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Country Background
In November 2008, after years of planning and preparation, AmeriCares officially launched operations in India with the establishment of an office in Mumbai and a warehouse in Bhiwandi. The warehouse is licensed by the Indian Food and Drug Administration and maintains international standards for handling pharmaceuticals. With on the ground staff, an increased supply of donated medicines, and a strategically located distribution hub, AmeriCares has expanded its work in-country and is better positioned to serve the surrounding regions of Asia and Africa.
AmeriCares has delivered more than $50 million worth of critical medicines and supplies to India to date – a figure that continues to grow significantly with the establishment of a local presence. In the past year, AmeriCares India donated products directly to 35 health care institutions in over 13 states. AmeriCares India also delivered shipments to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malawi, Guatemala, Iraq, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Ghana and Kenya. Through strong partnerships with local governmental and nongovernmental organizations AmeriCares supports clinics, schools, hospitals and rural health organizations and responds to emergencies wherever and whenever they occur.
AmeriCares partnerships with local health care providers range from NGOs serving rural communities to municipal school systems providing nutritional support. Partners supported by AmeriCares are addressing a wide range of health care needs from primary health care, to acute illness, chronic disease, malnutrition and emergency response.
Medical Assistance Program
Ongoing Support for the Work of Health Care Professionals
AmeriCares provides ongoing support for the work of health care professionals through our Medical Assistance Program. To equip doctors and nurses with the tools they need to deliver quality care, AmeriCares India has provided medicines and supplies on an ongoing basis to hospitals, clinics and public health programs. We have worked with 35 partners in 13 Indian states:
A few of our Current Partners
- Niramaya Health Foundation
- Shamlaji Hospital
- Project Concern International (PCI)
- Society for Service to Voluntary Agencies (SOSVA)
- Wockhardt Foundation
- Duncan Hospital
- Pathway HIV/AIDS Program
- Indian Epilepsy Association in Tirupati, Andhar Pradesh
- Meenakshi Mission
- Pavement Club
- BSES Hospital
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
- Centre for Society and Social Change
- Prem Seva Mahila Mandal
- Karunya Trust
- Bombay Municipal Coorporation
- Prasad Chikitsa
- Lok Biradari
- Hedgewar- Aurangabad
- SHRC- Ahmedabad
- AIDS Society of India
- Seva for Eomen Employment
- Wockhardt Foundation
- World Vision India
- Shree Sai Healing Trust
- Nirmaya Foundation
Historic Partners
- Exiled Tibetan Administration of the Dalai Lama based in Dharamsala
- Hemophilia Federation in Delhi
- Diocese of Alleppey in Kerela
- Lions Club of Bhubaneshwor in Orissa
- Missionaries of Charity throughout India
- A Leg to Stand On in Gujarat
AmeriCares India Program Initiatives
- Disaster/emergency response
- Disaster relief
- Disaster preparedness
- Medical Commodity Assistance
- Supplement charity hospital access to critical care medicines and supplies
- Expand community medical programs supply of primary care medicines
- Health Care Service Expansion (AmeriCares India-led)
- Operate medical camps in slums and tribal area. Read Story >
- Run school based health promotion programs (education, screening, treatment.) Read Story >
- AmeriCares Global Regional Hub
- Serve as regional platform supporting AmeriCares Global Programs and Emergency Response (medicine sourcing, logistics hub) Read Story >
Emergency Response Program
History of AmeriCares Emergency Response Efforts in India
When natural disasters and manmade crises strike, local transportation systems collapse and supply chains are disrupted, AmeriCares India 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.
Many regions of India are prone to natural disasters and AmeriCares has provided immediate medical relief for many of them over the years including:
- Earthquakes (Maharashtra in 1993, Gujarat in 2001 and Kashmir in 2005)
- Cyclones (Orissa in 1999, 2009, West Bengal in 2009)
- The Asian Tsunami (Tamil Nadu in 2004)
- Floods (Gujarat and Mumbai in 2005, Bihar in 2007 and 2008, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh 2009)
Disaster Preparedness Training with Rabindranath Tagore Medical Institute in Kolkota
AmeriCares India will be partnering with RTMI for a Disaster Preparedness Training Program for hospital administrators, doctors and volunteers on October 24, 25 and 26. Stay tuned for more information on the program.
Country Office
Regional Operations in MumbaiWith the establishment of our primary office in Mumbai, AmeriCares is building upon a long and successful history in the country. Establishing a local base enables us to:
- Accept and distribute donations of high quality medicines from India’s burgeoning pharmaceutical industry.
- Provide medical assistance to under-resourced hospitals, clinics and community health programs in India and neighboring Africa and Asia.
We are achieving our objective to reach more people around the world, in addition to helping more people within India itself. To improve the availability of medicines to indigent communities and disaster prone areas in the region, AmeriCares is replicating its medical assistance and emergency response programs through our Mumbai office.
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