International Medical Help
Carli Caplina
38
11000 Belgrade,Yugoslavia
Tel/fax: +381 11 756 708
IMH GUIDING PRINCIPLE AID IN ESTABLISHING
A CIVIL SOCIETY
THE ORGANIZATION
FOUNDED
OCTOBER 1999
GOAL
TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ENDANGERED PERSONS
Employees:15
Volunteers:MDs (specialists in various fields)156
pharmacists 26
Technicians 22
Other experts (in various fields) 20
THE PROGRAM
1.
URGENT MEDICINE AID FOR POPULATIONS IN CRISIS AREAS
2.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, INCLUDING MEDICAL SERVICES AS WELL AS ALL TYPES
OF SOCIAL AID
3.
VISITS TO, EXAMINATIONS, TREATMENT AND SOCIAL AID FOR LARGER GROUPS, SUCH
AS FOR EXAMPLE REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
4.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING
DRUG ADDICTION
5.
HEALTH PROTECTION, OBSERVATION AND MEDICAL AID FOR CHILDREN
6.
PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL CARE AND MEDICAL AID AND TREATMENT FOR THE ELDERLY
7.
SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS AND ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES
8.
VISITS OF MEDICAL TEAMS TO COLLECTIVE CENTERS FOR REFUGEES AND INTERNALY
DISPLACED PERSONS
REGION COVERED
| TERRITORY | |
| A.FR Yugoslavia | (presently mainly Belgrade and central Serbia) |
|
Approx.452,000 refugees |
| Approx. 230,000 internally displaced persons | |
| Approx. 470,000 socially compromised individuals | |
|
Only refugees and IDPs are approx. 7% of total population |
| B.Kosovo | (presently mainly the south) |
|
|
|
Approx. 75,000-85,000 |
|
SERB (majority) |
| ROMA | |
| GORANAC | |
| ALBANIAN | |
| SETTLEMENTS IN KOSOVO | |
| Population | AVERAGE 300-3,000 (except major urban centers) |
| Distances | EXTREMELY SCATTERED SETTLEMENTS |