Food, shelter, and medicine after China Earthquake

During the fall, Machik funded four key projects on the ground that are helping Tibetan communities in and around Jyekundo (Yushu) begin to recover from the devastating earthquake. These include:

1. Health Outreach Services in Nomadic and Rural Areas 

Machik provided funding to support health outreach services for earthquake survivors in remote nomadic areas.

Tibetans in remote nomadic areas are in urgent need of post-hospitalization health care services. Our partner on the ground has identified at least 200 patients who have been left with no health care following their release from hospitals for earthquake-related injuries and health conditions. 

To respond to this urgent need, a Health Outreach service will include the following initiatives:

• Organize access to urgently needed x-rays at the prefectural hospital
• Enable access to TB treatment
• Support village doctors to follow up with TB patients 
• Cooperate with local health offices to support rural home health care visits for those in most urgent need
• Provide some patients with regular rehabilitation services 
• Provide a regular bus service for village patients to access hospital care

2. Surgery for Earthquake Survivors 

Machik provided funding for 49 earthquake survivors to receive follow-up surgical procedures.  These earthquake survivors required secondary surgeries for recovery.

3. Support for Vocational Training School 

Machik provided funding for key basic needs for a vocational training school which serves 1,400 students, as follows:

1. Heating and gas
2. Bicycles for teachers to avoid traffic and regularly arrive at school on time
3. Business and Entrepreneurship Training for week-long workshops for 200 to 300 people.

4. Support for Clinic to Serve Villagers 

Machik provided support for a new rural health clinic that will serve 1,700 villagers.