The Problem
Disasters seem to be increasing in frequency and intensity. In the last 25 years, there have been almost 7,000 natural disasters that have killed over 1.35 million people.* When disaster strikes, time is a critical element. Within hours of a natural disaster, communities can lose access to healthcare, essential medicine, clean water, and shelter.
Acute medical needs are most urgent during the first 72 hours following a disaster. Timely access to medicine is crucial, and with every passing hour that victims must wait for aid, survival rates decrease.
The disruption of regular healthcare services, displacement of people, and loss of personal medications in a disaster can also cause health complications for those who are managing chronic conditions.
When you give to MAP, you help us stand ready to respond to emergencies of all types:
Tornados
Hurricanes/Typhoons
Flooding
Fires
Tsunamis
Volcanic Eruptions
Landslides
Droughts
Famines
Global Conflicts
Pandemics
Epidemics
Wars
Refugee Displacement
MAP’s Model
Rapid response
In the wake of an emergency, whether natural or man-made, MAP rapidly delivers critical medicines, health supplies and medical devices to support those who are suffering, putting resources into the hands of people who have lost everything.
Disaster Health Kits – MAP’s signature Disaster Health Kits contain enough personal hygiene items and basic first aid supplies to support a survivor for an entire week following a disaster. MAP packs and pre-positions Disaster Health Kits for immediate and efficient delivery to hard-hit areas around the globe.
Interagency Emergency Health Kits – For large-scale emergencies, MAP deploys Interagency Emergency Health Kits, standardized kits of medical relief designed to address priority health conditions in the midst of extreme humanitarian crises. Each kit contains medicines commonly needed in a crisis, like antibiotics and chronic disease medications, that are able to serve approximately 10,000 people for 3 months.
Emergency Response Packs – Debuted in 2024, the Emergency Response Pack is a strategic selection of medicines designed to support health systems either in the wake of a disaster or in ongoing ministry to vulnerable populations where regular healthcare services have been disrupted. Each pack contains three primary types of medicine that are universally needed in times of emergency: antibiotics, chronic disease medications, and mental health medications.
* According to data managed by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters