Disaster Response
Overview
When disasters strike. We're there.
Emergencies are unpredictable and life-changing. The best outcomes demand a swift, coordinated effort. In collaboration with field staff, partners, government agencies and volunteers, Medical Teams International responds to natural and man-made disasters within 48 hours.
We have responded to dozens of man-made and natural disasters since 1979. Our work has reached survivors of genocide, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and complex humanitarian crises.
In the past decade, we've cared for people in the following countries:
Honduras, Haiti, India, Myanmar, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, United States, Bangladesh, Mexico, Peru, Indonesia, Lebanon, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Guatemala, Guyana, Iraq, Thailand, Ethiopia, Iran, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Rwanda, Congo, Turkey, Mozambique, Colombia, Albania, Kosovo, Taiwan and Venezuela.
What We Do
- Develop high-impact relief, rehabilitation and risk-reduction programs that provide emergency health care to vulnerable populations.
- Build local partner and health personnel capacity through training and support to community-based health and development programs.
- Ship containers of essential medicines and medical supplies to hospitals and clinics, increasing access and quality of health services.
Key Focus Areas
- Control of communicable diseases, including malaria, diarrhea, acute respiratory infections and cholera
- Immunizations
- Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in vulnerable populations
- Psychosocial services
- Disaster preparedness and risk reduction
Long Term Goal
To rebuild lives by effectively transitioning to community development programs.
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