By Dr. Thomas G. Hedberg | Executive Director IMCRA
Dear Friends,
As of 03:00 AM this morning a serious 6.6 earthquake struck the area around Sapporo Japan. Apparently there is widespread destruction and disruption of needed services. This comes at a particularly bad time for Japan which has been locked in the grip of a severe heat wave all summer.
IMCRA has had extensive experience dealing with the Kumamoto and 3-11 earthquake/tsunami in Japan and now intends to mobilize the PIVAT program to meet the needs of isolated communities (like hard-hit Atsuma) which now have lost access to medical services.
Because aftershocks are expected to continue for a week or more we want to get our system up and avaialable to all people in need as soon as possible. Any help you can offer in this regard will be appreciated.
Sincerely,
The IMCRA PIVAT Medical Team
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