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Thank You For An Amazing Year!

January 4, 2012 in Africa, Armenia, Asia, Disaster Relief, Donate, Europe, General, Helping Children, India, Japan, Kenya, Mission, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, South America, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Uganda, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

Photo: Dr. Martina C. Fuchs, RMF Founder/CEO, making new friends at the Lwala, Kenya Community Hospital, October 1, 2011

We are so grateful to all our friends, supporters and teams around the world and wish everyone a fantastic 2012!

Having wrapped up another successful  we want to pause and say a huge THANK YOU to all of you who supported our work in 2011.  You have helped us achieve so much, and we give our deep thanks to everyone for your generosity and support!

In 2011 we..

  • In Japan, post-earthquake and tsunami, RMF reached over 33,000 people in Ishinomaki City with supplies, debris/sludge cleanup, and community center support.
  • In India, in RMF’s Malnutrition Eradication Program, our field staff of 75 Community Nutrition Educators diagnosed and treated 85,016 cases of Acute Malnutrition in more than 600 villages since our program started in 2010.
  • In Uganda, we provided healthcare, education and vocational training support to 55,000 refugees at the Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement.
  • In South Sudan, 40 Nurses and Midwives at the RMF sponsored first-ever accredited Nursing and Midwifery College in Juba, are beginning their 2nd year of training.
  • In Pakistan, RMF treated more than 25,000 flood victims at our free medical camps, 32,000 patients at our clinic in Gulbella and provided healthcare in Talhatta for more than 150,000.
  • In Haiti, our free clinic at Hôpital Lambert Santé provided public access to 24-hour emergency and general healthcare to a community that is home to more than 100,000 displaced persons.
  • In Kenya, we upgraded the only hospital for 1,000,000 people in Lodwar, Turkana, starting with the pediatric ward and also continued to provide medical support, food and water to thousands through mobile and stationary clinics in the poorest and most drought ravaged regions in Kenya.
  • Closer to home, in South Los Angeles, RMF provided 70 children with new backpacks filled with school supplies and personal products, and just threw a Holiday Party for these children on December 17th.

From all of us at RMF: Have a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2012!

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Voices from the field: Preventative Health Campaign Outreach in Cleto Rojas, Peru

July 26, 2011 in Jana Siu, Peru, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, South America, Voices from the Field, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

by Jana Siu

Vicki the pharmacist described to me the neighborhood of Cleto Rojas in San Clemente as rustic. I found “rustic” to be an understatement. This area increased dramatically in size after the earthquake. Houses are constructed of wooden poles and mats of weaved reed stalks as roofs and walls. Plastic sheeting, some that have the emblem of medical relief organizations long gone, insulate these homes. It’s a very dusty, windy, dry part of town. We chose Cleto Rojas as the location to do our preventative health campaign.

Tumbling out of our cramped motos with our supplies and anticipation, we were slightly disappointed to see all of 5 people sitting outside. But knowing that information spreads pretty quickly through paper-thin walls (literally), we soon found ourselves in a crowd of 60.

One of the major problems found here is a significant parasite infection rate. There is no running water so the municipal district fills these above-ground concrete wells shared by groups of neighbors. Water gets contaminated quickly. Add in all the stray dogs, close bathroom quarters, and poor hygiene practices, people get sick.

Hand washing for hygience demonstration

First things first, each child was given an anti-parasitic. Next, our staff gave a presentation on proper hygiene, food preparation, and basic parasitology. We concluded with a hand-washing demonstration. Our audience was engaging, participatory, and it was a fun and interactive experience for everyone.

Luisa giving dental cleaning demonstration

Luisa, our volunteer dentist pulled out her dental model to everyone’s delight, and talked about dental hygiene. “What else do we brush besides our teeth?” Luisa asked. “Our tongues!!” chimed the kids in a loud chorus.  I have no doubt that her lesson stuck. The children squealed in delight over their new toothbrushes that we passed out and got a helping of fluoride, although they admitted to liking the taste of toothpaste much better, so we passed those out too.

