eNews: Providing clean water in Tanzania, mobile health clinics in India and safe shelter in Ukraine

1. Americares President and CEO Christine Squires visits Americares India’s lifesaving mobile health clinics

Sitting across from Firoza under a shade umbrella in Mumbai’s Malad slum community, it was hard for me to believe this smiling and vibrant 40-year-old had suffered a major health crisis just weeks before. “If it weren’t for Americares, I wouldn’t be sitting here telling you this story,” Firoza told me. Firoza’s life was saved, she told me, by a knock on her door…

2. Clean water helps health facilities thrive

Water powers the lifesaving work that hospitals and health facilities do every day. But until last year, Kibondo District Hospital in rural western Tanzania was without a dependable water supply. That meant the burden fell to patients, health workers and staff to pay for it, bring their own or else risk infection. Thanks to Americares, clean water flows freely in all wards.

3. Americares clinic is a refuge for those escaping Ukraine

Oksana Z. from Ukraine escaped Russia’s devastating violence last year with her two daughters, both of whom have Down Syndrome. They receive critical support from the Acceptance Foundation, a local NGO that we’re partnering with to provide health and hope to families like Oksana’s.

4. Living with tuberculosis during wartime

The violence and devastation of war makes health care even more important for those struggling with life-threatening illnesses. Americares has been committed to providing medicine and supplies to assist tuberculosis patients in Odesa, Ukraine, as well as a safe place to shelter during air raids so infection doesn’t spread.

5. An update on Ukraine from Adam Keehn, director of complex emergencies

Our director of complex emergencies, Adam Keehn, was recently interviewed by WSHU Public Radio to discuss the lifesaving work that Americares has been doing to provide access to vital health care and help stem the suffering caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

6. Turn your car into next year’s tax break!

If you have an extra vehicle or unwanted car, truck or boat just sitting there, depreciating in value – donate it! Vehicle donations to Americares are tax-deductible, and we readily accept vehicle donations as an alternative form of giving. When you donate a used vehicle you no longer need, you can help us provide quality care and lifesaving aid wherever it’s needed most. The process is easy, and pick-up is free.