GlobalMedic’s Rapid Response Team landed in Port-au-Prince on October 6, 2016. Since then, the team has been installing and distributing water purification units in Roche a Bateau, Arniquet, Torbeck,...
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On June 30th, the GlobalMedic team arrived in Turkey to distribute hygiene kits to Syrian beneficiaries living in Torbali, as well as across the border in Syria. Refugees and IDPs in Turkey and Syria...
August 2016 Monsoon rains have affected over 174,500 people in the northern region of Assam, India. Rivers have surged, destroying thousands of hectares of cropland and infrastructure. The local...
August 9, 2016 GlobalMedic's Rapid Response Team has supported more than 15,000 flood affected people in Sri Lanka. Leading interventions in 10 of the worst affected villages across Kegalle district,...
May 15th One month after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the South-American costal country of Ecuador, GlobalMedic and GlobalFire are holding an additional packing day to prepare aid for families...
Performing daily flights around Manta, Portoviejo, Pedernales and San Vincente, GlobalMedic’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team continues to support the relief efforts in Ecuador. Working with the...
GlobalMedic’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team continues to operate, performing vital flights throughout the worst affected areas in Manta and Portoviejo. Pilots are operating UAVs in order to...
Ecuador’s death tolls continue to rise after being struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake April 16, and more than over 700 aftershocks. More than 650 people have been killed to date, 26,000 people have...
GlobalMedic has deployed its Rapid Response Team to Ecuador equipped with R4 Incorporated’s Remote Heartbeat Detection Radars. These radar systems can detect heartbeats or breathing in the rubble of...
New shipments of relief supplies are arriving a few times a week in Kathmandu, and GlobalMedic volunteers are assembling and preparing them for distribution. 840 additional Rainfresh household water...
May 25 Within the last few days, GlobalMedic volunteers have assembled another 6 shelters to supplement or replace school buildings that have been destroyed in Sindhupalchok. The village of Kadambas...
May 15 The difficult landscape and logistical issues posed by inaccessible roadways continues to create issues for aid delivery. Approximately 3,000 landslides have been reported in the past three...
May 14 GlobalMedic has supported the Grande International Hospital - one of largest hospitals in Kathmandu housing 240 beds. Despite being one of the most modern hospitals in the capital, it suffered...
KATHMANDU, NEPAL— ADRA and GlobalMedic have partnered to provide large tents that will provide a temporary place for health posts that have been damaged or destroyed by last month’s earthquake. “The...
GlobalMedic and its partners have been busy installing water purifiers, assembling durable tents, and distributing hygiene kits and food to the affected population in Nepal. Today alone, Our AR10...
GlobalMedic has deployed to Ukraine to initiate a response for families that have been displaced from their home as a result of the ongoing crisis. Areas holding a high number of IDPs are the main...
The chaos across Nepal continues as aid agencies work to support the millions affected by the earthquake. With 2.2 million people displaced from their homes after the disaster, the threat of a...
May 1 Our teams on the ground are working around the clock gathering aerial footage of the disaster zone, focusing on Kathmandu and surrounding areas. These images will help identify flooded areas,...
As our Rapid Response Team in Kathmandu begins operations deploying our UAVs and water purification systems, the volunteers at our office in Toronto have spent the day preparing and shipping...
As the rubble is slowly cleared the death toll rises, currently standing at over 3,700. Nepal's largest earthquake in over 80 years has caused food, water and shelter shortages. Aftershocks continue...