Our lecture on women’s health created so much input from the women that we had to institute the “raise your hand before you speak” rule. This was one of the few times that I was happy that people couldn’t wait their turn to talk.

2 hours later, after questions were answered, teeth were made a little stronger, and free gifts were passed out, people trickled back home. I find that you can never over-do preventative health. And unless vaccinations are involved, everybody has a good time and learns something new. If we happen to lose a few clinic appointments due to proper hand-washing then…hooray!

Children with new toothbrushes

More information and reporting about our clinic in Peru can be found here.

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To help us continue to purchase medicine, supplies and fund the staff at the clinic you can contribute to this initiative by clicking on the Donate button below or visit our website at www.realmedicinefoundation.org/donors.

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Real Medicine receives “Charity of the Year” Finalist Nomination..We need your vote!

July 25, 2011 in General, In the news, India, Initiatives, Los Angeles, Mission, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

In recognition of our organization’s Malnutrition Eradication Project in India, we have been nominated as a “Charity of the Year” for the CLASSY Awards , sponsored by StayClassy  organization.  We need your help to vote for our organization so that we can progress from the list of 25 finalists to the final 10!

To vote for us, please visit this webpage: http://classyawards.stayclassy.org/classy-awards/voting , click on “Charity of the Year” and scroll down until you see Real Medicine Foundation and click on the “Vote” button.  It also allows you to vote for charities in other categories as part of your ballot if you would like.

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, recognizing the most outstanding philanthropic achievements by charities, businesses and individuals nationwide. StayClassy has published each nomination as it’s own article on the CLASSY Awards Achievement Blog to put a national spotlight on these amazing stories of achievement. Starting July 25th, America will vote for one winner in each of the 12 categories. The winners will be announced live during a Hollywood-esque award ceremony in San Diego, CA, similar in style to the Academy Awards, but philanthropy-inspired. 

For more information about our Malnutrition Eradication Project and the video that we submitted as part of our award nomination, watch on YouTube here .

Voting lasts until August 25th, so please help us spread the word!

The Team at Real Medicine

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The first two months of our new clinic in Gulbella, Pakistan

March 9, 2011 in Asia, Disaster Relief, Helping Children, Initiatives, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

by Dr. Zahoor Uddin and Dr. Rubina Mumtaz

Real Medicine Foundation in collaboration with the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) established a primary health clinic in Gulbella, Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, aiming to provide free health services at the unit for the Pakistan flood affectees.

This clinic was established in a record short period of time – 7 days – and was formally inaugurated by Dr. Rubina Mumtaz, Country Director, RMF Pakistan, on December 19, 2010. People of the area consider the establishment of the BHU a noble act on the part of the RMF/APPNA since health has always been one of the basic and the most important issues of the region. The facility treats an average of around 50 patients a day.

From December 15th, 2010 through January 30th, 2011, 1,897 patients were diagnosed and treated at the RMF- APPNA Basic Health Unit, Gulbella, 38% of these patients were males and 62% females. 7% of the all patients were children. 19 women came for antenatal visits, 86 women visited the clinic for OB/GYN problems, and 15 women came to receive advice on family planning.

The response of the community has been very positive. They appreciate the presence of a doctor and Lady Health Visitor (LHV) who handles female related diseases (maternal cases). There were few medical facilities available in the region only far from their homes

Being poor, people were unable to hire vehicles to get to the health centers. They perceive the establishment of the Basic Health Unit at their door steps as nothing less than a blessing. And the people are therefore very thankful to RMF and APPNA for the establishment of the facility.

For more information on this initiative visit our website here

More blogs on RMF’s  flood relief efforts and medical outreach camps in Pakistan can be found here: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th,  5th and 6th,  7th and 8th, 9th and 10th, 11 and 12th

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To contribute to this or any of our other initiatives, please click the Donate button below or through our website at realmedicinefoundation.org.

