Philippines

AmeriCares has been in partnership with the Order of Malta in the Philippines since 1985 and continues to support 150 recipient organizations such as hospitals, clinics, homes for the elderly and orphanages throughout the archipelago.  The Order of Malta programs also focus on the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS. 

In February, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon, in the province of Southern Leyte, was buried by a mudslide.  Nearly 1000 people were buried in mud that reached depths of up to 100 feet in some areas.  After a week of searching only 139 bodies had been recovered.

AmeriCares provided a small grant to the Order of Malta (SMOM) to purchase medicines, blankets, mats, milk powder and food.  These items were delivered to the Maasin Diocesan Chancery, which provided shelter to some of the 400 survivors of this disaster.