Paediatric Infectious Diseases Web - Tsunami Relief Project Appeal

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By reading the text below, or by using this link, you will have the most up to date content:</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#000000"><a href="index.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Homepage</font></a></font></p> <p><font color="#000000"><a name="Paed-ID-Res"><img border="0" src="divider2.jpg" width="865" height="8"></a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="5" color="#FFFFFF">Infe</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">The most powerful earthquake in 40 years erupted under the Indian Ocean near Sumatra on the 26<sup>th</sup> of December 2004. It caused giant, deadly waves to crash ashore in nearly a dozen countries, killing tens of thousands of people. A long stretch of Sri Lanka's coast was devastated by these killer waves, with more than <b>30,000 dead</b> and staggering <b>2.5 million people displaced</b>. Although 1,600km from the epicentre, the waves struck with huge force and swept inland as far as 5 kilometres. It was the worst human disaster in Sri Lanka history. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">The</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial"> <b>Paediatric Unit of Southend </b></span><b> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">University </span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">Hospita</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">l NHS Trust </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">- is currently setting up an <b>Aid Programme</b> initiated by Dr. V. Nerminathan (Clinical Director and Paediatric Consultant)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial" lang="en-gb"> and coordinated by Dr. Marc Tebrügge (Paediatric Specialist Registrar)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">, in collaboration with a local hospital, to help the victims of the disaster in Batticaloa, </span> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial" lang="en-gb">Ea</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">stern Sri Lanka. This area has a particularly poor infrastructure and international aid is very restricted.</span><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial" lang="en-gb">In the local hospital, which is covering a population of about 500.000 people, care is currently provided by a single </span><span style="font-family: Arial">P</span><span style="font-family: Arial" lang="en-gb">aediatrician. Many children have lost family members and are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition the incidence of diarrhoeal illnesses has risen sharply</span><span style="font-family: Arial">; </span> <span style="font-family: Arial" lang="en-gb">cases of malaria are expected to increase significantly, given that the mosquito breeding season is about to commence and flooded areas will provide ideal breeding grounds.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">The first team will fly out to the area </span> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial" lang="en-gb">on the 22nd of</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial"> January</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial" lang="en-gb"> 2005</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">, followed by further teams of nurses and doctors from <b>Neptune Children’s Ward</b> and the <b>Special Care Baby Unit</b> in February and March (with a view to expand this effort if help is still needed). We are planning to take medication and medical equipment, as well as to provide medical aid</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial"><span lang="en-gb"> (including mobile clinics for remote </span>areas)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial"> and counselling for those who have survived the tragedy.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">For us to be able to help these victims <font color="#FF0000"><b>we urgently require additional funding</b></font>. Most team members will pay for the travel expenses themselves and have additionally donated money to cover some of the costs of medication and equipment. However, we are hoping that others will actively support us in this effort.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"> <font color="#FF0000"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"> <font size="2">We would be most grateful for donations which will enable us to provide help to children and their families in Sri Lanka</font></span></b><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">.</span></font></font><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> </font> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"> <font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">If you would like to make a donation</span><span style="font-family: Arial">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"> please </span><span style="font-family: Arial">contact the <a href="mailto:team@paediatric-infectious-diseases.com?subject=Tsunami Appeal"> PID Web Team</a> or <a href="mailto:marc.tebruegge@southend.nhs.uk">Dr. Marc Tebrügge</a> at Southend University Hospital NHS Trust -</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> </font></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">Thank you for your generosity !</font></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph"> <i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">The Nurses and Doctors </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">of the Paediatric Unit, Southend University Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom</font></span></i></p> <hr> <p> <img border="0" src="open-access%20copy.jpg" width="860" height="170"></p> <p align="center" dir="ltr"></p> <p align="center" dir="ltr"></p> <p align="center" dir="ltr"><span lang="de"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"> We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On The Net Foundation <a onmouseover="document['fpAnimswapImgFP40'].imgRolln=document['fpAnimswapImgFP40'].src;document['fpAnimswapImgFP40'].src=document['fpAnimswapImgFP40'].lowsrc;" onmouseout="document['fpAnimswapImgFP40'].src=document['fpAnimswapImgFP40'].imgRolln" href="#top"> <img border="0" src="Top.jpg" id="fpAnimswapImgFP40" name="fpAnimswapImgFP40" dynamicanimation="fpAnimswapImgFP40" lowsrc="Top-2.jpg" width="100" height="33" align="right"></a><a onmouseover="document['fpAnimswapImgFP42'].imgRolln=document['fpAnimswapImgFP42'].src;document['fpAnimswapImgFP42'].src=document['fpAnimswapImgFP42'].lowsrc;" onmouseout="document['fpAnimswapImgFP42'].src=document['fpAnimswapImgFP42'].imgRolln" target="_top" href="index.htm"><img border="0" src="Home-backgr.jpg" align="left" id="fpAnimswapImgFP42" name="fpAnimswapImgFP42" dynamicanimation="fpAnimswapImgFP42" lowsrc="Home-backgr-2.jpg" width="100" height="33"></a></font></span></p> <p align="center"><span lang="de"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"> - Click logo to verify </font></span></p> <p align="center"><span lang="de"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"> <a href="http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html?HONConduct771786"> <img border="0" src="HON.gif" width="60" height="67"></a></font></span></p> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="divider2.jpg" width="865" height="8"></p> <p align="center"><span lang="de"><font face="Arial" color="#CC0000" size="2"> Disclaimer</font></span></p> <p align="center"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC0000" size="1"><span lang="en-gb"> This website intends to provide information for doctors. 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