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Healing Communities, One Child at a Time: Running for “Charity”

March 7, 2011 in Athletes for Real Medicine, Donate, Helping Children, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

A touching story from Lisa Suen, member of our Athletes for Real Medicine team, who is in the final stages of fundraising for RMF for the LA Marathon being held on March 20th.

by Lisa Suen

The holiday spirit was in full swing at Real Medicine’s Kids Holiday party at Florence Western Outreach clinic. Despite heavy rain, approximately 50 kids came ready to enjoy the holiday festivities of story-telling, dancing, cookie decorating and wreath making. The party offered a fun-filled morning for the underserved and at-risk children of south Los Angeles.

This is where I met a sweet girl by the name of Charity. She had this beautiful charm and energy about her when she introduced herself to me and volunteered to help me throughout the morning. Imagine that! This child, who the clinic runs its programs for, did not just want to enjoy the festivities, but wanted to help us! So we got busy, decorating her wreath and cookies while also helping to pass out decorations to the other kids. She was an amazing artist, as she decorated her paper wreath with a spectrum of colors. She then carefully decorated her sugar cookies and kindly offered them to me as a gift. I felt touched that this child was so giving and loving despite the environment she is growing up in.

Lisa and Charity at the Holiday Party

When it was about time to wrap up our decoration projects, Charity turned to me and started crying. I asked what was wrong and she said that she knew it was time to go. She said she was having such a good time that she did not ever want to leave and that this is the place she looks forward to all the time. I reassured her that she would have the chance to come back to the clinic in a few weeks for even more fun. I gave her a hug and it broke my heart knowing that this child may not have the luxury of any of the activities we did today back at home.

Charity is the reason I’m running 26.2 miles on March 20th, 2011 and fundraising for Real Medicine Foundation’s Florence and Western Outreach clinic. A program like this can give children like Charity the opportunity for personal and social enrichment which are definitely worth supporting.  After all, we are ONE community and these children are our future. Let’s help Real Medicine heal communities, one child at a time.

Consider this, your donation of…

$30      would provide arts and craft supplies for a project

$60      would provide one health and fitness workshop

$100    would provide sports equipment for 20 children

(or two physical therapy sessions)

Simply go to Lisa’s Crowdrise Fundraiser page to donate

(http://www.crowdrise.com/athletesforrealmedicine/fundraiser/lisasuen)

Thank YOU for your generous support!


Voices from the field: Returning to Khandwa

March 4, 2011 in Caitlin McQuilling, Helping Children, India, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, Voices from the Field, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

by Caitlin McQuilling

RMF Community Nutrition Educator, Samoti, and a child recovering from SAM. Photo Credit: Ximena Prugue

In March 2009, when I was conducting the initial field visits to develop RMF’s Malnutrition Eradication Program I visited a village called Shali Dana, in Kalwa block of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.  I remember being shocked and overwhelmed by the amount of children with severe acute malnutrition I saw in this village and the complete apathy and absence of government services in this village.  We saw dozens of glassy eyed children with thinning hair, bulging stomachs, and protruding ribs, empty anganwadi centers, and children who had been tortured by traditional healers in the name of recovery because of the absence of government health services.  Seeing this village convinced me that RMF had no choice but to do something drastic about this problem.

Samoti visiting Shali Dana

Fast forward to March 2, 2011.  Today I spent the day with our Community Nutrition Educator Samoti in Shali Dana.  She’s been working in this village for exactly one year and has made over 25 visits to this village, every 2 weeks.  Samoti has spent this last year developing a strong relationship with the community, visiting each house with malnourished kids on a bi-monthly visit, and has supported and encouraged government anganwadi workers.  Also over the last year, our friends at Spandan, a wonderful local NGO, have worked closely with the government anganwadi center to upgrade the center using community resources and have been working with the anganwadi worker to improve the quality of preschool education and other services offered to the community.  They have also done a lot of work to promote education in this village in both Hindi and Korku, the local tribal language which is in danger of dying out.

I almost started crying today as I sat in a beautifully painted anganwadi center listening to excited, energetic kids singing nursery rhymes in their native Korku when I remembered that this was the same village which shocked me so 2 years ago.  While being serenaded by the children Samoti showed me her register and went over the details of all the children with severe acute malnutrition in the village.  When she did her baseline survey in March 2010, this village had 14 children with severe acute malnutrition, roughly 15% of all children under 5 in the village, an alarming rate of SAM.

