Indonesia:Tsunami Relief Program

In the emergency response phase, AmeriCares delivered three airlifts of medicines, medical supplies and water purification treatments into Banda Aceh.  AmeriCares was a major supplier for malaria prevention efforts for 30,000 people and provided food storage kits to more than 20,000 internally displaced families. Today, AmeriCares Indonesia is working in partnership with the Indonesian government and a variety of non-governmental organizations to address some of the most pressing issues of the recovery effort, including health care, water supply and sanitation needs as well as livelihood issues.  In the health sector, efforts are focused on the re-equipping of healthcare facilities including 13 primary health facilities and 37 satellite health clinics affiliated with IDP (internally displaced persons) camps in Aceh. AmeriCares is also equipping the Provincial Health Laboratory and constructing its new Laboratory Training Center in Banda Aceh, and has major prevention and treatment programs against malaria and dengue fever.  In the water supply and sanitation sector, AmeriCares is collaborating with partners to improve the health and living conditions for thousands of people in Aceh Jaya and Aceh Besar.  In the livelihood and economic recovery sector, AmeriCares has provided a cash grant to support the creation of the Lampulo Wholesale Market, which reopened in June 2006.  AmeriCares is funding several additional livelihood programs that are creating employment and income-generating opportunities to benefit the survivors