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*2009HumanitarianCrisisinSriLankaFromJanuarytoMay2009violenceragedinNortheastSriLanka,takingaheavytollonthecivilianpopulationanddisplacinghundredsofthousands.Thesufferingofthosedisplacedbythefightingwasmassive.AsofAugust2009,withanestimated280,000IDPsstillincamps,IMHOhadsentover$500,000throughourlocalpartnersonthegroundforvariouseffortsacrosstheaffectedareasinresponsetothishumanitariancrisis.Theseeffortsinvolvedgivingmilkpowder,nutritionalsupport,medications,mobileclinics,surgicalmaterials&hygienekits,psychiatricservices,renovationofamaternityward,supportfordisplacedmedicalstudents,prostheticlimbs&physicalrehabilitation,installingtoilets,anddrillingtubewells.
PARTNERS(since2003): AmeriCares BatticaloaCancerSocietyBatticaloaMedicalAssociation/HospitalBatticaloaMentalHealthDevelopmentOrg.CenterforWomen'sDev.&RehabilitationConsortiumofHumanitarianAgencies(CHA)DirectReliefInternationalEasternSelf‐ReliantComm.AwakeningOrg.GodsOwnChildrenHinduBoardofEducationJaffnaGeneralHospitalDev.AssociationJaffnaMedicalAssociationKilinochchiMedicalAssociationKilinochchiDistrictHospitalDev.AssociationLionsClubsMedecinsSansFrontiersNorthLankaCancerPatientWelfareAssoc.OperationUSARegionalDirectorsofHealthServicesSarvodayaSivapoomiSivanArulIllam/ThookuSriLankaRedCrossTellipalaiMentalHealthSociety
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OURMISSIONTheInternationalMedicalHealthOrganization(IMHO)isaninternationalhumanitarianorganizationthatfocusesondevelopingandimprovinghealthcareinunderservedregionsworldwide.Westrivetoimprovethewellbeingofhumanitythroughaccesstobasichealthcareforall.OUREFFORTS:*PrimaryCare&MobileMedicalClinicsIMHOhasestablished3primarycarecentersinSriLankaandcontinuestocovertheongoingexpensesofall,whichareopen24/7andeachtreatabout350patients/week.Treatmentisfocusedonprevention,publichealtheducation,primaryhealthcare,laboranddelivery,andminorsurgicalprocedures.Thesecentersprovidefreemedicalservice,includingfreemedications.Thecosttoseeonepatientisjust$1/visit!IMHOalsoconductsawiderangeofmobileclinics(includingeye&dentalclinics)inmoreruralareasacrossSriLanka.Themobileclinicsprovidegeneralmedicalconsultationalongwithfreemedicationssuchasantibiotics,vitamins,etc.
About The IMHO IMHOwasfoundedin2003intheUnitedStates,byhealthcareprofessionalswhorecognizedadesperateneedinbringinghealthcaretoimpoverishedcommunitiesinlesser‐developedregions.IMHOisaregisteredtax‐exempt,501(c)(3)non‐profit,charitableorganizationintheUnitedStatesandisaregisterednot‐for‐profitorganizationinCanada.IMHObelievesthatanemphasisonprimaryhealthcareisessentialtoimprovingthephysical,mentalandsocialwellbeingofindividualsandcommunities.IMHOrespondstomedicalneedsincrisesandworkstodevelophealth
careinfrastructureandhealthservicesinunderservedareasworldwide.
*NutritionOneofthemostbasicandcriticallyimportantneedsofthoseinmarginalizedareasisthatofpropernutrition.Assuch,IMHOiscommittedtosupportingthebasicnutritionalneedsofthosethataremalnourished,especiallywomen,children,andtheelderly.IMHOsupportspregnantwomenbysupplyingfreeprenatalvitaminsandnutritionalsupport.Itcostsjust$100tosupportapregnantwoman'svitamins&nutritionsupplementsforthedurationofherpregnancyandensurethatshegivesbirthtoahealthybaby!Similareffortshavebeensupportedinfeedingchildreninspecialneedsschoolsandorphanages,eldershomes,andmore.IMHOhasalsosentshipmentsofnutritionrelieftoIDPsandthoseaffectedbythe2004tsunami,yearsofcivilconflict,andotherhardships.
*EmergencyReliefIMHOrespondsintimesofcrisisfollowingnaturalandmanmadedisasters,havingsupportedreliefeffortsthroughoutSriLanka,Burma,Bangladesh,Pakistan,theDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,andtheUnitedStates.Partneringwithlocalimplementingpartnersineachcountry,IMHOhelpstogetsurvivorsaccesstomedicines,nutrition,healthcare,andotherbasicnecessities.
*Hospital&ClinicDevelopmentDevelopinghospitalsandclinicsinunderservedareaswherefacilitiesandqualifiedpersonnelarelackinghasbeenacornerstoneoftheIMHO.Withtheoverarchinggoalofimprovinganddevelopingthehealthcareinfrastructureintheseareas,IMHOhassupportedamyriadofeffortsinhelpingtoimprovefacilities&resources,trainandempowerlocaldoctors,staff,&students,andprovideotherformsofsupportasneeded.OneofIMHO’sstrengthsisthatitcaneffectivelyrespondtotheimmediateneedsandrequestsofthoseonthegroundwhoknowthesituationintimately.Theseeffortshavecutacrossmanyfields,includinganesthesia,cardiology,gastroenterology,oncology,pathology,pediatrics,nephrology,surgery,telemedicine,andmuchmore.
*MentalHealth Incommunitiesthatareoftenshapedbythestruggletosurviveandhavebasicneedsmet,mentalhealthcareisfrequentlyoverlooked.IMHOrecognizestheneedtoinvestinlong‐termmentalhealthcareservicesforthoseinneed,havingestablishedmentalhealthunitsandclinics,along‐termcarefacilityforwomenwithspecialneedsinSriLanka,providinggeneralsupportandtrainingformentalhealthworkersandpatients,andsupplyingothermedicinesandequipmentasneeded.
