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    The worst drought in 60 years has hit east africa, leaving 11 million people malnourished and sick. Medical Teams International is sending in the first of two teams to help beginning this week. A second team - made up of u.s. Medical volunteers - will follow in a few days after receiving reports from the --first-in team.

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    The worst drought in 60 years has hit east africa, leaving 11 million people malnourished and sick. Medical Teams International is sending in the first of two teams to help beginning this week. A second team - made up of u.s. Medical volunteers - will follow in a few days after receiving reports from the --first-in team.

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    Contact: Marlene Minor Megan Streng Vice President of Communications Communications Coordinator 503.341.6620 (media cell) 503.624.1022 mminor@medicalteams.

    org mstreng@medicalteams.org

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL RESPONDS TO CRISIS IN EAST AFRICA;
    FIRST TEAM LEAVES FOR SCENE SATURDAY, JULY 23
    (PORTLAND, Ore., July 19, 2011)The worst drought in 60 years has hit East Africa, leaving 11 million people malnourished and sick. Its estimated that 30 to 40 percent of the children are suffering from acute malnutrition. Portland-based Medical Teams International is sending in the first of two teams to help beginning this week. Three international disaster relief professionals from Medical Teams International staff leave Saturday for Somalia. They bring much-needed medical supplies to help treat the sick to Somalis who are walking for days toward Kenya in search of food and water. The team also will assess the short and long-term needs of those who are severely malnourished. Team members include: Janis Lindsteadt, Director of Technical Services, Portland, Ore.; Dilanga Manuweera, Emergency Medical Technician from Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and David Aula, Program Officer for Uganda. A second team made up of U.S. medical volunteers will follow in a few days after receiving reports from the first-in team. You can help save lives of Somalian people; donate today to Medical Teams International at www.medicalteams.org/drought. - XX Medical Teams International is a Christian global health organization working to demonstrate the love of Christ to people affected by disaster, conflict and poverty around the world. Since 1979, we have sent more than 2,100 volunteer teams and shipped more than $1.4 billion in lifesaving medicines and medical supplies to care for 25 million people in 100 countries. Each year, more than 2,000 volunteers contribute their time to care for those whom Jesus called the least of these in our world today.

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