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Our History

• Started in 2003, registered as 501C3 charity in 2004

• To improve and develop healthcare and healthcare infrastructure in under served and under privileged communities worldwide .

• One country at a time.

• Main focus has been in, although certainly not limited , northeast Sri Lanka.

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Who We Are

• Governed and managed by a diverse group of

10 board members and a legal counsel

• Strong accountability and sustainability

• Volunteer nature of the organization.


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Total Grants : 2004 - 2009International M

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2004 - $ 116,040

2005 - $ 317,565

2006 - $ 259,020

2007 - $ 239,480

2008 - $ 499,077

2009 - $ 601,650

Total - $ 2,032,832

Past Projects

Primary Care

– Primary Health Care Center

– Medications

– Staff allowance

– Mobile Clinics


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Koolavadi Primary Care Center

Mental HealthThree inpatient units, Alcohol treatment center,

medications, mobile clinics, staff salary


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Diabetes, Cardiology

Diabetic Center Cardiac Center

Prevention, Education, diagnosis and Treatment.


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Cancer

• Ambulatory Chemotherapy Center, • Nutrition, • Medication, • Staff training


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Nutrition• 30% Pregnant mothers, 50% Children under age 5, & 25% Adolescent girl’s malnourished.

• So far 4000 mothers benefitted.

• Educating the public.


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Past projects-contd.,• Education and training - Doctors, nurses,

medical students, other health care workers

• Empowerment Projects - Micro credit


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Disaster ReliefSri Lanka- Tsunami

USA - Katrina - American Red Cross

Burma - Cyclone Nargis - OP USA

Bangladesh - Cyclone Sidr - BRAC USA

Congo - MSF

Indonesia - Relief International

Indonesia/Philippines - Giving Children hope

Haiti - Partners in health.


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Major Health Care crisis for 21st century Asia


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2009


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Status of IDP in May 2009

Vavuniya District 260,004

Jaffna District 11,064

Pulmoddai 5,891

Total # of IDP’s 280,000

In Govt buildings: 37,988

Hospitalized: 3,918 (Trinco, Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna Hospital)


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Projects-2009

Total Grants - $601,650IDP Projects - $421,250Other Projects - $180,400


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What Have We Done In Response to 2009 Humanitarian Crisis


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Nutrition $207,000Medicines $20,000Mobile Medical Clinics $40,000Hygienic Kits & Clothes $16,500Hospital Renovation $5,000Construction of Toilets $36,000Construction of Tube Wells $13,000 Physical Rehabilitation for Amputees $38,300Medical Students Support Fund $7,500 Children Fund $4,200Mental Health Services $17,000

Nutrition-$207,000

Milk Powder $72,000


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Vavuniya $120,000 / Mannar $15,000International M


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Hygienic Products, Clothes - $16,500

• RDHS/Mannar- $11,000• Lions club - $5,000• Other - $500


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Water

6 tube wells $13,000


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Sanitation Needs

• IMHO funded for 100 toilets

• $36,000


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Mobile medical clinic $40,000 International M


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Medications $20,000International M


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Renovation of Varani Hospital $5,000International M


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Physical Rehabilitation- $90,600

Mannar General hospital $13,300


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Survivors associated $25,000


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Mehta Foundation $7,900


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Jaipur Disability Center / Jaffna $36,000


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Motivation charitable fund UK W/OfERR $8,400


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Mental Health-$41,300

• Jaffna Teaching Hospital- $17,000

• Vavuniya Mental Health Unit- $3,500


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Kalmunai Mental Health Unit

• $16,000– Rehab – Vocational Training– Micro Credit


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Children Fund-$9,600

Sivan Arul Illam - $4,200, another $5,400 pledged


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Other 2009 Efforts- $180,400International M


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RDHS/Jaffna $61,400J/Teaching Hospital $21,700Mobile Clinics $14,000Cancer/Nutrition $7,000Kallady Village Project $10,000Up Country Mobile Clinic $10,000Ramakrishna / Point Pedro $4,000Kudil $4,800 Negambo Psych unit $9,000Hindu Board-Children Home $8,800International $15,000

RDHS – Jaffna $61,400• Nutrition - $53,000 spent for 2009

4000 mothers benefitted since April 2008

• Staff allowance- $8,400Divisional Hospital, DelftDivisional Hospital, AnalaithevuDivisional Hospital, NainathevuDivisional Hospital, KarainagarBase Hospital, KaytsDivisional Hospital, PunguduthevuDivisional Hospital, Velanai


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Jaffna Teaching Hospital- $27,100

ICU renovation - $8,000

Diabetic Center - $7,500

Education and Training - $5,100

Anesthetic recovery room - $6,500


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Moolai Hospital Mobile Clinic$14,000 to conduct monthly clinics at:

- Sandilipay

- Moolai

- Mathakal

- Arali


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Contd.,

• Kallady Project - $10,000• Up Country -$10,000• Cancer-Nutrition $7000 • Kudil- Psych Rehab $4,800• Hindu Board- Children home $8,800• Ramakrishna Saradha Sevashramam - $4000• International Projects - $15,000

– ( Pakistan, Philippines & Indonesia )


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Projects 2010- $54,100

Mission is to continue with physical rehab and mental health projects

– Jaipur Disability Center - $12,000

– Metha foundation - $4,000

– Motivation charitable fund - $8,400

– Jaffna/Mental health - $8,500


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Projects 2010. Cont.,

• Moolai coop hosp- mobile clinic - $3000• Batticaloa/ Pediatric unit - $1000• Sri Ramakrishna Saradha/ nutrition - $4000• Keystone Extreme/children’s Project - $1400• Education and Training - $3000• Sivan Arul Illam - $3800• Partners in health/Haiti - $5000


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“The hungry children, the homeless refugees - not to respond to their plight, not to relieve their solitude by offering them a spark of hope is to exile them from human memory. And in denying their humanity we betray our own.”

- Elie Weisel

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