By Katie Pace | Communications Officer
On May 12th, Nepal was hit by another earthquake just 50 miles from Mount Everest.
The Nepalese people are shaken and in need of medical care more urgently than ever before. .
Medicines on the Ground: Nepal Earthquake Relief
The Facts:
o 7.8 magnitude earthquake 04/25
o Over 8,000 reported dead
o Tens of thousands wounded
o 7.3 magnitude earthquake 05/12
MAP's Response:
o 30 MAP Medical Mission Packs, worth $330,000 arrived in Nepal with ACTS World Relief and will be used to treat 6,000+ people.
o 50 MAP RX Medical Mission Packs, worth $400,000 are currently being airlifted in to treat nearly 15,000 people.
o 38 MAP Medical Mission packs, worth $83,600 are being airlifted in with MedShare to treat 14,000 people.
o 6 IEHK (Interagency Emergency Health Kit) have reached Nepal for International Medical Corps to use on the ground. They will treat 60,000 people for 90 days.
o 6 pallets of oral rehydration salts are being airlifted in to Nepal in order to combat dehydration.
o Multiple container shipments are being prepared with antibiotics and other essential relief items for long term recovery and will leave MAP Brunswick shortly.
o MAP's current medicines on the ground are being used at Sheer Adventist Hospital and Mobile Medical Clinics near the epicenter.
Thank you so much for your generous donations! Please share this message with your family and friends today.
- Katie
Katie Pace
Communications Officer
MAP International
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