Americares India NewsAmeriCares 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.
12/09/10 AmeriCares Sends Relief to Survivors of Leh–Ladakh Flooding Severe floods and a violent cloud burst have devastated the city of Leh. AmeriCares has mounted disaster relief efforts to help survivors. Read more and learn what you can do to help. Heavy rains continue to hamper emergency responders in the city of Leh and affected villages in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
08/24/10 AmeriCares India Responds to Flooding in Leh AmeriCares India relief workers are deploying to Leh to assess the community's needs and to deliver critical medicines. Read More.
08/12/10 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.
07/20/10 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.
06/07/10 Health Crisis for India's Brick Kiln Workers AmeriCares India helps provide health care for child laborers suffering from infections and diseases caused by dangerous working conditions. Read more.
03/17/10 AmeriCares India Receives Prestigious Award from Indo-American Chamber of Commerce AmeriCares India wins IACC Chamber of Commerce Award for Best International NGO working on Humanitarian Issues in India. Read more.
11/12/09 As Deadly Floods Displace Millions, AmeriCares India Foundation Mounts Relief Efforts in India Severe flooding in India has killed more than 300 people and left 250,000 homeless. This is the worst flooding to hit south central India in decades. More than 1.5 million people were forced from their homes and thousands are crowding temporary camps and makeshift emergency shelters.
10/09/09 AmeriCares India’s Dr. Parikh wins prestigious Wockhardt Medical Excellence Award Although cancer rates in India are on the rise with increased tobacco use, poor diet and pollution, the silver lining is that a greater number of patients are seeking treatment due to greater awareness and a willingness to see the doctor. One of the challenges is the lack of medical professionals to treat them.
10/08/09 Saving Residents From Flu in Mumbai In Mumbai, AmeriCares India doctors and medical personnel are taking a stand against influenza, hosting vaccination camps throughout the region. The goal: to keep India’s most vulnerable populations safe from the harmful effects of the flu virus.
09/01/09 Children's Health in India: First Doctor's Visit at Age 10 Imagine not being able to see a medical doctor until you were 10 years old and faced with a potentially deadly health problem like malnutrition, worm infestation, or an infection or disease. Read more and learn what you can do to help.
07/16/09 AmeriCares India Helps Survivors of Cyclone Aila in India In response to deadly Cyclone Aila, AmeriCares India Foundation recently sent medical aid and disaster relief experts to eastern India where more than 5 million people were left homeless. Read more and see how you can help.
06/18/09 Fighting Malnutrition in India From the slums in Mumbai to remote villages in Bihar, nutritional support has been delivered to help some of India’s most vulnerable children. Working with our local partner, Project Concern International (PCI), AmeriCares recently supplied 240,000 packets of high-energy biscuits to malnourished children living in flood-ravaged Bihar, India.
06/15/09 Orissa Tornado Victims Receive Aid from AmeriCares India AmeriCares India’s emergency response experts recently provided lifesaving medical supplies and care to victims of a fierce tornado that swept through rural Orissa.
05/21/09 AmeriCares Continues Its Commitment In Myanmar AmeriCares sends new shipment to Myanmar of humanitarian medical aid to continue relief and recovery efforts for Cyclone Nargis.
01/27/09 AmeriCares India Helps School Children in Mumbai Students at municipal schools in Mumbai received nutritional supplements from AmeriCares.
01/27/09 Talk on Disaster Medical Relief - The AmeriCares Experience AmeriCares and The American Center, Mumbai cordially invite you to a talk on Disaster Medical Relief - The AmeriCares' experience. Wednesday 17th December 2008 Time 6:00 PM.
12/03/08 Voice from the Field: Report from Post-Flood Bihar, India Dr. Purvish Parikh, Managing Director of AmeriCares India, reports from Bihar, which is slowly recovering from the worst India floods in more than 50 years. The poorest of India’s states, Bihar is struggling with more than 3 million people displaced by the disaster. Dr. Parikh surveyed health conditions at several flood-survivor camps, delivered medicines and treated children without access to a doctor.
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