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Los Angeles: Open House Fundraiser for Pakistan Flood Relief, Sunday, August 22nd

August 19, 2010 in Asia, Disaster Relief, Donate, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | No comments

Ali, Dr. Zeba, Haider Ali Vanek, Real Medicine Foundation & Their Friends & Family

INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN HOUSE

On Sunday, August 22, 2010, From 3:00–10:00 PM

AT 10551 WILSHIRE BLVD. UNIT #904, LOS ANGELES, CA. 90024

To Raise Funds, To Spread the Word, To Uplift Spirits And To Pledge To Work Together to Help the People Affected by The Catastrophic Floods Ravaging Pakistan which estimates 20 million without Food & Water for more than 2 weeks!

Real Medicine Foundation is partnering with the Relief Foundation in Pakistan to support the relief efforts with Free Medical Camps in the flood affected areas, and it is with great pleasure we announce that we are holding our first RMF-RF Free Medical Camp this coming Sunday, 22^nd of August in the Charsadda district. RMF Pakistan Flood Relief Project

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Tags: Pakistan, pakistan charity, pakistan floods, pakistan fundraiser

Pakistan: First RMF-RF Flood Victim Outreach Clinic starts Sunday

August 19, 2010 in General by Jonathan White | No comments

In addition to our permanent clinic in Balakot that has been treating an influx of new patients due to the floods, we are proud to announce that, together with one of our partners in Pakistan, Relief Foundation (RF), we are holding the first of our RMF-RF Free Medical Camps this coming Sunday, 22^nd of August in the Charsadda district.

With some initial funding from a handful of donors here in the US, we were able to immediately start relief efforts through Relief Foundation in Pakistan. Of course, much, much more is needed, but this is a good start and will enable us to gather more information on exactly the type of aid medical needed most right now.

This will hopefully be the first of many outreach relief efforts we are able to fund and initiate, and we are working on being able to start several different types of clinic models throughout the country.

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HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY REAL MEDICINE!!

August 18, 2010 in General by Jonathan White | No comments

Happy 5th Birthday Real Medicine Foundation!

On this day 5 years ago, Real Medicine was founded by Dr. Martina Fuchs in response to her time spent treating the victims of the Tsunami in Sri Lanka. Since then countless lives have been touched and many lessons learned. Our latest response to the flood victims in Pakistan is a great example of how fast we can react as we already have a great local team in place and have become part of the community. We also want to thank the continued support of all our friends, family and donors, without whom none of this would be possible.

Real Medicine Foundation’s support now reaches over 6 million people in 15 countries across 4 continents, including the US and Haiti.

To contribute to us, please click the Donate button below or through our website at www.realmedicinefoundation.org

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Reminder: LA Area Thursday 19th, LA Marathon Happy Hour Fundraiser for RMF

August 18, 2010 in General by Jonathan White | No comments

Join us for a happy hour benefiting the

Real Medicine Foundation

WHEN: Thursday, August 19th, 6:30-10:00 pm

WHERE: GYENARI (www.gyenari.com), 9540 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

RSVP: Evite.com

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Our Nursing College in South Sudan featured in Sudan Medical Journal

August 17, 2010 in Africa, Rebuilding Communities, Strategies for the Future, Sudan, Whole Health by Jonathan White | No comments

Program Director Bilha Achieng with the Principal and first class of students

The new Juba College of Nursing and Midwifery that Real Medicine supports and helps manage in South Sudan has finished with the foundation level courses for it’s first class of 40 students and getting ready to begin the diploma program next week. In honor of this milestone, the Southern Sudan Medical Journal has published an article focused on the new College and it’s mission. This is a unique project for Real Medicine as we are focused on building the actual capability of Sudanese to help themselves through their own resources in the future. Graduating 40 new diploma level Nurses and Midwives every year will go a long way in helping South Sudan rebuild after decades of neglect.

As mentioned in the article, Bilha Achieng is Real Medicine’s program director for South Sudan and is doing an amazing job managing the launch of the College.

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Tags: College of Nursing, Juba, Nursing in Juba, Nursing in Sudan, Nursing School in Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan

Article: Reclaiming the US’s image in Pakistan

August 16, 2010 in Disaster Relief, In the news, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support by Jonathan White | No comments

Continuing with the coverage of the floods in Pakistan and what this means for our clinic in Balakot, I came across a good article from the New York Times that details why it is so important for Western Countries, the US in particular, to lend a helping hand to the people of Pakistan.

