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(All is chaos, and that means all is normal) 2 April, 2019 Our team has continued hard in their work. Most days they are split into smaller functional teams, working in different areas on a multitude of tasks. Often they are brought to areas where the need exceeds their, and the overall response’s ability to keep up. They are putting …
31 March, 2019 Yesterday and today our team was able to settle in to the work in the Nhamatanda district. Between the two days our doctors, with help from our other medical workers, were able to treat approximately 200 patients as other team members cared for many of the local children. We are one of 2 teams assigned to this …
30 March 2019 With not much communication Thursday, Friday has proven to be quite different. Our team has made strong contact with helicopter pilots from the South African Army. This has enabled our team to get into regions still unreached and to also provide supplies to clinics and posts that have run out or had their stocks damaged. Even so, …
28 March, 2019 The entire team has arrived in Beira and are waiting for a few pieces of luggage which should be along shortly. Three members of the team, including a Portuguese-speaking trauma doctor, were sent out as a scouting team into an unassessed region. They were able to visit five medical clinics, but another six were still inaccessible. The …
26 March, 2019 Several members of our team have arrived in Beira, Mozambique. The remaining members are in-flight at the moment. Our team has been assigned by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess the Nhamatanda region, and partner with a local existing health centre, approximately 1 ½ hours from Beira. A few members of the team will be going …
Aid organisations reports that in Mozambique and surrounding nations over 2 million people, including 1 million children, have been affected by this natural disaster. According to Red Cross at least 400,000 people lost their homes. Cyclone Idai has been a terror. Destructive storm surges were six meters (19 ft) high. Floodwaters are covering 2,165sq km, according to the UN. With continuing …
