Emergency ResponseWhen natural disasters and manmade crises strike, local transportation systems collapse and supply chains are disrupted, AmeriCares is there to help. Our experienced staff members are experts in navigating the challenging logistics of delivering aid to the epicenter of a calamity. Our promise is simple: when people are in crisis, they will get the help they need — whenever they need it, and wherever they are. For more than 25 years AmeriCares has provided medical relief and humanitarian assistance to millions affected by natural disasters and manmade crises. These have included the famine in Ethiopia (1984); the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl (1986); the Armenian earthquake (1988); Central America's Hurricane Mitch (1998); the Rwandan refugee crisis (1994); the attack on the World Trade Center (2001); the Asian tsunami (2004); Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005); the Pakistan earthquake (2005); and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur. A boy plays in front of his home destroyed by cyclone Nargis at a Myanmar town of Bogalay, southwest of Yangon May 8, 2008. Reuters/Stringer, Courtesy To assist countries and communities that have difficulty responding to the tragic losses and extraordinary costs of natural disasters and conflict-induced crises, AmeriCares launches emergency response initiatives for four emergency phases: Phases of Emergency Response Preparedness - Pre-positioning of supplies and trauma & emergency medical training for first responders Relief - Immediate delivery of medical & humanitarian aid for survivors Recovery & Rehabilitation - Restoration of damaged health care infrastructure Reconstruction - Long-term rebuilding of devastated communities AmeriCares has responded to the following emergencies around the world and here at home:
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