World Opportunities Responds to the Asian Tsunami Disaster
On Sunday, December 26th, 2004, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale struck off the western coast of northern Sumatra causing a series of massive waves that besieged the coastal regions of several countries. To date, nearly 150,000 people have died and countless more remain without food, water, shelter, or medical assistance.
Within 48 hours of the first news reports, World Opportunities began airlifting medicines to the affected regions. Already, World Opportunities’ medicines are helping to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children. Our task is to prevent the spread of viruses and other infectious diseases that have emerged as a result of the massive flooding and destruction of needed sanitation facilities.
World Opportunities will continue supplying millions of dollars of pharmaceuticals and other medicines to many of the hardest hit regions because the need for medical attention will only grow more pronounced in the months and years ahead.
World Opportunities’ relief efforts will continue as part of our larger, ongoing mission to help prevent the spread of diseases and provide treatment for children suffering from AIDS and other serious illnesses. World Opportunities is committed to providing ongoing medical assistance to children and their families throughout the world.