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Emergency Response and Disaster Relief
Months of heavy rainfall in both 2007 and 2008 took their toll on Bolivia, causing massive flooding, mudslides and a strain on the already overwhelmed social service organizations. AmeriCares promptly responded to the crises, sending emergency shipments to our in-country partners. Nearly 100,000 families were affected and many left homeless. Our donations of essential medicines and supplies helped hundreds of families in need, providing relief from water-borne disease and other related illnesses.
Medical and Humanitarian Aid
Since 1993, AmeriCares has delivered more than $10 million worth of medicines and medical supplies to help the people of Bolivia.
AmeriCares has worked with Save the Children, an international non-governmental organization (NGO), and ProSalud, Bolivia’s largest health NGO. ProSalud has developed a network of sustainable outpatient clinics for lower- and middle-income patients. Medical products donated by AmeriCares help stretch the limited resources of these clinics and allow them to treat more patients. Due to our partners’ collaboration with the Bolivian Ministry of Health, our aid has reached a broad spectrum of health care institutions ranging from large national hospitals to small rural clinics. Our partnerships also enabled us to effectively deliver aid to Bolivia’s highly impoverished populations, reaching tens of thousands of people in 253 municipalities as well as those in some of the most isolated areas of the country.
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