Photo credit: Ximena Prugue

Now the village has 0 SAM children.  We visited the households of 10 kids today who were formerly SAM.  Some of these kids were positively fat, while others were now moderately malnourished.  Watching Samoti made me proud.  As she walked through the village, she was greeted by each family walking by.  She scooped up children as she walked, joked with elderly women, and walked straight into people’s homes announced to pinch babies on the cheek.  If I didn’t know Samoti to be one of the warmest and most compelling women I’ve met, I would think this was all staged.  But having terrified 100s of kids by measuring their mid-upper arm circumference to assess their level of malnutrition I know that you cannot just come to a village once or twice and have kids walk up to you with their arms out, waiting for their MUAC reading.  And that’s exactly what a few of the toddlers in this village did!

If you’ve read the annual report from the Eradicate Malnutrition Program its easy to be overwhelmed by the numbers:

  • 65 staff across 600 villages
  • 37,141 families and 56,194 children reached during the baseline survey
  • 6,857 village nutritional training sessions conducted, training over 68,410 people
  • Counseled 91,034 individuals on malnutrition prevention and treatment
  • Successfully referred 895 children to NRCs
  • Achieved a 25% reduction in childhood malnutrition across intervention villages, 17,994 children who directly improved because of this intervention

They’re unbelievable numbers when you add them up, even for those of us who saw the progress in the field and did the adding.  I’m one of the members of the RMF team who spent hours and hours analyzing our program data.  Eyes bleary from staring at excel sheets and going absolutely crazy over the errors while cleaning data, we sacrificed our sanity and eyesight to make sure our data is as accurate as possible.  Even though I personally verified forms and conducted spot checks in the field to ensure the accuracy of reporting, I have a hard time believing that we reached over 80,000 children!

Young mothers and their children in Shali Dana

But today watching a new mother glow as she was breastfeeding her chubby infant and watching Samoti joke with mothers in the formerly tragic Shali Dana, I saw beyond the numbers and graphs to what RMF’s best at.  Here’s an invitation to every RMF supporter: come out and see for yourself the reality behind our numbers.  There’s nothing like it.

For more information about RMF’s Malnutrition Eradication Program in India, click here

We can use any help you are able to provide on this project to continue our Education, Treatment and Outreach and help towards our goal of Malnutrition Eradication in this region of India.

To contribute to this initiative, click on the Donate button below or visit our website at www.realmedicinefoundation.org

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Inauguration of new clinic location in Peru

March 2, 2011 in General, Peru, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, South America, Strategies for the Future, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

Our clinic has moved to a new building with the sponsorship of the local authorities in San Clemente.  This will new location will cost less for us to rent and manage, and brings us closer in partnership with the local health and political representatives.

Below are a collection of photographs from the official inauguration with the local mayor and other dignitaries present for the ribbon cutting ceremony.  More photos to come as we get settled into our new location.

For more information about our clinic in Peru, please visit our website: http://www.realmedicinefoundation.org/initiative/policlinico-peruano-americano

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To contribute to this or any of our other initiatives, please click the Donate button below or through our website at realmedicinefoundation.org.

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Athletes for Real Medicine: Recovery Run

February 22, 2011 in Athletes for Real Medicine, Donate, Rebuilding Communities, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

by Brandi Howell

Last Sunday’s run was a “recovery” run, which in marathon lingo means a 14 mile run instead of an 18 mile one.  Believe it or not, calling it a “recovery” run and shaving a few miles off of it makes it less intimidating and much more enjoyable.

The four of us met at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains at 8:30 am on a clear and breezy day.  The air was clean and cool, following a three day rain storm that blew over just in time for our run.  Stretching at the trail head, we were excited to be running a different route than the usual beach run.  There was also some apprehension in our minds, for although we had a new course ahead of us, we had traded in our flat coastal path for a steep mountainous one.  Warmed up and anxious to tackle the hills, we set out along the muddy trail, chatting and hopping over the puddles.  Within minutes, we were climbing steep, sticky surfaces, surrounded by fragrant trees and wild flowers.  Each of us settled into our own comfortable pace, spreading out from a tight group to a long single-file line, with me bringing up the rear.  We huffed and puffed our way up to several flat stretches, before finally reaching our first plateau, fully equipped with panoramic views.  Here, we stopped for a quick stretch and then pushed on.

