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.
High Definition Video: http://www.youtube.com/user/RealMedFoundation
Background
Even in a good year life in the Turkana region in Kenya is precarious but a devastating drought has been sweeping this part of the country for years and pushing malnutrition rates well past emergency thresholds. Some villages haven’t seen rain in years. Inspired by a September 7th, 2009 NY Times article, written by Jeffrey Gettleman, which highlighted the life threatening impact of the drought in Northern Kenya, Real Medicine Foundation was called to action to coordinate a supply chain for water and food aid and medical support to the region. Dr. Martina Fuchs, RMF Founder and CEO, followed up on the ground just days later to oversee the food distribution and provide medical treatments. We gathered every resource at our disposal to gather water, food and medical relief to these children and families.
Now a year later and through our partnership with Share International (SI), the new Real Medicine Foundation – Share International Health Program has been operating successfully since December 2009 delivering primary healthcare and much needed healthcare services to Lodwar and the surrounding areas and remote villages.
For more information about our Turkana Relief Project please visit here.
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In Kenya, people are dying as they lay waiting for help. Children are starving, choking on powdered foodstuffs that they cannot swallow without water.
“We decided to support the efforts to get water and immediate relief to the people in the afflicted areas as quickly as possible,” says Dr. Martina Fuchs, Founder and CEO of Real Medicine.
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