IMHO General Brochure 2009

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*2009 Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka From January to May 2009 violence raged in Northeast Sri Lanka, taking a heavy toll on the civilian population and displacing hundreds of thousands. The suffering of those displaced by the fighting was massive. As of August 2009, with an estimated 280,000 IDPs still in camps, IMHO had sent over $500,000 through our local partners on the ground for various efforts across the affected areas in response to this humanitarian crisis. These efforts involved giving milk powder, nutritional support, medications, mobile clinics, surgical materials & hygiene kits, psychiatric services, renovation of a maternity ward, support for displaced medical students, prosthetic limbs & physical rehabilitation, installing toilets, and drilling tube wells. PARTNERS (since 2003): AmeriCares Batticaloa Cancer Society Batticaloa Medical Association/ Hospital Batticaloa Mental Health Development Org. Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA) Direct Relief International Eastern Self‐Reliant Community Awakening Organization Hindu Board of Education Jaffna General Hospital Development Association Jaffna Medical Association Lions Clubs Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) North Lanka Cancer Patient Welfare Association Operation USA Sivapoomi Sivan Arul Illam /Thooku Sri Lanka Red Cross Tellipalai Mental Health Society Support our Work IMHO needs your support. Please consider joining our team or making a contribution today. We need to sustain our ongoing programs, such as the mobile medical clinics, nutrition program, and future primary care centers, as well as continuing to respond to other needs & crises as they arise. You may donate: By Mail: send a check payable to “IMHO” to IMHO Treasurer, PO Box 60265, Staten Island, NY, 10306, USA. Online: Use PayPal to make an online donation. Go to www.TheIMHO.org Direct Debit: set up a recurring donation, the amount and frequency of which are up to you You may also support our work by planning a fundraiser, turning a party or event into a fundraiser, donating your time or professional services, spreading the word about IMHO, helping us to network with foundations/NGOs/ corporations, etc. The possibilities are endless! The International Medical Health Organization (IMHO) www.TheIMHO.org Strengthening Communities. Improving Lives. 2381 Hylan Blvd., Suite 13B Staten Island, NY 10306 Phone: 718.667.3535 Fax: 718.987.6247 [email protected] [email protected]

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IMHO General Brochure 2009

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*2009HumanitarianCrisisinSriLankaFromJanuarytoMay2009violenceragedinNortheastSriLanka,takingaheavytollonthecivilianpopulationanddisplacinghundredsofthousands.Thesufferingofthosedisplacedbythefightingwasmassive.AsofAugust2009,withanestimated280,000IDPsstillincamps,IMHOhadsentover$500,000throughourlocalpartnersonthegroundforvariouseffortsacrosstheaffectedareasinresponsetothishumanitariancrisis.Theseeffortsinvolvedgivingmilkpowder,nutritionalsupport,medications,mobileclinics,surgicalmaterials&hygienekits,psychiatricservices,renovationofamaternityward,supportfordisplacedmedicalstudents,prostheticlimbs&physicalrehabilitation,installingtoilets,anddrillingtubewells.

PARTNERS(since2003): AmeriCares BatticaloaCancerSocietyBatticaloaMedicalAssociation/HospitalBatticaloaMentalHealthDevelopmentOrg.ConsortiumofHumanitarianAgencies(CHA)DirectReliefInternationalEasternSelf‐ReliantCommunityAwakening

OrganizationHinduBoardofEducationJaffnaGeneralHospitalDevelopment

AssociationJaffnaMedicalAssociationLionsClubsMedecinsSansFrontiers(DoctorsWithoutBorders)NorthLankaCancerPatientWelfare

AssociationOperationUSASivapoomiSivanArulIllam/ThookuSriLankaRedCrossTellipalaiMentalHealthSociety

SupportourWorkIMHOneedsyoursupport.Pleaseconsiderjoiningourteamormakingacontributiontoday.Weneedtosustainourongoingprograms,suchasthemobilemedicalclinics,nutritionprogram,andfutureprimarycarecenters,aswellascontinuingtorespondtootherneeds&crisesastheyarise.Youmaydonate:

ByMail:sendacheckpayableto“IMHO”toIMHOTreasurer,POBox60265,StatenIsland,NY,10306,USA.

Online:UsePayPaltomakeanonlinedonation.Gotowww.TheIMHO.org

DirectDebit:setuparecurringdonation,theamountandfrequencyofwhichareuptoyou

Youmayalsosupportourworkbyplanningafundraiser,turningapartyoreventintoafundraiser,donatingyourtimeorprofessionalservices,spreadingthewordaboutIMHO,helpingustonetworkwithfoundations/NGOs/corporations,etc.Thepossibilitiesareendless!

