Past Projects

Sri Lanka

The devastating tsunami that struck South Asia and East Africa on December 26, 2004 claimed more than 31,000 lives in Sri Lanka and displaced over 500,000 people.  The tsunami flattened homes and destroyed infrastructure that thousands of Sri Lankans relied on for health, education, and other social services.  Following the disaster, the Doctors of the World-USA mobilized not only to bring medical and psychosocial services to survivors on the ground, but to rebuild damaged infrastructure and train health providers and community members to provide for the health needs of the local population.  The renovation and upgrade of the hospitals and the comprehensive training of health care providers has both restored and improved health services for over 138,000 residents.  Read more.