Medical Staff Update

MONEY is the most critical relief need in tsunami-struck Asia, but a Sri Lankan physician on Stanford's faculty said that skilled volunteers, including health professionals, will be needed for reconstruction efforts in the coming months.

Yaso Natkunam, assistant professor of pathology, said she will soon be traveling to her homeland and is interested in talking with her colleagues about how they can help.

"Monetary contributions are the most helpful, said Natkunam. "However, medical supplies and volunteers are also needed. Although at the current time health care volunteers are adequate they will be needed over the next several months for on-going rehabilitation efforts," she said in an e-mail to physician colleagues and the medical center community. "Please contact me (650) 725-9354 or yaso@stanford.edu if you would like additional information regarding how you can help. I am also available to meet with you to coordinate delivery of supplies and funds to Sri Lanka."

Natkunam, who expects to visit Sri Lanka in February, is volunteering with International Medical Health Organization (IMHO), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) registered in the U.S. and "well mobilized in those areas that need the greatest assistance," she said.

IMHO may be contacted for information or to make an online donation at: http://www.thousa.org/index.htm Natkunam said another group that has been doing a tremendous amount of work on an on-going basis is Tamil Rehabilitation Organization: http://www.troonline.org/en/

Larger organizations, such as the American Red Cross, Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders "are all doing a great job in the area and are worthy organizations to support," she said.


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