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While Mexico continues on a path of economic growth, deep pockets of poverty remain and limit access to quality health care. In fact, nearly 20% of the population lives on $1 or less per day. Mexican families living in extreme poverty face challenging health issues include conditions related to lifestyle changes brought on by recent growth including diabetes and heart disease. At the same time, they battle health problems related to poverty and a lack of medicine, such as high rates of illness and injuries in newborn babies. Easily treated conditions such as diarrhea and simple infections can be fatal without access to basic medicines. That's why AmeriCares carries on its 20 year commitment to our neighbors in Mexico.
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Emergency Aid and Disaster Relief
From deadly hurricanes to the recent Swine Flu outbreak, AmeriCares has a history of robust responses to emergency situations and natural disasters in Mexico. In response to Swine Flu, AmeriCares shipments to Mexico have included medicines and medical supplies critical to supporting the country's efforts against the H1N1 virus. Aid has included infection control supplies to help such as masks and medicines to treat resistant infections common in patients with severe flu including the H1N1 virus. AmeriCares also sent medicines to treat flu symptoms and related infections, face masks for infection control and nutritional support. Read more »
- Floods in Tabasco Region, 2007
In November of 2007, extreme flooding displaced one million people and put them at risk of water-borne diseases. AmeriCares was the first international relief organization to deliver assistance to Tabasco. Our first shipment arrived within three days of the flooding. A second shipment arrived by air on November 2 and a third by sea on November 29. In all AmeriCares delivered more than $4 million worth of vital medicines and hygiene to equip healthcare workers and stave off the potential disease outbreaks caused by these floods.
- Hurricane Stan, 2005
On October 4, Hurricane Stan slammed into Mexico, causing widespread destruction in, which was further compounded by relentless rain, severe flooding and dangerous mudslides. AmeriCares delivered shipments of medical aid and humanitarian assistance. AmeriCares also supported programs to provide and distribute blankets and other relief supplies in the area.
Medical and Humanitarian Aid
Since 1989, AmeriCares has delivered more than $170 million worth of medicines, medical supplies and humanitarian aid to Mexico. In partnership with the Mexican Association of Malta, AmeriCares has been able to serve people who have fallen through the gaps despite economic and social reforms. For health care providers serving the country's poorest communities, donated medicines and medical supplies play a critical role in protecting heath and improving outcomes.
Today, AmeriCares and the Mexican Association of Malta deliver product assistance to over 75 hospitals, clinics and community health programs. Two specific pediatric programs speak to the range of life-changing care delivered through our beneficiary network:
- Save a Children from HIV/AIDS(Salva un Niño de SIDA) is dedicated to the prevention of mother-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. Through a grassroots network of hospitals, clinics and health care providers, the program identifies mothers with HIV and oversees all medical care in an effort to prevent vertical HIV transmission.
- Help Me Grow (Ayudame a Crecer) serves nearly 3,000 children at risk of or suffering from malnutrition in Mexico's poor rural areas. As a key supporter, AmeriCares regularly delivers nutritional supplements and vitamins for the program.
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