November 13, 2013, Wednesday
Might be is kinda late to blog about this! Was busy helping my sister make the board with the Typhoon Haiyan news on for Tzu Chi, which let them use to ask for donation all around restaurant or dining area!!!
That's for donation on the spot!!!
But for donation online,
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
here're their latest update which you may also can click on the link for further information and donation!!!
Latest updates (updated 13 November):
An MSF team was able to reach the north of Cebu island this morning by car. Initial assessments are that the outlying islands are the most affected by the typhoon. Displaced people on the northern Cebu coast seem mostly to be hosted by their families and communities. The local hospital was overwhelmed by patients immediately after the passage of the typhoon, but received support from other health centres and hospitals in Cebu and is coping relatively well now. The team then went by ferry to Bantayan Island where they will stay overnight to continue the assessment.
Another MSF team travelled by plane to Guiuan in the east of Samar, an area hit first and hard by the typhoon and from where there has been very little information coming through. The team reports that the damage there is extensive and the needs huge. A full team plans to return to Guiuan tomorrow by helicopter to launch activities immediately.
An MSF team also carried out an assessment of Panay Island by helicopter and another team is currently in Ormoc and will be surveying the situation in western Leyte.
One cargo plane has arrived in Cebu and all stock is now off-loaded. Two more planes are due to arrive in the coming hours.
Emergency teams from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have been in Cebu city (second largest city in Philippines) with the nearest fully operational airport to the disaster area, since Saturday 9 November.
MSF is strengthening its team (currently 23) and there will be a total of 102-107 staff – including doctors, nurses, surgeons, logisticians, psychologists and water and sanitation experts – on the ground in the next few days. Areas of intervention: currently based in Cebu, but teams going north of Cebu, also to Tacloban and Tanauan; then planning for islands west of Cebu (Panay and Negros); Guiuan town to the east (reportedly completely flattened, with no or little aid getting in); the area between Cebu and Tacloban; North Samar; and possibly Bantayan and north of Palawan. Open to assess other areas according to emerging needs.
It’s a logistical nightmare. Transport links to the area have been seriously disrupted, which has made access particularly difficult. Tacloban airport is badly damaged and roads are blocked by debris. Bad weather on Tuesday prevented the team from flying from Cebu to Tacloban as the plane was grounded. The airport in Cebu is seriously congested – our cargo planes currently in the air will most likely have to divert to Manila because it will not be possible to land in Cebu.
Types of injuries we expect to see are fractures and lacerations/ cuts. It is important that people receive treatment as soon as possible to avoid complications and infections. There are lots of dead bodies and management of this is an issue. Outbreaks of diseases are also an issue, such as tetanus, leptospirosis (a parasitic disease, contracted from floodwater carrying infected animal waste – see note at end), and diarrhoea-related diseases.
Medical structures have been damaged or destroyed, with medical equipment and supplies washed away.
There is massive lack of information on the situation in rural and remote areas.
A medical team is trying to get to Tacloban, a town devastated when the typhoon first struck the coast. That team will include two doctors and an orthopaedic specialist. In Tacloban, we plan to support a hospital that is still functioning, and to support provision of medical care to the injured at the city’s airport. We will also send teams to do explos by boat in the surrounding area, and may use a helicopter to access hard-to-reach areas.
Limited information is currently available on the situation west of Cebu, but it is estimated that the main needs will be shelter, water and food. Teams are currently organising supplies of drugs, medical equipment and equipment to purify water, as well as essential items for distribution such as plastic sheeting, cooking items, jerrycans and hygiene kits. Teams will also monitor possible outbreaks of infectious diseases.
MSF is also sending hundreds of tonnes of medical and relief items which will arrive in Cebu within the next few days in nine cargo planes – four from Dubai, two from Belgium, one from Panama, one from the Netherlands and one from France. The humanitarian cargo includes medical kits for treating the wounded, equipment for medical consultations, tetanus vaccines, relief items such as tents and hygiene kits, water and sanitation equipment and, if needed, an inflatable hospital.
The donation link: http://www.msf.org/donate (this have to choose your nearest MSF office, for me I choose HongKong)
World Vision Malaysia
World Vision is an international Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working
with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of
poverty. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.
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希望不会太迟，因为昨天一回到家就帮我姐姐做颱風海燕的剪报扳给她们慈济拿去餐厅，茶餐室等等。。。筹款！！！
那是给现场捐款！！！
無國界醫生是一個獨立的國際醫療人道救援組織，致力為受武裝衝突、疫病和天災影響，以及遭排拒於醫療體系以外的人群提供緊急醫療援助。無國界醫生只會基於人們的需要提供援助，不受種族、宗教、性別或政治因素左右。
来自他们最新的报道！
菲律賓風災最新消息 (11月13日)
菲律賓上周五遭颱風蹂躪後，無國界醫生的緊急救援隊正設法趕往受災最嚴重的地區。由於道路被瓦礫阻塞，隊伍難以前往萊特省（Province of Leyte）的塔克洛班市（Tacloban），強風和豪雨亦導致很多飛往當地受損機場的航班取消。
無國界醫生菲律賓緊急項目統籌狄純娜醫生說︰「這是一場災難，當地完全陷入混亂。來往災區的交通極為困難，令災民難以獲得援助。我們首要是接觸身處最偏遠地區的人群。他們是最難接觸到的一群，因而往往最後才獲得急需的援助。」
無國界醫生在當地的救援人員將會在未來數天增加至100人，包括醫生、護士、外科醫生、後勤人員、心理學家和水利衛生專家。8架滿載救援物資的貨機正往從無國界醫生多個物資中心趕往菲律賓，物資包括醫療用品、搭建棲息處的物料、衛生套裝和水利衛生工具。
醫療設施受損或被摧毀，醫療用品被風暴潮沖走，很多塔克洛班的傷者正在市內的機場聚集。無國界醫生一支隊伍將會在機場提供醫療護理，並支援仍然能夠運作的醫院。隊伍亦計劃以船隻和直昇機前往周邊地區，特別是宿霧以西的島嶼和以東的吉萬市（Guiuan），向災民提供緊急醫療援助。由於通訊網絡受損，目前仍只有少量關於多個偏遠地區和郊區損毀情況的資訊。
狄純娜醫生說︰「那裡肯定有未能獲得醫療照顧的傷者。很多房屋和建築物因強風而倒塌，我們預期會有一些重傷的災民。即使是較細的傷口受到感染，亦可能導致嚴重的影響，隨著日子過去，災民未能獲得醫療護理，這快將成為一個重大的擔憂。」
無國界醫生將重點放於應對緊急和迫切的醫療需要，包括為災民接種破傷風疫苗。狄純娜醫生說︰「其次是所有的東西，棲息處、飲用水和食物等，他們失去了一切。」
世界宣明会是一个专注于人道救援、扶贫发展和推动醒觉教育的国际性基督教组织。
在不分宗教信仰、种族、文化背景或性别的情况下，我们致力为孩童
及其家庭和社区服务，对抗贫穷与不公。