As the narrow trail led us higher into the mountains, the terrain started to change.  Trees became brush and flowers were replaced by tall grass and boulders.  As we soared high above the valley and the city, we realized that we were on a ridge, flanked by views of the choppy ocean on one side and snow-capped mountains on the other.  Finally, I spotted our turnaround point in the distance.  The guys had already turned around, and were charging down the mountain towards me.  Although they were tired and enjoying the downhill momentum, I made them stop to take our weekly team picture.  Such is the power of a team captain.  I reached the turnaround point just minutes later and headed down the hill, simply lifting my legs and letting gravity pull me home.

After flying down some switchbacks, admiring a gushing waterfall and descending into the lush valley, we were out of the woods and back at the cars.  Each of us tacked on a few more miles–either back on the trail or on the paved beach path-and by 11 o’clock, we were stretching out our sore legs and dreaming of hot showers and breakfast burritos (well, I definitely was).

Another run down and only a few to go.  I’m already starting to miss our weekend runs and team spirit.  But, I’m looking forward to race day and hearing about everyone’s marathon journey.  It is truly an accomplishment and I’m proud of our mighty little group

For more information about RMF’s Athletes for Real Medicine, click here.

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We have also posted a Youtube video of some of our team training and talking about the cause: http://www.youtube.com/user/RealMedFoundation#p/u/0/EH4WOIWIcGc

Goong Hay Fat Choy! Your donations bringing Chinese New Year to India

February 7, 2011 in Helping Children, India, Jaimie Shaff, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, Voices from the Field, Whole Health by Jonathan White | 1 comment

by Jaimie Shaff

We have lost seven children since I arrived. For these seven children, our best was not enough. They were too sick, adequate medical care too scarce, and their bodies too weak. We have treated hundreds of children at the NRC since I came here late July, but some of these cases were so terrible and challenging that our “best” was all that we could promise.  Most of them made it, their resiliency evident by the smiles we finally saw, but a few we just couldn’t save.

In honor of these children, I decided to stop ignoring my birthday and use it to grant the wishes of a couple of kids via the “Causes” application on Facebook. In just three days, I had surpassed my target of $1,000. I was absolutely overwhelmed by the giving nature of my friends and family who all pulled together to grant the wishes of these children.  I also figured that if we could grant the wishes of two children in three days, we could grant more wishes before my actual birthday—so I upped the goal!

February 3rd marked the beginning of Chinese New Year, and the year of the Rabbit. With all of the donations that had already come in, I decided to do a little Goong Hay Fat Choy celebration for our most serious cases. We made a list of the kids who touched our hearts—the most complicated cases of malnutrition—that could use a little bit of psychosocial stimulation. For about $100, Anjana and I purchased every non-motorized toy in the local toyshop and went out to the field with some of our Community Nutrition Educator’s (CNE’s.

Oh yea, and keep in mind that the last time most of these kids saw me, I was having someone stick them with a blood test, IV antibiotics, malaria rapid test, or measles vaccination. They definitely do not associate me with toys….

Day One:

“C”, our little HIV+ baby boy, got a truck and a coloring book. I also saw his mother smile for the first time ever. He just started ART (after months of battling the system) and is finally in the green of the MUAC tape! (Photo used with permission)

Lalita, a little girl we’ve been supplying with in-village therapeutic food, has chubby little cheeks and received a tea set, ball, and coloring book.

Sangeeta and Pannu, our post-measles SAM cases, got dolls, walkers, coloring books, and balls. Pannu, whose eyes are scarred from his bout with measles, needs to have a corneal transplant, an operation not covered by the government schemes for children below the poverty line. This will cost over 2.5 lakh rupees (approximately $5,500) and will require a donor and significant amount of hospital time. Even if we get the donation and the donor, it is unsure whether the parents are able to take that much time away from the fields. For now, we’re happy with the two little one’s being nice and chubby.

