What is medi for help?
With your donation, medi for help supports people in disaster areas, such as currently in
Haiti, and restores some quality of life by providing them with lower limb prostheses.
With your donation, medi for help supports people in disaster areas, such as currently in
Haiti, and restores some quality of life by providing them with lower limb prostheses.
Over 220,000 people died in Haiti on 12 January 2010. More than 300,000 were injured –
including many, many children – in the destruction. Thousands of Haitians had to have arms
or legs amputated.
including many, many children – in the destruction. Thousands of Haitians had to have arms
or legs amputated.
As a world leading company in the health market and as a manufacturer of prosthetic
modular components, medi is keenly aware of its social responsibility. An American partner
(Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation), who is currently also active in international relief work,
asked medi for support in providing prostheses for Haiti. A few weeks later, the relief project
medi for help was up and running; it acts unbureaucratically and free from any political
interests.
modular components, medi is keenly aware of its social responsibility. An American partner
(Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation), who is currently also active in international relief work,
asked medi for support in providing prostheses for Haiti. A few weeks later, the relief project
medi for help was up and running; it acts unbureaucratically and free from any political
interests.
What does medi for help do?
medi for help doesn’t just send money to a disaster area, it provides hands on care for the
victims.
The result
- - Over 1,000 Haitians were fitted with prostheses by medi for help within the first
1.5 years after the earthquake - - A rehabilitation centre with a focus on prosthetics was established in Deschapelles
in co-operation with two strong partners, the Albert Schweitzer Hospital and the
Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation. - - medi for help organises volunteers who make up prostheses free of charge in Haiti
and provide support when the patients first start walking.
medi for help shoulders responsibility. Reach your hand out to Haiti to become part of
an international relief project with your donation or your voluntary work.