One-Month Update: Disaster in Myanmar
When a powerful earthquake devastated communities in Myanmar, International Medical Corps rushed in to provide medical services.
When a powerful earthquake devastated communities in Myanmar, International Medical Corps rushed in to provide medical services.
When an earthquake recently rocked remote regions of Nepal, Mountain Heart Nepal raced to the rescue. Teaming up with Direct Relief and FedEx, their mobile medical units brought free healthcare to over 700 patients in devastated communities, providing critical care from wound treatment to diabetes medication.
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Karch joined International Medical Corps’ earthquake response in Nepal. Participating in a dramatic rescue of an injured villager awakened his appreciation for communities working together during disaster.
In Hatay, Turkey, more than 75,000 buildings were destroyed by earthquakes earlier this year. Since then, containers are providing space for pharmacies and health services, as well as housing, for people who have been displaced.
When a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck rural Nepal this month, Brown University emergency medicine physician Dr. Ramu Kharel quickly mobilized to provide aid.