The combined efforts of Metta Development Foundation, AZG, Save the Children Myanmar and MFH & Medical Relief Society Hospital.
AZG (Medicine Sans Frontieres – Holland), in fortunate position, because could divert national staff from the large existing programmes in Myanmar (over 1,000 staff) and could use the large medical reserves they had in country. In the early weeks have reached 200,000 people, have moved 200+ staff into the fields along with 9 international aid workers. In the first week 40 trucks were sent with goods to Delta, 10 boats are distributing goods and staff further south. Two cargo planes flew into Yangon airport with medical supply, mosquito nets, and water and sanitation equipment, including water treatment kits that produce 10,000 liters of drinking water per hour, 30,000 liters water bladders and other materials. 2 more planes followed. AZG has planned 8 million USD for the activities in the initial 3 months
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Hi John and Nina,
Good to hear from you again.
The situation here is mixed.
We were lucky to be able to move 200 staff and 9 international staff [10 days ago] to the delta. We can reach > 200,000 people but can’t cover the whole area.
Most organizations are extremely slow. So as a result there are still many people without help and that is a shame.
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The goal of M’Lop Tapang’s Health Care Program has always been to ensure free access to medical care for every vulnerable child in Sihanoukville. Our program objectives are to:
- provide efficient, comprehensive, holistic medical care to the children & families of MT
- provide medical care with compassion, empathy and respect for the individual patient
- educate families about basic hygiene and prevention from illness
- educate and empower children to better manage their own health and their family’s health
Click here for M’Lop Tapang’s 2007 Medical Report
An Invitation to Help Change the World for Children in rural Cambodia
Help raise $2,500,000 the cost of construction, equipment and operations for 5 years.
A Naming Opportunity
Children suffer the most drastic consequences of poverty. In Cambodia thousands die each year of preventable and treatable disease, where it is not uncommon for a child to die of complications from respiratory infections, diarrhea, and diseases practically eradicated in the more-developed world:
- 15% of Cambodian children, or 60,000, die before age 5
- 35% of Cambodian children are not immunized for polio, measles, or diphtheria
- 45% of Cambodian children under 5 are moderately to severely underweight
- 12,000 Cambodian children under the age of 15 live with HIV/AIDS
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Thank you to all the staff and supporters who helped to make 2007 another exciting year at Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC). Following are a few highlights of some of the things we accomplished together in 2007.
Click here for the complete January 2008 Monthly Report from AHC.
