📌THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OF YERYÜZÜ DOKTORLARI (DOCTORS WORLDWIDE TÜRKİYE) IN EARTHQUAKE REGION (01/04/2024)

Following the major earthquake that occurred on February 6, 2023, affecting 11 provinces, we reached out to earthquake victims in Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Adıyaman, and Malatya provinces. We provided voluntary healthcare services in primary healthcare, surgical operations, and psychosocial support branches in the earthquake zone. Simultaneously, we endeavored to address wounds by delivering medication, medical supplies, and basic necessities to the region. Within the scope of earthquake activities, we reached more than 300,000 earthquake victims with over 700 volunteers from all over Turkey.

You can access the detailed report of the activities we conducted in the earthquake zone from February to June at yyd.org.tr/earthquake-report.

📍 Kahramanmaraş

Continuous examination and treatment services have been provided to 26,524 earthquake victims since the first day of the earthquake. Within the scope of child-friendly area activities, services were provided to 13,602 individuals through individual and group sessions, and 6,680 individuals received psychosocial education. Hygiene kits, emergency packages, medications, and medical material support have been provided to those in need in the earthquake zone, reaching over 29,135 individuals. Only in Kahramanmaraş, services have been provided to more than 82,000 earthquake victims.

📍 Hatay

Earth Doctors have conducted examinations for 23,781 individuals and performed 33 surgeries since the first day of the earthquake. Within the scope of psychosocial support activities, 7,836 beneficiaries have been reached, and child-friendly area activities have reached 14,198 children. In the region, 27,608 food parcels, emergency aid packages, medications, and medical supplies have been provided. Through these efforts, over 70,000 earthquake victims have been reached so far.

📍 Adıyaman

At the health station established with two containers in Adıyaman, first-line healthcare services, medication support, and psychosocial support services have been provided to over 81,000 earthquake victims. Emergency aid packages have been delivered to 4,520 earthquake victims, and psychological support has been provided to 5,784 individuals through individual and group sessions. Within the scope of psychosocial education, training on health, privacy, and gender has been provided to 1,352 earthquake victims. Additionally, activities such as games and film screenings have reached 19,789 children regularly.

📍 Malatya

Since the first day of the earthquake, Earth Doctors have conducted group sessions with 8,523 earthquake victims and individual sessions with 1,137 earthquake victims. Within the scope of psychosocial education, various training sessions have been provided to 24,427 individuals, and child-friendly area activities have reached 43,419 children. In Malatya, where mobile healthcare services, food parcel distributions, hygiene kit distributions, and medication support have been provided, over 113,000 earthquake victims have received psychosocial support within the scope of earthquake activities.