BIHAR: Outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)

In late June 2012, the state of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were affected by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome(AES). The symptomatic forms of disease leave neurological sequele or cause death in the severest cases...

Kashmir Post-Disaster Response and Disaster Peparedness Workshops

In the month of April 2012 AmeriCares India foundation revisited the Bandipora district in Kashmir as a follow up response in order to reach out to the communities missed the previous time and to monitor those previously served. The team consisted of Dr Purvish Parikh, Dr Swati Jha and Mr Neeraj Prasad from AmeriCares were joined by 2 external disaster preparedness experts.

Avalanche response in Bandipora, Kashmir

On 23rd February 2012, two massive avalanches hit Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Kashmir Valley killing sixteen army personnel and many injured.

SIKKIM: Earthquake Relief 2011

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 (Mw) centered within the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area of Sikkim occurred on Sunday, 18 September 2011.

AmeriCares India Expands Flood Relief, Treating Nearly 3,000 Survivors

The AmeriCares India medical team worked in conjunction with a team from “Doctors for You” over the course of two weeks, treating 2,400 patients from 14 villages in the flood-ravaged Kendrapara district of Orissa.

AmeriCares India Launches Mobile Clinics Program in Mumbai’s Slums

AmeriCares takes on-site medical services and free medicines directly to India’s urban poor. Pilot project launched with mobile medical vans in Mumbai slums.

AmeriCares Continues Support for Flood Relief Programs

Floods wreaked havoc in northern India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand), displacing nearly 2 million with massive crop losses in this heavily agricultural area in late September 2010.

Caring for Kamala at an AmeriCares Health Camp

Kamala is expecting a baby yet she still breastfeeds her toddler because they can’t afford enough food. Read about AmeriCares India’s maternal outreach program.

Providing Health Care for Women and Girls in the Slums of Mumbai

AmeriCares India recently partnered with Karunya Trust to provide health screenings, medicines and other aid to vulnerable women and girls. The groups set up temporary health clinics to reach a severely underserved community on the outskirts of Mumbai.