IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY: IMHO’S GLOBAL OUTREACH
Greg Buie, IMHO Programs Coordinator Dr. Betsy Finigan, Family Medicine, Northeast Center of Excellence, VA Health Care
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.� ~Desmond Tutu
Emergency Relief Efforts • Before 2009: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burma, USA ($35,817) • 2009: Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan ($15,000) • 2010: Pakistan, Haiti ($8,000)
Other International Efforts • 2010 – – – –
Haiti ($1,000 for ambulance transport) USA ($1,400 for health programs for special needs children) Ethiopia trip ($5,667 for 2-week volunteer effort) In-kind donations to Haiti (vitamins) and Ethiopia (glucometers, medical equipment, sports equipment, etc.) valued at combined $21,635
• 2011 – Ethiopia ($1,900 via IMHO Canada) – Japan ($2,500 via IMHO Canada) – Haiti (medicines at $10,140)
Moving Forward: Ethiopia • Developing a Clinical Psychology program at the Gondar University Teaching Hospital in Gondar
Moving Forward: Ethiopia • Other planned efforts – sending a shipment of medical supplies and beds to Bahir Dar Hospital – sending 5 voltage converters to Gondar Hospital – developing Bahir Dar School for the Deaf
Moving Forward: Haiti • Working in partnership with the Dr. Henri Gerard Desgranges Foundation in Petit-Goave, Haiti to develop medical clinic
Moving Forward: India? • Pursuing grants and partnerships for WASH (Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene) efforts in Sri Lankan refugee camps and destitute communities across Tamil Nadu • Development of primary health care clinic in Andra Pradesh