Project Report
| Aug 6, 2015
International Medical Corps Response to Nepal: Three Month Update
By Robert Rutherford | Resource Development Officer
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To date, in just over three months, International Medical Corps’ work has benefitted more than 200,000 people in the hardest-hit communities. With your generosity, and the commitment of thousands of donors around the world:
- 157,552 people will have greater access to care through 13 health facilities that International Medical Corps is rebuilding, in partnership with the Nepal government
- 28,200 men, women and children benefitted from the distribution of cash grants, helping them access food and other urgently-needed supplies
- 21,155 people are benefitting from the distribution of 4,231 hygiene kits, helping families purify water, wash their hands and maintain good hygiene practices
- 19,625 people are benefitting from 785 newly-built emergency latrines across 5 districts, thwarting the spread of disease
- 8,806 people have access to ongoing care through mobile physical therapy units, helping them overcome quake-related and other injuries
- And much, much more.
Today, 2.8 million people in Nepal are still in need of assistance; many of them are also at risk from landslides and other effects of the current monsoon season. Much remains to be done and International Medical Corps will continue to bring services to those most in need, and work with local partners and the government of Nepal to build back stronger.
Thank you again for your support continued support!
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Jun 3, 2015
International Medical Corps Response to Nepal: One Month Update
By Robert Rutherford | Resource Development Officer
International Medical Corps was on the ground, delivering care, just 48 hours after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on April 25.
Since April, International Medical Corps has:
- Provided nearly 3,800 health consultations in 21 remote villages in Dhading and Gorkha, near the epicenter of the quake. Our teams often traveled by helicopter to reach the most remote villages – some 9 hours from the nearest road access point.
- Mobilized medication and medical supplies to provide care for 30,000 people for three months
- Built 300 emergency latrines to provide access to safe sanitation for 6,650 people;
- And more.
Attached, please also find an overview of the first month of our response.
Moving forward, International Medical Corps will continue to work with the Ministry of Health to restore health care, rebuild health infrastructure, deliver urgently-needed supplies, and help communities continue to recover.
Thank you, again, for all that you do to make our work possible.
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May 12, 2015
Update After Most Recent 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake
By Robert Rutherford | Resource Development Officer
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Air evacuation
Overnight, a 7.3 earthquake struck the country with its epicenter near Namche, at the base of Mt. Everest.
All of our teams are safe, and our staff and volunteers are accounted for. Immediately following the quake, our teams mobilized to provide additional urgent support and supplies for those affected:
- Within hours, our Emergency Medical Director, Dr. Pranav Shetty, and his team boarded a helicopter with medicines, tents and other supplies to conduct an aerial assessment of Namche and deliver supplies to those in the region.
- Two doctors have been deployed, with two more on the way, to Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, who have already seen 100 additional patients since the quake struck earlier today. Our teams have also delivered tents to shelter patients located outside the hospital, and we will continue to support surgical needs.
- Our Emergency Response Lead, Sean Casey, and his team went immediately to Bhaktipur, where buildings have suffered damage, leaving families without shelter. Teams are on their way to distribute tents, tarps, jerry cans, and other supplies for families.
We will continue to work with the Ministry of Health and our on-the-ground partners to see how we can best provide support to families and communities in Nepal – thank you for your ongoing efforts to contribute to this response as it continues to unfold. It is with the generous support of GlobalGiving and other donors that we are able to continue to meet the most urgent needs as they arise.
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Surgery at Patan hospital in Kathmandu
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