Salem, a measles/SAM/malaria/anemia case, received in-village TF and heavy-duty malaria treatment. He was very confused when we handed him a truck and ball instead of a malaria rapid prick and yucky yellow medicine.

Mamta, a little girl who had suffered with severe post-measles bronchial pneumonia, received a tea set and push toy. We also met her new little baby brother!

Kavita is a little girl who left the NRC without finishing her malaria treatment. She was severely malnourished and sick, but the family just couldn’t stay. We weren’t able to bring her malaria treatment in village, as she suffered from a type of malaria that did not have a simple form of medication, and it was too dangerous to allow the family to self-medicate. When we saw her in the village, we were all amazed! Her grandmother had taken our counseling and used it to start feeding her properly. Fortunately, the partial medication had worked on the malaria, and Kavita is now a healthy little girl!

Basanti, our intense case of full body edema and anemia, was woken up from her nap when we arrived. Her mother first introduced us to her new little brother, and then showed Basanti what we had brought her! We asked the mother if her husband would come with Basanti to Amedabad to have an operation to fix her foot, and her mother was so excited she ran into her fields and came back with a bundle of corn! It’s incredible how giving people are, even when they have nothing.

Pankaj and Maria are the epitome of inspiration. After all of the attention we’ve paid them (and plethora of field visits), the Anganwadi worker decided to bring them into her home for the past couple of months until we can all find a more sustainable solution. In just one month, Pankaj began walking, talking, laughing, and playing. Maria has started school. They’re both just incredible lights of my life, and what a joy it was to see the Anganwadi worker so active with them!

Vishal saw us coming and ran up with his arms wide open and cheeky little grin on his face. He immediately grabbed a little pull-toy duck and started pulling it over the dirt living space. He also reached for the MUAC tape to show off how much weight he had gained! We got to meet his new little sister and all left with huge smiles on our faces. What a wonderful day.


By the end of the first day, we had visited 12 villages and completely run out of toys. We had a whole list of children left, and decided to regroup the next day. Little did we know that Day Two would turn our lives upside down. Little did you know that your donations honestly would save two little lives.

Stay tuned for the Day Two story from Jaimie and further updates from the field!

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or become a fundraiser for us at Causes.com

For more information about RMF’s Malnutrition Eradication Program in India, click here.

We can use any financial help you are able to provide on this project to continue our Education, Treatment and Outreach and help towards our goal of Malnutrition Eradication in this region of India.

To contribute to this initiative, please click Donate button or visit our website at realmedicinefoundation.org.

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Armenia: A Little Boy From Svarants

January 27, 2011 in Armenia, Helping Children, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, Whole Health by Jonathan White | Comments closed

By Arax Eleyjian

On December 20th at 3:00 am RMF-Armenia director, Nairy Ghazourian, received an emergency call from the RMF & ARS teams on the ground regarding an urgent matter involving a little boy who needed immediate care.

Two year old Daniel Mkrtchyan spilled boiled milk on himself resulting in severe burns across his body.  He is the youngest of four children of a socially disadvantaged family.  Their only source of income is government financial aid in the amount of 40,000 Drams ($110 US dollars) per month.  The family appealed to RMF to help them pay for Daniel’s medical bills which were estimated to cost approximately $488.00.

RMF, true to their calling, stepped in to assist the Mkrtchyan family.  Our colleagues based in Armenia transported Daniel to the nearest hospital in Goris using the RMF ambulance.  Unfortunately, this hospital was not equipped to treat Daniel’s severe condition.  He was then transferred to Sourp Nerses Hospital in Yerevan, who agreed to treat him due to the involvement of RMF and their pledge to cover the medical expenses.  For ten days Daniel remained under doctors’ supervision.  Updates on how he is doing since his hospitalization will be posted when available.

The family is very thankful to RMF and those who stepped in to help their son. RMF appreciates the team members on the ground in Armenia for their quick response in helping this child.

Finally, your generous donations made it possible to help this child from Svarants village.  Thank you for your continued support of RMF!

If you are interested in learning more about our relief efforts in Armenia, click here.

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