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2010AnnualReport

InternationalMedicalHealthOrganization(IMHO)Canada

2010AnnualReport(combinedAnnualReportofIMHOCanada&IMHOUSA)

EMERGENCYRELIEFRespondingtonaturalandmanmadedisastersworldwideastheyoccurhasbeenanongoingcommitmentofIMHO.In2010,IMHOsupportedvariousemergencyreliefefforts,includingrespondingtothedevastatingfloodsthatstrucksouthernPakistanand themassive earthquake in Haiti. IMHO also supported non‐emergency reliefefforts,suchasaspeechtherapyprogramforspecialneedschildrenintheU.S.andamedicalmissionstriptoNorthwestEthiopia.HAITIThedevastatingearthquakethatrockedHaitionJanuary12,2010producedoneofthe worst natural disasters of all time, claiming an estimated 230,000 lives andleavingmorethan1millionhomeless.Already inafragilesituationasthepoorestcountryintheWesternHemisphere,Haitiwillberecoveringfromthistragedyformanyyearstocome.IMHOisworkinginpartnershipwiththeDr.HenriGerardDesgranges(HGD)FoundationtohelpdeveloptheirmedicalclinicandschoolinPetit‐Goave.OurownIMHOSecretary,Dr.ThavamThambipillai,spent2weeksofferinghissurgicalexpertiseasavolunteerinMarch2010.IMHOisalsocurrentlyservingasthefoundation’sfiscalsponsor,gaveaninitial$1,000fortransportinganambulancetoHaiti,andsentashipmentofvitamins&supplements.Inthemonthstocome, IMHOplans tohelp support thecompletionof theconstructionand thelong‐termdevelopmentoftheCentreMedicoSocial(medicalclinic).ETHIOPIACurrently one of the poorest nations in the world with GDP per capita at just$390/year,healthconcernsaboundinEthiopia.InFall2010IMHOpartneredwith

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the Amhara Development Association,sendingateamof6volunteerswhospent2weeks in the Amhara Region of NorthwestEthiopia carrying out a needs assessment,planning future efforts, and offering bothsuppliesandvolunteerservicesinBahirDar,Gondar, and Debark. This was simply thefirstofmanyeffortstocome.FACILITATEDPROJECTS($16,000)Driven by the goal of developing overallhealthcareinfrastructureandservices inthecommunities we serve, IMHO undertakesmany unique efforts that serve this greatergoalwhicharenot reflected inour financialsummary. Following the success of thecardiaccatheterizationlabprojectattheJaffnaTeachingHospital inNorthernSriLankawhichIMHOhelpedfacilitate,theorganizationenabledseveralothersimilareffortsin2010.Thisincludesthepurchaseanddeliveryof2cardiacmonitorsand2 EKG machines (valued at approx. USD $10,000) to the Batticaloa Teaching

Hospital, provision of computer equipment to theKilinochchi Hospital Mental Health Unit (valued atapprox. USD $500), purchase of a three‐wheelervehicle (valued at USD $3,000) to help transportpatients to/from Delft Hospital, and provision ofemergency shelter for stranded flood victims inPakistanviafundsraisedforSUNCharityUSA($2,500).

MENTALHEALTH(SRILANKA)In light of the conclusion of Sri Lanka’slong‐standing civilwar,manywere leftphysicallyand mentally scarred by the violence andupheaval. All of this and more have had atremendous impactonthepeople’sabilityto livemeaningful lives and to create a sustainablefuture for themselves. Returnees have gonethrough severe trauma and have endured thecollapse of strong, binding structures like homes and income sources thatprovided livelihoods for generations. Issues of guilt, depression, aggression,domestic violence, antisocial behavior, and fear are commonplace. As a result,IMHOmadementalhealthatoppriorityin2010,supportingsucheffortsasmulti‐disciplinary intervention teams, counseling, construction & development ofpsychiatricunits,supportforkeymentalhealthstaff,sponsorshipofWorldMentalHealthDayactivities,andmicrocreditinitiativesformentalhealthpatients.

IMHOInternationalBoardS.Raguraj,MD,PresidentT.Thambipillai,MD,Secretary

IMHOStaffGregBuie,MA,IMHOUSAPrograms

CoordinatorLokiniPrashaanth,IMHOCanadaPrograms

CoordinatorRomaliRanasinghe,IMHOLankaPrograms

CoordinatorJeganThambiaiyah,IMHOLankaDirector*K.Devacaanthan,MD,AdvisoryCouncilChair*AhilanArulanantham,JD,LegalCounsel*

