To view a web version of this message click here This sort of disaster is unprecedented in the Philippines. Our priority is to address the urgent and immediate medical needs, of which we are sure there are many. After that, really its everything – shelter, water, food. – Dr. Natasha Reyes, Doctors Without Borders emergency coordinator in the Philippines Donate to Doctors Without Borders today to support our work in the Philippines. Dear Randall, Typhoon Haiyan – estimated to be one of the most powerful storms in history – passed over the Philippines Friday, leaving extreme devastation in its wake. Officials are estimating that as many as 10,000 may have been killed. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams arrived on Saturday and an additional 50 people, including medical personnel and logisticians, will arrive in the coming days. With so many houses and buildings collapsed because of the strong winds, our teams are expecting to treat significant injuries. We are also sending 329 tons of medical and relief items, which will arrive in Cebu within the coming days – including medical kits for treating the wounded, material for medical consultations, tetanus vaccines, and relief items such as tents and hygiene kits. Make an emergency gift to Doctors Without Borders today to ensure our teams can continue to meet the urgent medical needs in the Philippines. Dr. Natasha Reyes, a Doctors Without Borders emergency coordinator in the Philippines reported, We know from the very little we can see that the situation is terrible. But its what we dont see thats the most worrying. The reports were receiving from Tacloban are that the entire city of 400,000 people has been devastated. Our initial focus is the town of Tacloban, which was hit first as the typhoon came ashore. Many medical facilities have been destroyed or damaged and the storm waters have washed away medical equipment. People are bringing the injured to the airport from the town by motorbike or on foot – its a six-hour walk. Doctors Without Borders has set up a medical team there for additional support. As Doctors Without Borders is able to get more staff into the disaster areas, our strategy will be to move outwards from Tacloban town to the surrounding region and islands. That will mean using a helicopter to assess the more rural areas and then sending mobile teams on speed boats and barges to treat people on the coastline. Though conditions are difficult, the extent of Doctors Without Borders response so far is only made possible due to our dedicated base of supporters and donors like you. Our response to Typhoon Haiyan is just beginning. As we move to more remote areas, our teams expect to encounter many more severely injured people, and outbreaks of tetanus are a growing threat. Your continued generous support is essential as we work to save more lives. Please make your emergency gift now. Sincerely, Sophie Delaunay Executive Director PS: Please visit our website for the latest news from the Philippines. We will provide updates as more information comes available. This email was sent to andrew_redmon073@yahoo from the U.S. section of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care. If you would like to stop receiving email like this please click here to unsubscribe. If you would prefer to stop receiving all email from Doctors Without Borders then please click here.uptilt/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=6ty,1s1mw,30dh,auvs,br6q,1qnh,i3ja 333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004 | Phone: 212-679-6800 Make a donation: Toll-free at 1-888-392-0392 7 days a week | Donate Online Copyright Statement | Privacy Policy
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