How You Can Help Victims of the Nepal Earthquake

News of the earthquake that struck Nepal at noon April 25 has left us deeply saddened. Some of us have worked there. Others have enjoyed traveling there. All of us at Partners In Health know how an earthquake can exacerbate poverty. One moment, it is weak buildings, under-equipped hospitals, not enough rice in the bowl; the next, it is a humanitarian crisis. Our hearts go out to the people of Nepal.

Thankfully, many organizations are providing relief.

Our colleagues at PossibleHealth.org, a Nepal-based PIH partner organization, recommend donating money to the America Nepal Medical Foundation. The nonprofit has been helping Nepalis improve their health care infrastructure since 1997 and is moving fast in some of the worst-hit areas.

International Medical Corps and Doctors Without Borders, veteran disaster-response organizations, are also providing much-needed aid.

We encourage you to support them, and to stand with us in solidarity with the Nepalese.