*volunteerposition

AMPUTEEREHAB(SRILANKA)IMHOcontinuestolenditssupporttoanumberofprojectstoservetheneedsofwaramputeesandthephysicallydisabledthroughoutSriLanka.Workingwitha

handfulofpartnerorganizations,includingSurvivors Associated, the MeththaFoundation, Motivation Charitable Trust,Sivan Arul Illam, the Jaffna Jaipur Centrefor Disability Rehabilitation (JJCDR),Mannar District General Hospital, andothers, IMHOiscommittedtothefullandcomprehensive rehabilitation of warvictims and others who are disabled.ThroughtheselocalpartnersIMHOhelped

to provide prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs & other mobility devices, andphysiotherapytoamputeesandothersinneed.MICROCREDIT(SRILANKA)Oftentimes the key to returning patients andthosewho have endured great hardship to goodhealth is through livelihoods support. The lossofpropertyand incomeremainsamajorobstacle inthe way of full recovery. Small‐scale microcredit & livelihood empowermenteffortshavehelpedpeopleworldwidetoemergefrompovertyandreclaimtheirlives, theirhealth, and their futures. The same is true in Sri Lankawhere IMHOhas been supporting a number of such initiatives in the most affected areasaimedathelpingthesevulnerablepeoplestorebuildtheirlives.

IMHOUSABoardofDirectorsKanagaSena,MD,PresidentS.Nanthakumar,PhD,SecretaryR.Theventhiran,MD,TreasurerStevenJaeger,PES.Rajaram,MDN.Nanthakumar,PhD

IMHOLegalCounselAhilanArulanantham,JD

IMHOCanadaBoardofDirectorsR.Lambotharan,MD,PresidentMeeraKandeepan,CMA,SecretarySivaRatheeshan,TreasurerKannaVelauthipillai,MD

OurTeam

2010FINANCIALSUMMARY:IMHOUSA

Organization Benefiting

CountryProjectDescription Amount

BatticaloaTeachingHospital

SriLanka Speechtherapyservicesandphonesupportforpediatricsunit

$1,000.00

BatticaloaTeachingHospital

SriLanka 2labor/gynobeds $5,000.00

BatticaloaTeachingHospitalviaCHA

SriLanka Renaldialysismachine $24,000.00

BRACUSA Pakistan Emergencyfloodrelief $3,000.00ConsortiumofHumanitarianAgencies

SriLanka Emergencyroofingmaterialsforresettledpersons

$4,000.00

ConsortiumofHumanitarianAgencies

SriLanka Staffsupportfor2pre‐internsforKilinochchiHospital

$3,600.00

ConsortiumofHumanitarianAgencies

SriLanka Seedgrantforlarge‐scalecleanwater/sanitationprojectinKilinochchi&Mullaithivu

$30,000.00

HenriGerardDesgrangesFoundation

Haiti AmbulanceformedicalclinicinPetit‐Goave

$1,000.00

HinduBoardofEducationChildren’sHome

SriLanka Ongoingnutritionalprogramfororphans

$8,000.00

IMHOLanka SriLanka Shoes&schoolsuppliesfor100war‐affectedchildreninTrincomalee

$1,500.00

JaffnaHospitalDevelopmentAssoc.

SriLanka SupportforDiabeticCenter,bloodspecimentubes

$5,500.00

JaffnaJaipurCentreforDisabilityRehabilitation

SriLanka ArtificiallimbsandphysicalrehabforamputeesandthedisabledinJaffna

$24,000.00($36,000.00pledged?)

JaffnaUniversity(ViceChancellor’sWelfareFund)

SriLanka Supportforresettled/displaceduniversitystudents

$5,685.00

KalmunaiMentalHealthSociety(KAMHA)

SriLanka EquipmentandsuppliesformentalhealthrehabunitatKalmunaiBaseHospital

$1,000.00

KalmunaiMentalHealthSociety(KAMHA)

SriLanka MicrocreditforresettledfamiliesinKilinochchi

$9,500.00

KalmunaiMentalHealthSociety(KAMHA)

SriLanka SponsorshipofWorldMentalHealthDayactivitiesandstaffeducationalgrant

$2,000.00

KeystoneExtremeInc. UnitedStates

Tosupportcognitive,speech,andphysicalhealthprogramfor14specialneedschildren

$1,400.00

MeththaFoundation(UK)viaSivanArulIllam

SriLanka ArtificiallimbsandothermobilityequipmentforamputeesinMannar;moulds

$9,000.00($12,900.00pledged?)

