*2009HumanitarianReliefinSriLankaFromJanuarytoMay2009violenceragedinNortheastSriLanka,takingaheavytollonthecivilianpopulationanddisplacinghundredsofthousands.IMHOrespondedquickly,allocatingover$500,000forvariouseffortstobeimplementedbylocalpartnersontheground.Theseeffortsinvolvedgivingmilkpowder,nutritionalsupport,medications,mobileclinics,surgicalmaterials&hygienekits,psychiatricservices,renovationofamaternityward,supportfordisplacedmedicalstudents,prostheticlimbs&physicalrehabilitation,generalchildren’sandorphan’ssupport,installingtoilets,anddrillingtubewells.Whatadifferencethisallhasmadeinhelpingthoseatthegroundtosavelivesandtoimprovetheconditionsandqualityoflifeforthosewhosurvivedthisterribletragedy.

PARTNERS(since2004): AmeriCares BatticaloaCancerSocietyBatticaloaMedicalAssociation/HospitalBatticaloaMentalHealthDevelopmentOrg.ConsortiumofHumanitarianAgencies(CHA)DirectReliefInternationalEasternSelf‐ReliantCommunityAwakening

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AssociationJaffnaMedicalAssociationLionsClubsMedecinsSansFrontiers(DoctorsWithoutBorders)NorthLankaCancerPatientWelfareAssoc.OperationUSASivapoomiSivanArulIllam/ThookuSriLankaRedCrossTellipalaiMentalHealthSociety

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About The IMHO IMHOwasfoundedin2004intheUnitedStates,byhealthcareprofessionalswhorecognizedadesperateneedinbringinghealthcaretoimpoverishedcommunitiesinlesser‐developedregions.IMHOisaregisteredtax‐exempt,501(c)(3)non‐profit,charitableorganizationintheUnitedStatesandisaregisterednot‐for‐profitorganizationinCanada.IMHObelievesthatanemphasisonprimaryhealthcareisessentialtoimprovingthephysical,mentalandsocialwellbeingofindividualsandcommunities.IMHOrespondstomedicalneedsincrisesandworkstodevelophealth

careinfrastructureandhealthservicesinunderservedareasworldwide.

*NutritionOneofthemostbasicandcriticallyimportantneedsofthoseinmarginalizedareasisthatofpropernutrition.Assuch,IMHOiscommittedtosupportingthebasicnutritionalneedsofthosethataremalnourished,especiallywomen,children,andtheelderly.IMHOworksthroughlocalhealthauthoritiestosupplyfreeprenatalvitamins,milkpowder,andnutritionalsupport(includingfolicacidandiron)forunderweight,pregnantwomen.Similareffortshavebeensupportedinfeedingchildreninspecialneedsschoolsandorphanages,eldershomes,andmore.IMHOhasalsosentshipmentsofnutritionrelieftoIDPsandthoseaffectedbythe2004tsunami,yearsofcivilconflict,andotherhardships.

*EmergencyReliefIMHOrespondsintimesofcrisisfollowingnaturalandmanmadedisasters,havingsupportedreliefeffortsthroughoutSriLanka,Burma,Bangladesh,Pakistan,theDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,Indonesia,thePhilippines,andtheUnitedStates.Partneringwithlocalimplementingpartnersineachcountry,IMHOhelpstogetsurvivorsaccesstomedicines,nutrition,healthcare,andotherbasicnecessities.

*Hospital&ClinicDevelopmentDevelopinghospitalsandclinicsinunderservedareaswherefacilitiesandqualifiedpersonnelarelackinghasbeenacornerstoneoftheIMHO.Withtheoverarchinggoalofimprovinganddevelopingthehealthcareinfrastructureintheseareas,IMHOhassupportedamyriadofeffortsinhelpingtoimprovefacilities&resources,trainandempowerlocaldoctors,staff,&students,andprovideotherformsofsupportasneeded.OneofIMHO’sstrengthsisthatitcaneffectivelyrespondtotheimmediateneedsandrequestsofthoseonthegroundwhoknowthesituationintimately.Theseeffortshavecutacrossmanyfields,includinganesthesiology,cancercare,cardiology,capacitybuilding,endocrinology,nephrology,pathology,pediatrics,surgery,andmuchmore.

*MentalHealth Incommunitiesthatareoftenshapedbythestruggletosurviveandhavebasicneedsmet,mentalhealthcareisfrequentlyoverlooked.IMHOrecognizestheneedtoinvestinlong‐termmentalhealthcareservicesforthoseinneed,havingestablishedmentalhealthunitsandclinics,along‐termcarefacilityforwomenwithspecialneedsinSriLanka,providinggeneralsupportandtrainingformentalhealthworkersandpatients,andsupplyingothermedicinesandequipmentasneeded.