By Kathryn Hearn | Marketing Communications Officer
Just a few months ago, a series of earthquakes hit Ecuador, destroying entire towns. When disasters hit MAP International springs into action because time is critical and lives depend on our sense of urgency. To date we have shipped $1.7 million worth of lifesaving medicines and served 11 major hospitals in the affected areas in Ecuador.
Saturday, April 16, 2016 was a typical day on the Pacific coast of Ecuador, then suddenly at 6:58 PM local time a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck and thousands of lives were changed forever. 661 people lost their lives and almost 28,000 people were injured.
MAP International has had a programmatic focus in Ecuador for over 20 years with dedicated staff stationed there.
When disasters hit MAP International springs into action because time is critical and lives depend on our sense of urgency. It takes a total team effort at MAP to respond to disasters
Read our latest blog on Ecuador Relief here.
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