Medicos del Mundo has mobilized its experience and know-how in emergencies. We have activated an emergency response plan to continue providing support to the most vulnerable population groups with whom we have already been working for more than 30 years, making sure they have adequate shelter, food and sanitation. At the same time, we have a team on site that has identified most urgent public health, physical and mental health needs of the affected population and is implementing the response.
In the aftermath of the flood in Valencia, we are facing an unprecedented emergency and disaster situation in Spain. The catastrophe has impacted on community support services, which are likely to be overstretched in their capacity to respond to the huge demand for psychosocial support. MORE THAN 200 DEATHS. 300,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED. Thousands of families homeless.
Our team has been working in the Valencian Community for 30 years with the homeless, women in situation of sexual exploitation, and people in extreme social exclusion. A total of 2,200 people saw during 2023 how their lives improved thanks to the work we do in the Valencian Community. This flood (DANA) has strongly impacted in their living conditions worsening their situation and impacted in the lives of thousands of other people in the region
Provide psychological support to the people affected . Distribution of basic health and hygiene supplies. Promotion of good habits and health measures for the prevention of epidemic outbreaks among volunteers and affected population.
