Global Outreach of IMHO

IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY:IMHO’S GLOBAL OUTREACH

Greg Buie, IMHO Programs CoordinatorDr. Betsy Finigan, Family Medicine, Northeast Center of Excellence,

VA Health Care

“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human

together.”~Desmond Tutu

Emergency Relief Efforts• Before 2009: Bangladesh,

Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burma, USA ($35,817)

• 2009: Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan ($15,000)

• 2010: Pakistan, Haiti ($8,000)

Other International Efforts• 2010

– Haiti ($1,000 for ambulance transport)– USA ($1,400 for health programs for special needs children)– Ethiopia trip ($5,667 for 2-week volunteer effort)– In-kind donations to Haiti (vitamins) and Ethiopia (glucometers,

medical equipment, sports equipment, etc.) valued at combined $21,635

• 2011– Ethiopia ($1,900 via IMHO Canada)– Japan ($2,500 via IMHO Canada)– Haiti (medicines at $10,140)

Moving Forward: Ethiopia• Developing a Clinical Psychology program at the

Gondar University Teaching Hospital in Gondar

Moving Forward: Ethiopia• Other planned efforts– sending a shipment of medical supplies and beds to Bahir

Dar Hospital– sending 5 voltage converters

to Gondar Hospital– developing Bahir Dar School

for the Deaf

Moving Forward: Haiti• Working in partnership with the Dr. Henri Gerard

Desgranges Foundation in Petit-Goave, Haiti to develop medical clinic

Moving Forward: India?

• Pursuing grants and partnerships for WASH (Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene) efforts in Sri Lankan refugee camps and destitute communities across Tamil Nadu

• Development of primary health care clinic in Andra Pradesh