UNCC300 Assessment 1: International Medical Corps Role in Common Good

This poster provides an overview of the International Medical Corps (IMC), a global humanitarian organization focused on emergency response, health services, and community health. The IMC's mission is to improve the quality of life in underserved communities affected by war, disease, and natural disasters. The poster highlights their contributions to the common good through emergency relief, advocacy for underserved communities, and innovative approaches to healthcare, such as mental health support. As a nurse, the author emphasizes the importance of therapeutic communication, advocacy, and practical skills in contributing to the IMC's mission. The poster also discusses how the author's professional skills align with the organization's goals of promoting health and well-being, creating just communities, and providing aid during humanitarian crises. The poster concludes by emphasizing the potential for professional engagement in risk reduction, acute response, and systematic client assessment within the IMC framework.

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS ROLE
IN CONTRIBUTING TO COMMON GOOD
Overview of Organisation
 The IMC is a global humanitarian non-profit
organization that works to provide emergency response
during natural disasters and humanitarian crisis. It
provides emergency relief and life saving health care
supplies to affected children, families and communities
who lost everything due to natural disaster, disease and
war.
 Mission: The main mission of IMC is to improve the
quality of life through health interventions and other
activities that strengthen underserved communities
worldwide.
 Its main area of focus is relieving the sufferings of
people affected by war, disease and support these
groups of people to come to return to self-reliance. IMC
provides service in the area of emergency response,
health service support, community health and hygiene
related services
 Their work globally is understood from various actions
taken by them to treat people in different parts of the
world. For example, they were the leading organization
who took response regarding increasing number of
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(International Medical Corps, 2019).
Contribution to the Common Good
The emergency response action of the IMC is one of the factors
that can demonstrate fulfilment of common good. Their
commitment to provide full support during humanitarian crisis is
an example of common good as they provide vulnerable people
the right to live and enjoy basic rights like all other groups
(Hammersley, 2017). They have an emergency assessment team
committed to identify assessment needs and provide adequate
support (International Medical Corps, 2019)
IMC has advocates for the health of the underserved
community. This is understood from the role of IMC in
implementing innovative approach to improve mental health care
in the Middle East. They have collaborated with other agencies to
share innovative method of supporting vulnerable communities.
Their case management model has helped in maintaining the
continuum of care (International Medical Corps, 2012).
IMC is helping in creating a just community by being the first
respondent to help those in needs. During natural disasters, they
make sure to reach as early as possible and in this way, they save
lives of vulnerable group struggling at the merge of life and death.
Their water, hygiene and sanitation services is reflective of their
endeavour to provide access to basic life ameneties to people
affected by poverty, disasters and wars.
My Professional Contribution
 As a nurse, my professional skills of therapeutic
communication and values of advocacy and
respecting needs and dignity of patient can help me
to fulfil the mission of IMC in improving lives of
people and promoting health of underserved
communities. In addition, my practical skills of
basic human care, skills to treat people with special
needs and professional accountability will help me
to contribute to the organization.
 By balancing individual dignity and respect, I willl
be able to contribute to goals of common good for
the organization and maintain societal integrity and
distributive justices.
 By getting engaged with IMC, I can engage in risk
reduction during humanitarian crises by working
with the disadvantaged groups and giving
appropriate triage related care. My ongoing training
and practical experience will help in delivering
acute response and promoting recovery of people
affected by natural disasters. By engaging in
systematic assessment of clients, I will be able to
effectively handle emergency and disaster
situations.
References
Hammersley, M. (2017). Communitarian Principles That Will Increase the
Damage Done by Ethical Regulation? A Response to ‘The Quest for
Generic Ethics Principles in Social Science Research’by David
Carpenter☆', Finding Common Ground: Consensus in Research Ethics
Across the Social Sciences (Advances in Research Ethics and Integrity,
Volume 1).
International Medical Corps (2012). International Medical Corps
Advocates for Innovative Approach to Improve Mental Health Care in
Middle East. Retrieved from:
https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/updates/international-medical-co
rps-advocates-for-innovative-approach-to-improve-mental-health-care-i
n-middle-east/
International Medical Corps (2019). Our Work. Retrieved from:
https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/what-we-do/our-work/
Introduction
This poster gives a brief overview of a non-profit
organization, the International Medical Corps (IMC) and
examines the organizations role in the contribution of
common good. The poster will introduce audience to the
key functions of the organization and discuss how the
organization contribute to common good in various ways.
The poster also highlights key professional skill sets that
can help to fulfil the organizational objective and
contribute towards the realization of a just global
community.