Pakistan Earthquake Medical Relief Clinics

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Summary

CDRS works in Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot where health facilities were destroyed. We also provide health education events for kids and work with local govt to re-establish a permanent healthcare system progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

CDRS is addressing the healthcare needs of communities in District Muzaffarabad, Kashmir, Pakstan that were devastated by the October 8, 2005 earthquake. The hospitals and health facilities were completely destroyed by the earthquake and won't be fully rebuilt until the end of 2008. In addition to providing medical services to patients, CDRS provides entertaining health education events for children and is assiting the local governement to re-establish a permanent and effective healthcare system

Activities

Five facilities successfully managed 104,659 patient contacts from January 1-December 31, 2007. Programs address primary and emergency healthcare, dental health, mental health, iodine/micronutrient deficiency and winter support to remote villages.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $166,731
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $33,269
Total Funding Goal: $200,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

CDRS continues to have an impact on the long term healthcare condition of 150,000 people through programs that teach families proper hygiene/disease prevention and by providing direct management and operational support to new govt. health facilities

Project Message

Imagine your state was devastated and suddenly your family no longer had a local medical facility- that's what happened here. Please help CDRS give hurting people the healing they deserve
- Todd Shea, CDRS Founder

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Todd Shea,
Executive Director
8020 N. Nob Hill Road
#201
Tamarac, Florida 33321
United States
718-809-5381
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Comprehensive Disaster Response Services
Chikar Rural Health Center
Chikar, District Muzaffarabad 131000
Pakistan
011-92-58840-42059
http://www.cdrspakistan.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Pakistan and can also be found under Disaster Recovery.

For more information about Pakistan, read the Human Development Report on Pakistan or the Wikipedia entry for Pakistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 10, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 04, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

CDRS 2007 Activity Report

By Todd Shea - Executive Director, March 10, 2008 06:53 PM

Please see attached 4 page report of CDRS 2007 programs and activities and 2008 plans

Also, check out the CDRS 2007 video and please send the link to your contacts who may be interested in learning abou CDRS!

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