NY Times article here

Time and time again, the poor and rural areas of a country like Pakistan are left behind infrastructure, economic development and health care, ,and with no one else offering a helping hand fundamentalist groups like the Taliban will always step in to fill this void. Looking at the amount of resources the US has already committed to both Afghanistan and Iraq to combat extremism, it would be a tragedy to let this opportunity pass to aid these efforts and to improve our image in this part of the world.

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Tags: clinic pakistan, donate to pakistan, flooding pakistan, foreign aid pakistan, health care pakistan, new york times, new york times pakistan, north west pakistan, Pakistan, pakistan flood aid, pakistan taliban

Thank you letter from Pakistan donor

August 13, 2010 in Disaster Relief, General, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Thank You by Jonathan White | No comments

Our biggest thanks usually come from the people we help in the field, but sometimes they also come from our donors, which is always pleasure to see. The letter we are sharing below was just sent from an Pakistani-American, Dr. Zeba Vanek, to our founder, Dr. Martina Fuchs, thanking her and RMF for all our efforts in Pakistan since 2007 and specifically for our current Flood Relief campaign. Zeba also used her own network in the US to raise funds for the flood relief campaign and continue to be a great advocate for our cause.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Dear Martina,

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RMF Pakistan Relief Efforts: One-Fifth of Country is Underwater

August 12, 2010 in Disaster Relief, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | No comments

The reports are getting scarier by the day..the UN is now reporting that as much as one-fifth of Pakistan in under water with new flood warnings being issued today. New York Times article here.

Real Medicine Foundation is responding to the devastating floods across Pakistan by harnessing the energy of local doctors, nurses, and paramedics who want to volunteer their time and services by giving them a platform to conduct free medical relief camps for thousands of flood affected individuals in communities across KPK and Sindh. This cost effective intervention is based on the success of our flood relief camps in 2008 and anchored in our long-term commitment to serve the communities in Pakistan. Since 2005 Real Medicine Foundation and our local partners have been providing primary health care in Balakot and are committed to extending our services where needed.

Every dollar donated to our relief efforts will go directly towards purchasing medicines and supplies for affected regions and towards supporting medical staff on the ground to cater to the urgent needs of flood affected communities.

For more information about our Flood Relief Efforts, please visit our website.

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Tags: Pakistan, pakistan aid, pakistan clinic, pakistan disaster relief, pakistan flood relief, pakistan flood victims

Voices from the Field: Jaimie Shaff in Madhya Pradesh, India

August 12, 2010 in India, Jaimie Shaff, Voices from the Field by Jonathan White | No comments

By Jaimie Shaff

Program Manager: Health and Nutrition

This past Tuesday marked my 14^th day in India, aka my deadline for registration with the government of India. Since landing in this beautiful country, I have hit the ground running. The programs developed and implemented by RMF-India are absolutely incredible. Despite the fact that I was here evaluating the malnutrition program in January, I was certainly unprepared for how much the programs have expanded. The community has become more familiar with the faces of Caitlin, Michael, Fabian, and the rest of the field-staff, and the programs are developing with a strong focus on community.

With some slight confusion, train travel, and broken Hindi, I finally registered with the government powers that be this morning. My handwritten FRO note is in my passport, and I’m about 60% sure that I’ll be able to leave the country in December without any major hurdles.

In my short time here, I have met with many of the major organizations contributing towards humanitarian and developmental efforts in under-nutrition and HIV/AIDS in India. RMF is well received and respected by large organizations, as the only International NGO working directly with the Bhil tribal population in MP. I look forward to becoming more familiar with our programs, working to increase our efficacy and community-based sustainability, and creating technical/operating partnerships with other actors in this field.

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Tags: Bhil population, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS in India, India, jaimie shaff, madhya pradesh, malnutrition in india

Real Medicine Foundation in Turkana, Kenya: A Documentary

August 11, 2010 in Africa, Disaster Relief, In the news, Kenya, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | No comments

Our new 15 minute documentary film covers both the history of Real Medicine and highlights our medical and relief work in Turkana, Kenya. This film features incredible on the ground footage of our relief efforts in Turkana, footage of our founder Dr. Martina Fuchs in action, and an interview with New York Times author Jeffrey Gettleman whose article inspired our work in Turkana. A very special thanks to the whole RMF production team, but especially George Papuashvili, who tirelessly donated both his time and talents to producing this moving documentary for RMF. Remember to have your YouTube viewer set to High Definition to enjoy this film as it was meant to be seen.