Earthquake Relief in Nepal

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.