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International Aid Responds to Disease Outbreak Threat with $4.6 Million in Pharmaceuticals

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Tsunami relief efforts are shifting from rescue to recovery, but a new concern is emerging: the threat of highly communicable diseases. With over 500,000 people in refugee camps in the Banda Aceh area, International Aid is racing against time to prevent widespread outbreaks. The organization is shipping vital pharmaceuticals donated by Pfizer to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, where they will be used in medical clinics and to meet community health care needs.

Key Takeaways:

  • International Aid is responding to the threat of disease outbreaks in tsunami-affected areas with $4.6 million in vital pharmaceuticals donated by Pfizer.
  • The organization is shipping pharmaceuticals to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, where they will be used in medical clinics and to meet community health care needs.
  • International Aid has already shipped nearly $9 million in disaster relief supplies to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India, including six medical clinics, water purification systems, and hygiene products.
  • The organization is working with its corporate partners to acquire additional supplies based on field requests.
  • International Aid's procurement team is continuing to work with its corporate partners to acquire additional supplies.
  • A total of 500,000 people are living in tightly packed refugee camps in the Banda Aceh area.
  • International Aid is a health-focused Christian relief and development organization based in Spring Lake, Michigan, that provides for both the physical and spiritual needs of people worldwide.
  • The organization has provided medical clinics that can meet the basic health and hygiene needs of a population of 10,000 people.

Statistics:

  • $4.6 million: the value of pharmaceuticals donated by Pfizer to International Aid for use in tsunami-affected areas.
  • 500,000: the number of people living in tightly packed refugee camps in the Banda Aceh area.
  • 9 million: the total value of disaster relief supplies shipped by International Aid to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India.
  • 6: the number of medical clinics provided by International Aid that can meet the basic health and hygiene needs of a population of 10,000 people.
  • 10,000: the population size that each of International Aid's medical clinics can serve.

Sources:

  • Health & Medicine Week
  • International Aid
  • Pfizer
  • NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net

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