IMHO Update 2011

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IMHO Annual Report: 2010


Where it all started‌


Our first project‌


Tsunami of 2004


May 2009‌

International Medical Health Organization (IMHO)


What Makes IMHO Unique • Volunteer nature of organization • Extensive network of proven contacts on the ground who understand the situation well • Unique opportunity to use our expertise and experience • We work within the existing framework and compliment the efforts of the local health system and help enhance the health services

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IMHO Tsunami relief efforts


Deliver medicines while A9 is closed


Delivery of Milk Powder inside the “No Fire Zone”


Manic Farm ($120,000)


Vavuniya Healthcare Center ($40,000)


Vavuniya Mental Health Unit, established by IMHO

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY: IMHO In 2010: $ 337,386.70 First quarter 2011: $ 57,208 In-kind donations: $ 45,595 Total: $ 440, 189.70


2010 FINANCIAL SUMMARY: IMHO USA Batticaloa Teaching Hospital • • • • •

Renal dialysis machine $ 24,000 ECHO $ 20,000 Labor- delivery beds $ 5,000 Breast biopsy needle $ 3,000 Speech therapist $ 1,000


2010 FINANCIAL SUMMARY: IMHO USA • Mullaithevu (resettlement) • • •

Emergency roofing materials $ 4,000 clean water/sanitation project $ 30,000 Will be paying for the pre-interns

• Trincomalee •

Shoe for resettled school children $ 1,500


Batticaloa flood relief work


IMHO Relief work in Flood Affected areas in the East (Jan-Feb 2011) Batticaloa,Kalmunai and Valaichenai •

Filling up sandbags at the medical unit in Valaichnai – $3,750 –

it prevented the closure of the unit

• Dry rations ,Cloths,Emergency Medicines,Children’s need and mobile clinics $ 4,000 (Kalmunai) • •

Dried Food, Sanitary supplies and Cleaning the wells and Mosquito nets(CACM) $11,000 (Batticalo district) Medicines ,Mobile clinics and inhalers for asthma $ 4,000 (Valaichenai)



Mannar • • • •

Mobile clinics Pre-interns staff support Rubber sheet walls Temporary roofing

$ 25,000 $ 5,600 $ 5,000 $ 4,000


Mannar


Kilinochchi Ambulance repair Pre interns Toilet repair

$11,000 $ 3,600 $ 1,500


Microcredit project

$ 25,000


Microcredit project


Nutritional Support for Pregnant Mothers • • • • •

500 mothers in Jaffna district Underweight mothers under the poverty line Cost about $ 80 for each pregnancy Very success program-stepping into the fifth year Run by 11 MOH divisions and admin by RDHS



Jaffna Teaching Hospital • Diabetic center $ 5,500 • Cancer center renovation $ 2,600


Pointpedro Base hospital Renovation $ 5,000 Base Hospital Point Pedro has won silver award ( 2nd place) in the National Health Excellence Award


Delft Hospital $ 12,600 • Medical equipments $ 9,600 • Auto to transfer patients from the hospital to Medical boat$ 3,000


Toilets in Kopay $ 37,470


Amputee Rehab & Disabled Persons Support • Jaffna Jaipur Centre for Disability Rehabilitation (prostheses & mobility devices): $24,000


Amputee Rehab, continued • Motivation Charitable Trust (UK) with OfERR: $8,400


Amputee Rehab, continued • Meththa Foundation (UK): $9,000


Mental Health • Kalmunai Mental Health Society: $22,500 • Tellippalai Mental Health Society: $21,800 • Negombo Hospital: $9,000 • Vavuniya Mental Health Unit: $3,500


Miscellaneous • • • • • • •

Jaffna university student support Play ground in Vanni school Pointpedro nutritional program Moolai mobile clinics Support for orphanages Cancer children fund Vocational training in Madu

$ 5,685 $ 1,000 $ 4,000 $ 8,000 $ 12,000 $ 1,100 $ 5,000


Leading the way forward‌..


Resettled IDP Health Concerns • Mental Health & Psychosocial Rehabilitation • Livelihoods/Empowerment • Lack of health care professionals – Training for local personnel

• Sanitation & Water (esp. for resettled families without infrastructure) • Primary Care – Disrupted access to medications – Overstretched services, doctors

• Rehabilitation for Amputees

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Vulnerable members of a society • • • • • •

Children Women especially widows Elders Mentally handicapped Physically handicapped Poor


IMHO-Current Focus • • • • •

Response to disaster relief Livelihood projects Nutritional support to the pregnant mothers Mental health rehabilitation Amputee rehabilitation


IMHO-Current Focus • Pregnant mothers in Mullaitivu – 1,000 mothers – $30 per mother

• Supporting the pre interns in Mannar, Killinochchi and Mullaitivu • Palliative Care Center


How can you help? • Spread the word including outside USA! • Help us network with other Charities and Foundations • $1 a day contribution! • Coordinate fundraisers: Fun and fundraising!


Get involved! Tent city of Haiti

Sri Lanka


Why I got involved?


Why IMHO is successful? RDHS office , Jaffna (Dr.Ketheswaran)


Why should you support IMHO?

International Medical Health Organization (IMHO)


THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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