Crisis in the Congo:
A massive humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Central Africa where fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced nearly 200,000 people. We are working with partners on ways to best help families who have fled the violence.
Disaster Relief and Emergency Response
Everyday, AmeriCares is prepared to respond to men, women and children in sudden crisis. Disaster relief and emergency medical supplies are strategically stocked to help in the world's danger zones - places where hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and deadly disease outbreaks are most likely to strike. Our ongoing medical aid also strengthens our global capacity to deliver lifesaving medicines and medical supplies in times of great need.
When disasters strike, health care providers struggle to cope with a surge in demand as survivors seek care. The supply chains keeping hospitals and clinics stocked and operational can be disrupted for weeks - when medicines and supplies are in desperate demand. That's why our relief experts have mastered the challenges of getting aid to the people who need it in the chaotic aftermath of a calamity.
Our emergency response teams have a proven track record of delivering urgently needed relief to survivors of natural and man-made disasters here at home and around the world. They provide medicines, hospital supplies, bottled water and water purification treatments, nutritional supplements and other critically needed aid. 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 man-made 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); Hurricane Katrina (2005); the Pakistan earthquake (2005); Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis (2008); China earthquake (2008); South Pacific earthquakes and typhoons (2009); the Haiti Earthquake (2010); the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan, flooding in Pakistan (2010); Japan earthquake and tsunami (2011); U.S. tornadoes (2011); the Somalia famine (2011); and Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Phases of Emergency Response
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:
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| Pre-positioning of supplies and trauma & emergency medical training for first responders |
Immediate delivery of medical & humanitarian aid for survivors |
Restoration of damaged health care infrastructure |
Long-term rebuilding of devastated communities |
