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In the deep rural areas of Andhra Pradesh, the simplest medical facility or care is not available. Easily
preventable diseases such as malaria, dengue, and malnutrition, and easily
treatable wounds caused by common accidents, can result in endless suffering,
lifelong deformities, or even death. In the recent past, mothers commonly died
during child-birth, and up to 1 in 10 children died before their 5th birthday.
Improper sanitary conditions and lack of emergency medical care created
life-threatening conditions every day. The villagers in Nellore District,
Andhra Pradesh, suffered these problems for generations. With a view to
alleviating this desperate situation, the SMVA Trust under the guidance of Amma
Sri Karunamayi began holding free Mega Medical Camps in 2002. These annual temporary
encampment projects, staffed by international volunteer doctors and supplied
with modern medicines and medical equipment, finally began to reach the
suffering population. But Medical camps were only a partial solution to the
problem. In order to provide a permanent healthcare presence, the SMVA Trust
moved on to raise funds and build a local Free Hospital. This 100-bed hospital,
inaugurated in 2004, now provides a wide range of medical services including
gynecology, cardiology, physiotherapy, X-ray, dentistry, optometry, and
laboratory facilities.
Please help support this Global Giving Project to sustain this free hospital and the annual medical camps and help us transform the lives
of the underprivileged.
NOVEMBER 28 is GIVING TUESDAY
On this global day of giving, Facebook and the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation are matching up to $2 million of funds raised on Facebook for U.S.
nonprofits like us. Facebook is also waiving its fees for donations made to
nonprofits on Facebook this #GivingTuesday. Please help us make the most of
this matching opportunity by leveraging the power of Facebook’s charitable
giving tools.
Please support this noble cause by creating a fundraiser for our free hospital and
annual medical camp. Visit Facebook.com/fundraisers,
click “Raise Money,” and select 'Amma Sri Karunamayi' from the nonprofits
listed for your fundraiser OR Click & Donate directly using the 'Donate' button under Amma's Facebook cover page.
Thanksgiving, a holiday that allows us to reflect and share what we are grateful for. Please give thanks and give to help them live.
www.smvatrust.org
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