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New Flooding
Devastation
A
new wave of monsoon rains has triggered severe flooding in southern Pakistan,
affecting more than 5 million people, among them many communities still
struggling to recover from the catastrophic 2010 floods. For the hundreds
of thousands of displaced, the needs are great.
AmeriCares
has committed financial support to an ongoing partner to conduct free medical
camps in the flood affected areas, and for the purchase and distribution of
non-food items (NFIs) for affected families.
Pakistan has a modern health care system with an average life expectancy of 64 years. However, child mortality rates reflect a deeper crisis in health care. Nearly one in ten children dies before the age of 5. Infant mortality rates are ten times higher than in the United States. And compounding the health challenges, the country is vulnerable to large scale natural disasters, particularly earthquakes and floods.
In July, 2010, Pakistan was devastated by catastrophic flooding, leaving 20 million people homeless. AmeriCares responded immediately and continues to send aid to remote villages where families who lost everything are still struggling to survive. For twelve months after the disaster, AmeriCares sent more than $6 million in vital humanitarian aid to Pakistan. From delivering critical medicines and supplies, to drilling wells and installing water pumps, to restoring health facilities, AmeriCares is committed to helping the people of Pakistan recover and rebuild. Read more »
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Medical and Humanitarian Aid
Since 1990, AmeriCares has provided $63 million in aid to Pakistan, including medicines, medical supplies, equipment, health care facilities and nutritional support. AmeriCares has maintained strong ties with many local aid groups and nonprofit organizations, as well as Pakistan's Ministry of Health.
On October 8, 2005, a massive earthquake struck northwestern Pakistan, killing 70,000 people, injuring 100,000 and leaving more than 3 million without homes.
AmeriCares earthquake response included:
- Immediate Airlift: Within 72 hours of the earthquake, we delivered $1 million in relief supplies, followed by a second airlift containing $7 million in medicines and temporary shelters.
- Field Hospital: AmeriCares built a fully-outfitted, temporary field hospital with an operating room, an emergency ward, a maternity unit, a laboratory, a radiology unit and a 15-bed patient ward.
- Vaccine Airlift: AmeriCares delivered $28 million in donated vaccines to protect young earthquake survivors from disease.
- Rebuilding Rural Health Clinics: AmeriCares rebuilt 20 rural health centers serving 1 million people in northern Pakistan, where over half of the local health clinics were damaged or destroyed.
The Pakistani government honored AmeriCares with the Star of Sacrifice award for its comprehensive, efficient earthquake response.
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