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Update: ADRA Medical Team Aids Earthquake Survivors in Indonesia
15 Oct 2009 14:02:00 GMT
 Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International
Nadia McGill

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SILVER SPRING, Md.--A mobile medical team dispatched by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is on the ground in one of the regions most severely affected by the deadly earthquakes that struck Indonesia last week, delivering medical aid for survivors that were wounded or injured in the recent disaster.

The medical team, which is coordinating with the West Sumatra Provincial Health Office for support, is from the Bandar Lampung Adventist Hospital and consists of two physicians and five nurses.

"Through this project, we are now able to go to different parts of Padang Pariaman District, as well as Padang City, where many are still in need of medical support," said Hector Carpintero, country director for ADRA Indonesia.

In response to a request from local residents for basic emergency items, ADRA is helping earthquake survivors in the Patamuan sub-district, where 95 percent of the homes were destroyed, by providing shelter materials, non-food items, and medical assistance.

To meet those needs, ADRA will be distributing non-food items for 1,000 families, including household bedding kits, packed with bed mats, blankets, mosquito nets, tarpaulins, raincoats and umbrellas. They will also receive household kitchen kits, equipped with cooking pots and utensils.

ADRA is working primarily in the village of Paraman Cumanak, where a camp is hosting 1,000 displaced persons.

"From there, our response will spread to other villages to help those who are most in need," continued Carpintero.

The intervention will last between three to four weeks, and will be organized in coordination with other partners that are providing humanitarian services, such as supplemental feeding, clean water, shelter rehabilitation, and emergency sanitation and hygiene activities.

"The magnitude of this disaster, and the complexity of the operation requires a larger window of time, especially because of the great need after the disaster," added Carpintero.

Donors for this response include ADRA International, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ADRA Australia, ADRA Denmark, ADRA United Kingdom, ADRA Canada, ADRA Netherlands, ADRA New Zealand, ADRA Norway, ADRA Sweden, West Indonesia Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists, and the ADRA Asia Regional Office located in Bangkok, Thailand. ADRA Indonesia is also receiving technical assistance from ADRA Australia.

The 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Padang in the province of West Sumatra on Wednesday, September 30. Early Thursday morning, another earthquake hit Jambi Province in Sumatra. As of October 13, 1,115 people had been confirmed dead, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). A total of 135,299 homes have been severely damaged.

Padang and Pariaman, reports OCHA, are the worst affected areas, with 3 of every 10 homes in Pariaman suffering substantial damage.

As response efforts expand, follow ADRA on twitter and get the latest information as it happens.

To send your contribution to ADRA's Emergency Response Fund, please contact ADRA at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372) or give online at www.adra.org.

ADRA is a non-governmental organization present in 125 countries providing sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race or ethnicity.

For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org.




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