TheInternationalMedicalHealthOrganization(IMHO)

www.TheIMHO.org

Strengthening Communities.

Improving Lives.

2381 Hylan Blvd., Suite 13B Staten Island, NY 10306

Phone: 718.667.3535

Fax: 718.987.6247 [email protected] [email protected]

“Healthisastateofcompletephysical,mental,andsocialwellbeingandnot

merelytheabsenceofdiseaseorinfirmity.”—WHO

OURMISSIONTheInternationalMedicalHealthOrganization(IMHO)isaninternationalhumanitarianorganizationthatfocusesondevelopingandimprovinghealthcareinunderservedregionsworldwide.Westrivetoimprovethewellbeingofhumanitythroughaccesstobasichealthcareforall.OUREFFORTS:*PrimaryCare&MobileMedicalClinicsIMHOhasestablished3primarycarecentersinSriLankathatrun24/7andeachtreatabout350patients/week.Treatmentisfocusedonprevention,publichealtheducation,primaryhealthcare,laboranddelivery,andminorsurgicalprocedures.Thesecentersprovidefreemedicalservice,includingfreemedications.IMHOhasalsoconductedawiderangeofmobileclinics(includingeye&dentalclinics)inmoreruralareasacrossSriLanka.Themobileclinicsprovidegeneralmedicalconsultationalongwithfreemedicationssuchasantibiotics,vitamins,etc.

About The IMHO IMHOwasfoundedin2003intheUnitedStates,byhealthcareprofessionalswhorecognizedadesperateneedinbringinghealthcaretoimpoverishedcommunitiesinlesser‐developedregions.IMHOisaregisteredtax‐exempt,501(c)(3)non‐profit,charitableorganizationintheUnitedStatesandisaregisterednot‐for‐profitorganizationinCanada.IMHObelievesthatanemphasisonprimaryhealthcareisessentialtoimprovingthephysical,mentalandsocialwellbeingofindividualsandcommunities.IMHOrespondstomedicalneedsincrisesandworkstodevelophealth

careinfrastructureandhealthservicesinunderservedareasworldwide.

*NutritionOneofthemostbasicandcriticallyimportantneedsofthoseinmarginalizedareasisthatofpropernutrition.Assuch,IMHOiscommittedtosupportingthebasicnutritionalneedsofthosethataremalnourished,especiallywomen,children,andtheelderly.IMHOsupportspregnantwomenbysupplyingfreeprenatalvitaminsandnutritionalsupport.Itcostsjust$100tosupportapregnantwoman'svitamins&nutritionsupplementsforthedurationofherpregnancyandensurethatshegivesbirthtoahealthybaby!Similareffortshavebeensupportedinfeedingchildreninspecialneedsschoolsandorphanages,eldershomes,andmore.IMHOhasalsosentshipmentsofnutritionrelieftoIDPsandthoseaffectedbythe2004tsunami,yearsofcivilconflict,andotherhardships.

*EmergencyReliefIMHOrespondsintimesofcrisisfollowingnaturalandmanmadedisasters,havingsupportedreliefeffortsthroughoutSriLanka,Burma,Bangladesh,Pakistan,theDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,andtheUnitedStates.Partneringwithlocalimplementingpartnersineachcountry,IMHOhelpstogetsurvivorsaccesstomedicines,nutrition,healthcare,andotherbasicnecessities.

*Hospital&ClinicDevelopmentDevelopinghospitalsandclinicsinunderservedareaswherefacilitiesandqualifiedpersonnelarelackinghasbeenacornerstoneoftheIMHO.Withtheoverarchinggoalofimprovinganddevelopingthehealthcareinfrastructureintheseareas,IMHOhassupportedamyriadofeffortsinhelpingtoimprovefacilities&resources,trainandempowerlocaldoctors,staff,&students,andprovideotherformsofsupportasneeded.OneofIMHO’sstrengthsisthatitcaneffectivelyrespondtotheimmediateneedsandrequestsofthoseonthegroundwhoknowthesituationintimately.Theseeffortshavecutacrossmanyfields,includinganesthesia,cardiology,gastroenterology,oncology,pathology,pediatrics,nephrology,surgery,telemedicine,andmuchmore.

*MentalHealth Incommunitiesthatareoftenshapedbythestruggletosurviveandhavebasicneedsmet,mentalhealthcareisfrequentlyoverlooked.IMHOrecognizestheneedtoinvestinlong‐termmentalhealthcareservicesforthoseinneed,havingestablishedmentalhealthunitsandclinics,along‐termcarefacilityforwomenwithspecialneedsinSriLanka,providinggeneralsupportandtrainingformentalhealthworkersandpatients,andsupplyingothermedicinesandequipmentasneeded.