Partner in Batticaloa Establishing Medical Camps for Flood Affected People

Direct Relief working with hospital to identify and provide most-needed supplies

January 14, 2011

Direct Relief has been in contact with the administrative officials at Batticaloa Hospital, who have indicated that medical aid is needed to support their response to the recent floods in Sri Lanka.

Following two weeks of heavy monsoon rains, the hospital reports that it is surrounded by flood waters and is sending teams of medical personnel to set up mobile medical clinics. The hospital is also seeing a large influx of additional patients.
 
“Our hospital is not very much affected by this flood disaster, but our staff is individually affected,” reports Dr. K. Muruganandan, the hospital’s director. “Mobile medical teams are referring patients to the hospital if they are severely injured, are pregnant women above 36 weeks of pregnancy, and children in need of special care. Patients are also presenting with snake bites and crocodile bites.”

Direct Relief is working with Batticaloa Hospital to identify most needed items to support their care for people affected by recent flooding.

Direct Relief Extends Assistance to Partners in Sri Lanka Responding to Flooding

January 13, 2011

Direct Relief International has reached out to partners in Sri Lanka to offer medical aid in response to extensive flooding there. News reports indicate that 23 people have been killed in the flooding, which extends over one-third of the country and has displaced 325,000 people.

Direct Relief has provided aid in Sri Lanka for several years, expanding its efforts during the 2004 tsunami response. Direct Relief provides aid to hospitals and clinics on the east coast of Sri Lanka, including Batticaloa Hospital, where the flooding is now most severe. 

Direct Relief has contacted several partners, including Batticaloa Hospital, to determine what materials are most needed and how the organization can best support their efforts to care for people affected by the flooding.