MoolaiHospital SriLanka MobileclinicsatSandilipay $8,000.00MotivationCharitableTrust(UK)w/OfFER

SriLanka 40OutdoorWheelchairsforAmputees&Disabled

$8,400.00

NegomboHospitalviaSriLankaCollegeofPsychiatrists

SriLanka Renovationofpsychiatricunit $2,600.00

NorthLankaCancerPatientWelfareAssociationviaJTH

SriLanka Renovations/developmentofcancercareunitatJaffnaTeachingHospital

$2,600.00

PartnersinHealth(US) Haiti EmergencyReliefeffortsfollowingearthquakedisaster

$5,000.00

RDHSMannarviaCHA SriLanka Mobilemedicalclinics $12,500.00RDHSJaffna SriLanka Qualityimprovement

renovationforPointPedroBaseHospital

$5,000.00

RDHSMannar SriLanka Staffsupportfor4pre‐internsinresettlementareas

$5,600.00

SivanArulIllam SriLanka Ongoinghealthsupportprogramfororphans

$3,804.00

SriRamakrishnaSaradhaSevashramam

SriLanka OngoingnutritionprogramforpoorstudentsinPointPedro

$4,000.00

St.John’sCollege—Jaffna

SriLanka Playgroundforwar‐affectedschoolintheVanni

$1,000.00

SurvivorsAssociated SriLanka MicrocreditforfamiliesinMannar

$5,000.00($10,000.00pledged)

SurvivorsAssociated SriLanka Rubbersheetwallsforfloodvictim’shouses

$5,000.00

TellipalaiMentalHealthSociety

SriLanka MobilementalhealthteamandpsychosocialprogramsinJaffna

$8,500.00

TellipalaiMentalHealthSociety

SriLanka PsychosocialrehabinKudil;mobilementalhealthclinics

$5,200.00

ValaichchenaiHospital SriLanka Psychunitfloodrelief $3,750.00Misc. SriLanka Sponsor3physicianstoattend

6‐weekpsychcourseinMontreal

$3,000.00

IMHO‐organizedvolunteertrip

Ethiopia 2‐weekvolunteermedicaltriptoBahirDar,Gonder,&Debark

$5,677.70

TOTAL(Programming) $233,816.70($254,716.70w/pledges)

In‐KindDonations ECHOMachine SriLanka ForBatticaloaTeaching

Hospital$20,000.00

Glucometers Ethiopia 90glucometersandstrips $7,200.00BasicMedicines&Supplies

Ethiopia 4J&JMedicalMissionsPacks,gloves,urinechemstrips,BPcuffs,otoscope,ophthalmoscope,bags,&teachingsupplies

$6,450.00

SportsEquipment Ethiopia Football/sportsequipment $460.00CardiacMonitor SriLanka ForBatticaloaTeaching

Hospital$600.00

BasicMedicines&Supplies

SriLanka Glucometers,digitalbloodpressuremachines,medicines

$3,360.00

Vitamins/Supplements Haiti ForHGDclinicinPetit‐Goave $7,419.00TOTAL(In‐Kind) $45,595.00 TOTAL ALLPROGRAMMING&IN‐

KINDDONATIONS$300,311.70withpledges

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Organization BenefitingCountry

ProjectDescription Amount

ConsortiumofHumanitarianAgencies

SriLanka Constructionof50permanenttoilets

$37,470.00

JaffnaJaipurCentreforDisabilityRehabilitation(JJCDR)

SriLanka FinancialAssistancefortheproduction/Supplyof(25)IndoorWheelchairs

$3,000.00

KalmunaiMentalHealthSociety

SriLanka Stafftrainingtransportsupportfor5healthvolunteers

$3,400.00

KalmunaiMentalHealthSociety

SriLanka Threewheelerforcommunitymentalhealthactivities

$3,300.00

MagasakthyWomenFederation

SriLanka Microcredit/incomegenerationsupportforwar‐affectedwomen‐headedhouseholds

$5,000.00($9,300.00pledged)

MedecinsSansFrontieres—Canada

Haiti Emergencyearthquakerelief $5,000.00

SivanArulIllam SriLanka Supportivecarefor112childrentoimprovenutritionalandeducationalstandards

$18,000.00

SivanArulIllam SriLanka Toemployphysiotherapytrainees(10)totreat30‐40PostwarvictimsinMannarHospital

$4,800.00($14,400.00pledged)

TellipalaiMentalHealthSoceity

SriLanka SupportformultidisciplinaryinterventionteamforMentalHealthserviceusers

$5,500.00($24,000.00pledged)

TellipalaiMentalHealthSociety/DelftHospital

SriLanka MedicalequipmentandbetterfacilitiestoimprovetreatmentatDelftHospital

$9,600.00

TellipalaiMentalHealthSociety/RDHSJaffna

SriLanka NutritionSupplementationsto250malnourishedpregnantmothersfor1year

$3,500.00($11,000.00pledged)

YougasakthyWomenFederation

SriLanka Microcredit/incomegenerationsupportforwar‐affectedwomen‐headedhouseholds

$5,000.00($9,300.00pledged)

TOTAL $103,570.00($147,770.00w/pledges)

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2010FINANCIALSUMMARY:IMHOCANADAMajorstridesweretakenin2010incompletingthetransitionofIMHOCanadaintobecomingafullyindependentorganization.Astheorganizationcontinuestogrow,wearepleasedtobeabletosharetheirmanyaccomplishmentswithyou…

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