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The HF Medical Disaster Relief Team (MDRT) is able to respond
rapidly to disasters around the globe using its global presence and pool of
volunteer doctors and engineers.
Normally after such an incident, a small assessment unit is dispatched to look
at the scale of the problem, the needs of the local people and how best to work
in collaboration with local authorities and other agencies active in the area.
The team would then normally send volunteers from around the globe to do the
following types of activity:
. Setting up Medical Camps to provide emergency first aid and treat injuries
. Setting up Emergency Shelter to provide safety and cover basic needs for a
few days to 6 months
. Establish sanitation facilities to support temporary accommodation shelters
and camps
. Provision of hot food and clean water
. Provide counselling for stress and trauma
Special care is taken in the case of those that are orphaned or widowed who feel
particularly vulnerable, and local customs and traditions are need to be
respected in the way that people are assisted such that we maintain their
dignity. In all cases, support is provided on the basis of need, and without
prejudice of race, religion, colour or political allegiance.
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Disaster |
Country |
Year |
People
Affected |
People
Assisted |
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Bangladesh |
November 2007 |
5,000 killed and missing, 34,000 injured, 7 Million affected |
> 7,000 |
Africa Flooding |
Ghana, Uganda, Togo and Benin |
September 2007 |
270 killed, 600,000 homeless, 1.5 million affected |
> 3,000 |
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Suriname |
May 2006 |
30,000 displaced. |
10,000 |
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Pakistan,India |
October 2005 |
80,000 killed |
60,000 |
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USA |
August
2005 |
1,836 killed |
1,084 |
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Guyana |
January 2005 |
300,000 displaced |
> 4,500 |
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Liberia |
2005 |
- |
3,750 |
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Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia |
December 2004 |
220,000 killed, 1.6 Million displaced. |
30,000 |
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USA |
August
2004 |
200,000 injured and displaced |
> 500 |
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Iran |
December 2003 |
30,000 killed |
- |
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India |
January 2001 |
20,000 killed, 166,000 injured, 600,000 made
homeless |
> 5,000 |
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Turkey |
August
1999 |
17,000 killed, 60,000 displaced. |
15,000 |
Albania & Kosovo |
Albania, Kosovo |
1997 - 1999 |
10,000 approx. killed, 850,000 displaced. |
- |
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Japan |
January 1995 |
6,433 killed, 26,000 injured. |
> 1,000 |
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Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary |
August 1992 - July 1996 |
200,000 killed, 2 Million displaced. |
> 10,000 |
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