Responding to EMERGENciES
Medical Aid Where It's Needed Most
Urgent needs following the earthquake in myanmar
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Responding to the earthquake in Myanmar
An estimated 17 million people have been affected—many severely. Our teams have reported extensive destruction.
MSF team members in the temporary camp in Chan Mya Thar Si Township, Mandalay, during a visit to provide psychological first aid via a mobile clinic. © MSF
DONATE TO OUR EMERGENCY FUND
By donating to MSF's emergency fund, you can ensure our teams are ready to respond, wherever and whenever a crisis hits.
How we’re responding in Myanmar
Providing rapid medical assistance and trauma care: our emergency medical teams are providing care for those with primary healthcare needs, non-communicable diseases, and patients with injuries from the earthquake and associated aftershocks. We are also supporting local healthcare services by providing support to the Ministry of Health.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) measures: MSF teams are working to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in response to the ongoing crisis. Water tanks have been installed at the damaged Mandalay General Hospital, as well as handwashing basins, water taps, pressure pumps and soap dispensers.
Mental health and psychosocial support: earthquakes cause immense psychological distress, and continuing aftershocks can be particularly triggering for survivors. Providing mental health support through counseling, psychological first aid, and community outreach is critical. Our teams are providing psychological first aid in surgical, orthopaedic and trauma wards.
Assessing needs: our teams are continuing to perform assessments in the region to determine how our support can be most beneficial, particularly as more remote regions become accessible.
MSF staff providing an express training to medical students who have volunteered to deliver mental health care to the local community. © MSF
HOW YOU Can HELP
By donating to MSF's emergency fund, you can ensure our teams are ready to respond, wherever and whenever a crisis hits.
We work where the need is greatest; it’s critical we respond as soon as a crisis occurs.
Médecins Sans Frontières Australia's emergency fund ensures that we have adequate financial resources ready so that we don’t lose precious time. By donating to our emergency fund today, you can help our teams provide relief as soon as possible to people who urgently need our help around the world.
Please consider making an urgent donation today. We simply could not do what we do without you.
In Myanmar, MSF will continue providing assistance where possible as the situation develops, thanks to your support.
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