Doctors Without Borders:Responds to Cyclone In Myanmar
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Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, formerly called Burma, on May 2, 2008, affecting several areas of country, and causing a huge number of deaths. More than a week later, large parts of the population remained without drinking water, food, and shelter, and little international aid had reached people in need.
By May 14, 4 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) cargos planes carrying a total of 140 metric tons of relief supplies, including tents, medical material and drugs, pumps and generators for water and sanitation activities, and ready-to-use therapeutic food had arrived in Yangon. Another plane with supplies is scheduled to arrive in Yangon from Jakarta on Friday. The first plane with nearly 40 tons of emergency relief items arrived on the morning of Monday, May 12.
MSF has now more than 250 staff and between 10 and 20 new staff arriving daily. MSF teams are working in Pyanpon, Bogaley, Haingyi, Pyinsalu, Tongwa, Labutta, Thingangon, and Chaungzu. Another team traveled to Dedaye on May 14 in order to assess the situation.
MSF has hired two large boats to use in Pathien (Bassein), an MSF operational hub, bringing the total number of boats used to transport aid in the Irrawaddy Delta to ten. This is combined with the ten trucks that MSF is using to bring aid from Yangon to Pathien. So far, MSF has managed to distribute 275 tons of locally purchased and existing stocks of relief supplies, including food, plastic sheeting, and oral rehydration sachets, in the region. On May 14, MSF teams distributed aid to around 15,000 people and distributed a total of 6,000 plastic sheets
More at the link about Doctors Without Borders and their exceptional work in Myamnar and around the world. They are in my opinion the most reputable organization if you are looking for one to donate to in order to help the people there who need it so desperately. And with reports more erratic weather is heading to the same location, they will need these types of organizations who can gain access to their country.
By May 14, 4 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) cargos planes carrying a total of 140 metric tons of relief supplies, including tents, medical material and drugs, pumps and generators for water and sanitation activities, and ready-to-use therapeutic food had arrived in Yangon. Another plane with supplies is scheduled to arrive in Yangon from Jakarta on Friday. The first plane with nearly 40 tons of emergency relief items arrived on the morning of Monday, May 12.
MSF has now more than 250 staff and between 10 and 20 new staff arriving daily. MSF teams are working in Pyanpon, Bogaley, Haingyi, Pyinsalu, Tongwa, Labutta, Thingangon, and Chaungzu. Another team traveled to Dedaye on May 14 in order to assess the situation.
MSF has hired two large boats to use in Pathien (Bassein), an MSF operational hub, bringing the total number of boats used to transport aid in the Irrawaddy Delta to ten. This is combined with the ten trucks that MSF is using to bring aid from Yangon to Pathien. So far, MSF has managed to distribute 275 tons of locally purchased and existing stocks of relief supplies, including food, plastic sheeting, and oral rehydration sachets, in the region. On May 14, MSF teams distributed aid to around 15,000 people and distributed a total of 6,000 plastic sheets
More at the link about Doctors Without Borders and their exceptional work in Myamnar and around the world. They are in my opinion the most reputable organization if you are looking for one to donate to in order to help the people there who need it so desperately. And with reports more erratic weather is heading to the same location, they will need these types of organizations who can gain access to their country.
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- JanforGore
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