Disaster relief

Disaster response is at the core of what we do, we are a charity that was founded in the aftermath of a disaster. With our unique relationship with the pharmaceutical industry, we can coordinate a response with in-country partners to quickly get what is needed where it is needed.

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We respond to:

Natural and climate disasters

From deadly flooding to devastating earthquakes, IHP has been responding to natural disasters since its inception in 2004. The implications for health in these crises can be numerous, but IHP is ready to respond quickly and effectively.

Conflict and man-made disasters

In recent years, IHP has been responding to the consequences of an overall rise in armed conflict worldwide. Civil wars and international assaults are not just a political concern, they are also a global health matter.

Displacement and refugee crises

More than 1 in every 74 people worldwide has been forced to flee their homes against their will. Often, all that they love and hold dear is left behind. IHP supports refugees and the displaced by helping them access the healthcare they and their families need.

See how disaster responses make a difference

Lebanon Appeal: How IHP is responding

Responding to Hurricane Dorian with life-saving treatments

Aleyna, Lebanon

Our disaster response has three stages:

Stage 1: Respond

When a disaster occurs, we respond. We start by assessing the situation alongside working with our partners on the ground, who feed us information on what and where the greatest needs are.

At the beginning of a disaster, access to essential, critical treatment is the biggest obstacle to overcome. The first shipments that IHP usually send our Essential Health Packs which can each treat over 260 patients. The compact size of our EHPs means they can easily be transported to the most remote, hard to reach areas.

Stage 2: Recover

Once we have completed our initial response, we work to identify and fill gaps in the supply chain. We get crucial medicines to areas that need them most. In sending bulk shipments of commonly used medicines, we help to repair and boost the local supply chain.

We frequently work through alliances such as the Integral Alliance or partners on the ground who already operate in country with established networks.

Stage 3: Strengthen

Though the headlines will disappear, our work continues. We stay and continue to work with our partners to strengthen the capacity of the country's health system. This work ensures, as communities recover, that pharmacies, hospitals and health clinics are stocked with supplies to provide reliable and consistent healthcare.

IHP has become the number one partner that we go to when an emergency strikes and we need to get supplies to the field quickly. It has the ability to move more rapidly than any other organisation that we work with and consistently exceed expectations.

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See how your donation makes a difference

£5 can help us to give 15 people treatment

£20 will provide 16 children with antibiotics

£100 will provide 83 pregnant women with life saving medicine.

£450 will provide am emergency medical kit to 60 families.

Whatever you give, you could be making a life-changing, even life-saving difference to someone every month.

See how your donation makes a difference

£5 is enough to source and send £600 worth of medical supplies a year to people in need; enough to help approximately 50 people around the world.

£10 is enough to source and send £1,200 worth of medical supplies a year to people in need; enough to help approximately 100 people around the world.

£25 is enough to provide around 750 treatments in a year, helping approximately 250 people in need; and for some, is the difference between life & death.

£100 is enough to provide medicines and supplies for approximately 1,000 people a year living in disaster-hit and vulnerable communites.

Whatever you give, you could be making a life-changing, even life-saving difference to someone every month.

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Help us deliver critical emergency medicine and health supplies when disaster strikes

Your gift will bring health and hope to people caught in the midst of crisis.

International Health Partners
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Charity number: 1105455 Company number: 05044723 EORI number GB010120512000.

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