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
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Why I got involved?
Why IMHO is successful? RDHS office , Jaffna (Dr.Ketheswaran)
Why should you support IMHO?
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