Cyclone Freddy in Malawi Press releases 17 March 2023 After the severe devastation in southeast Africa, action medeor supplies hospitals and fights cholera. After the severe cyclone “Freddy”, action medeor's relief efforts are now in full swing. Relief supplies for the victims of the cyclone are being assembled in the action medeor Malawi medicine warehouse because the need is great: “We are receiving reports of an influx of injured people and a general increase in hospital admissions,” Rajab Lawe, the pharmacist in charge at action medeor Malawi, reports. The disaster hit the country at a time when the health system was already under strain. “The hospitals are already overwhelmed due to the ongoing cholera outbreak, which has already affected operations, as well as the general shortage of essential medicines,” the expert reports. He is now concerned that the impaired water supply in many places as a result of the disaster increases the risk of diseases such as cholera spreading further. Many of the hospitals that action medeor supplies to Malawi were also damaged by the cyclone. The first aid shipments that action medeor is currently assembling for the disaster area include antibiotics, painkillers, infusion material and bandages to treat the injured. Since 2015, action medeor has had its own office in Malawi, from where the local team supplies healthcare facilities in the country with medicines and medical supplies and conducts training courses in medical technology. Cyclone “Freddy” has devastated entire regions in the southeast African countries of Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar in recent days. In the meantime, the number of victims continues to rise. In Malawi alone, more than 300 people have lost their lives, and a state of disaster has been declared for the worst-affected south of the country. If you would like to support the work of action medeor, you can make a donation. If you donate online at www.medeor.de/spenden, you can also leave your address for a donation receipt. The classic way is via IBAN DE78320500000000009993 at Sparkasse Krefeld, donation keyword: “Nothilfe Ostafrika”. action medeor is a member of the Aktion Deutschland Hilft alliance. Aktion Deutschland Hilft is also asking for donations for the victims of the cyclone: IBAN DE62 3702 0500 0000 1020 30, BIC: BFSWDE33XXX Keyword “Zyklon Freddy” Your contact person Dr. Markus Bremers Press spokesman Phone: +49 2156 9788-178 TPL_EMAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.