The Tsunami Relief Effort Red Cross
The threat of disease is significant; the Red Cross will work in partnership with organizations like UNICEF and the WHO in a massive measles immunization and health intervention campaign for as many as 22 million children in affected countries. Inquiries about Loved Ones in the Region The ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) has launched a website to help restore links between family members affected by the disaster at www.familylinks.icrc.org. Inquiries concerning U.S. citizens should be referred to the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Service, at 1-888-407-4747. Callers are asked to remember that these phone numbers are frequently busy during the first days of a large disaster. What you can do Care workers face the huge task of addressing the psychological and health problems wrought by the natural disaster. Coastal regions lost houses and hotels to the waves as the drawing tidal surge pulled everything in its grasp out to sea. Donate online securely. The American Red Cross is asking only for financial assistance to help aid our sister Red Cross units in S.E. Asia. Your contribution will help provide safe housing, food and water to the survivors; ferry the untold injured to area hospitals; and remove the dead from public areas. Donations of clothing/ material goods/food are not being collected because of the extreme cost of transportation (a 24-hour flight). All those items can be bought near the areas hardest hit for a fraction of what they cost here.
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The Tsunami Relief Effort Facts At A GlanceThe $400 million estimated for the American Red Cross relief effort, a dual-phased approach that gets specialized relief now and in the long term to affected areas, begins with a $134 million initial phase. This phase not only addresses immediate emergency needs, it lays a foundation—through the identification of service delivery networks and implementation of monitoring and accountability systems—for the second and expected final stage of the organization’s response. American Red Cross staff will support partnerships and ensure donor intent is honored.(All costs are anticipated.) Emergency and Supplemental Food Aid: $55 million Malnutrition, an existing widespread problem in some areas due to poverty and civil conflict, has been compounded by the tsunami. As a result of roads, bridges and ports having been destroyed, access to food has been severely compromised. Working in partnership with the World Food Program, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and other local and regional partners, the American Red Cross will work to meet the nutrition needs of more than 2 million tsunami-affected people in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Maldives over the course of six months. Leveraging existing strengths among other global partners for the most effective aid, the American Red Cross will support the local procurement, transport, staff, warehousing and/or distribution of food in each country. Water and Sanitation: $10 million Vaccination and Health: $36 million The fact that healthcare networks have been compromised and in some cases destroyed makes the threat a very real one. The American Red Cross, working through the Measles Partnership (UN Foundation, WHO, UNICEF, CDC and the Federation), will support measles control for up to 2 million children through emergency vaccination, outbreak response and a mass campaign for all children under 5 years of age. In addition, there will be a vaccination campaign for approximately 12 million children under 5 years of age and their families which will include other health and disease interventions such as insecticide-treated bed nets for malaria control, polio vaccine, and de-worming medicine. Immediate Family Supplies: $20 million A family kit typically contains plastic sheeting for shelter, sleeping mats and blankets, sheets, mosquito netting, potable water containers and a lantern for a family of six. A hygiene kit typically includes items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet tissue, razors, feminine hygiene products and laundry powder, enough for one family for one month. Families with babies also receive infant-specific supplies. Where needed, kitchen sets can be a part of a family kit or a stand-alone item. They include pots, pans, and plates, bowls and eating utensils. Tents provide temporary shelter for a family of six. Psychosocial Assistance: $2 million American Red Cross psychosocial support will include providing psychosocial first aid and a establishing a “train-the-trainer” model to increase the capacity of affected Red Cross Societies and local agencies to provide psychosocial services. In the early days of its response to the disaster, American Red Cross workers based in India on an existing American Red Cross project building the Indian Red Cross Society’s capacity to provide psychosocial support were deployed to the Maldives and other affected areas. Local practitioners such as family counselors, psychologists and teachers were trained to subsequently train additional people within their community. Emergency Response Staffing and Deployment: $3 million Direct Support Costs: $ 8 million |
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