledge transfer through the participation of providers of all backgrounds. Its missions have provided timely and effective aid for the sick and injured in several countries, while its hospitals, basic health units, clinics, and collaborative projects take care of the poor and needy.
Continuing Medical Education
IMANA is accredited by the ACCME as a provider of continuing medical education. IMANA offers live and virtual CME activities, including courses, conferences, and workshops.
IMANA’s long-standing commitment to offering quality continuing medical education for physicians and healthcare professionals reinforces our mission to optimize patient care. Register on our LMS for online CME courses at med.imana.org
Programs
IMANA’s Mentorship Program provides a safe place to create valuable connections and share knowledge regardless of where you are in your career journey. Additionally, our Scholarship Program annually provides financial assistance to full-time students pursuing a career in the fields of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and allied health. IMANA also provides monthly webinars of various topics from field experts for all to learn from.
Navigate through our website to learn more about our programs and services.
Who We Are
At IMANA, we provide medical relief through quality health care to people from all walks of life. Moreover, entrusted by health providers who are guided by faith, we aim to provide access to safe environments, equitable healthcare, and wellness.
Our Way of Life
IMANA’s core lies within the way its people define their way of life. Pillars, Principles, and Behaviors serve as our guiding light. On the other hand, they represent our values, remind us of what we stand for, and describe who we endeavor to be. Interestingly, they are the things that connect us to you and with the people we serve together.
“IMANA fosters health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance in communities around the world through direct patient care, health programs, and advocacy.”
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