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MEDECINS　DU MONDE
WE URGE YOU TO JOIN OUR RELIEF EFFORTS
FOR TSUNAMI SURVIVORS

In Indonesia, our teams are concentrating their efforts in Banda Ache, which was severely damaged by the tidal waves due to its proximity to the epicenter. This northern region on the island of Sumatra remains difficult to access and numerous zones remain out of reach of aid workers and relief goods, worsening the recent estimates already woeful of the destruction caused by this emergency (more than 100,000 deaths, 500,000 homeless, 900,000 children in danger, 100,000 destroyed houses and only one hospital spared).

In addition to emergency medical relief, each Medecins du Monde team is assessing the situation on the ground to establish priorities for further aid, and to enable a rapid response to new crises including the outbreak of disease. Our teams are distributing chlorine kits and food, setting up shelters for displaced families, establishing medical care units, vaccinations as necessary… all this, to avoid new losses of human life.

During these difficult times, nothing is more important than to react rapidly. Let us together help millions more disaster-affected populations rebuild their normal life.

Thank you for your generous donation, and for being a part of our relief effort.

Gael Austin/President

Specified Non Profit Corporation Medecins du Monde Japon
1-23-5 Higashi Azabu Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0044 JAPAN
Tel: (03) 3585-6436 Fax: (03)3585-1134