# Madlin Sadler: Delivering humanitarian relief across 40 fragile countries

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Podcast: [The Impact Equation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-impact-equation-7063562)
Published: 2026-03-29T12:09:18+00:00
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## Resource

What does it really take to deliver humanitarian aid in the world’s most fragile places? In this episode of The Impact Equation, we sit down with Madlin Sadler, Chief Operating Officer at the International Rescue Committee - an organisation working at the sharpest edge of conflict, disaster and displacement. Madlin offers a rare, inside view of what it means to operate in over 40 of the world’s most crisis-affected countries; where systems have broken down, need is accelerating, and resources are shrinking. Madlin shares what it looks like to deliver vaccines to children in remote conflict zones; how humanitarian organisations make impossible decisions when funding is cut; why evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale matter when lives are at stake; and why, despite everything, she still feels lucky to do this work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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