ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada

Published purpose

May 2015 - On April 25, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, with the epicentre 81 km northwest of Kathmandu. The earthquake has affected over 8 million people, displaced 2.8 million, and has left more than 3.5 million Nepalese in need of food assistance. To date, the Government of Nepal has confirmed over 8,600 deaths and 16,800 injured. On May 12, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, northeast of Kathmandu, and near its border with China. This aftershock caused additional damage and loss of life, including throughout many areas already impacted by the April 25 earthquake. With DFATD's support, ADRA Canada is helping to meet the emergency health, psychosocial, and hygiene needs of up to 14,400 earthquake-affected people. Project activities include: (1) provision of mobile health camps to provide health services to communities with damaged or destroyed local health infrastructure; (2) delivery of psychosocial counselling to earthquake-affected people; (3) provision of emergency supplies and medications to local health posts; (4) distribution of hygiene kits to patients; and (5) delivery of health education classes to local communities.