Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who can join IMHO?
  2. How can I join?
  3. How can I help?
  4. How can youth help?
  5. What is the benefit for me?
  6. What is THO-USA (Tamils Health Organization—USA)?
  7. How can I contribute financially?
  8. Is there a place for visiting health care professionals to stay in Kilinochi?
  9. I have old medical books and have access to free medicine and medical equipment. Can you arrange for shipping?
  10. What is Tamil_nalam discussion group?
  11. Is IMHO a registered charity organization?
  12. What is CHC?
1. Who can join IMHO?Anybody who is interested in helping to rebuild the health care infrastructure of the North-East of Sri Lanka.2. How can I join?Complete the online application form. The form for adults is located under the “Join” link, and the form for youth is located under the “Youth Group” link.3. How can I help?
  • Provide clinical support by staffing health care centers and mobile clinics in North-East Sri Lanka
  • Train the next generation of health care professionals to work in North-East Sri Lanka
  • Gather medical equipment and medicine to be sent to North-East Sri Lanka
  • Fundraising, including raising funds through pharmaceutical companies
  • Provide consultation services for Tamils in USA and North-East Sri Lanka
  • Help draft health care projects for North-East Sri Lanka
4. How can youth help?
  • Organize conferences to publicize the poor state of health care in North-East Sri Lanka
  • Network with other NGOs and charity organizations in USA to provide health care support to North-East Sri Lanka
  • Teach English in North-East Sri Lanka to medical students
  • Organize and carry out health care projects designed to improve the state of health care in North-East Sri Lanka
5. What is the benefit for me?Participation in IMHO will help you get better education, training, and employment in the health care field through our network of experienced members in academic and private practice.Working together, we can improve the physical, psychological, and social welfare of Tamils living in USA by undertaking community-based teaching, clinical service, and research.6. What is THO-USA (Tamils Health Organization—USA)?THO-USA is the old name of IMHO.7. How can I contribute financially?You can send a check or use a credit card to contribute through our secure Paypal account.Please make checks payable to "IMHO" (International Medical Health Organization)
Please mail checks to:
P.O. Box 901
Bel Air, MD 21014-0901
USA8. Is there a place for visiting health care professionals to stay in Kilinochi?Yes. IMHO will make arrangements for you to stay in a simple but comfortable guest quarters in Kilinochi. Inform us in advance of your travel dates.9 . I have old medical books and have access to free medicine and medical equipment. Can you arrange for shipping?

Yes. IMHO will make arrangements to pick up materials and deliver them to North-East Sri Lanka.10. What is Tamil_nalam discussion group?

IMHO members communicate through a Yahoogroups email forum with the address tamil_nalam@yahoogroups.com. All IMHOmembers are encouraged to join the email discussion forum and participate. As well as memebers of our partner organizations in other countries (Canada, UK, Australia, Malaysia,and Norway) take part in the discussion group, which helps to coordinate our activites at an international level.11. Is IMHO a registered charity organization?

Yes, IMHO is a 501(c)3 registered charitable organization in USA. That is, all contributions to IMHO are tax-deductible.
12. What is CHC?CHC stands for Centre for Health Care, which is a nationally registered non-governmental organization (NGO) in Sri Lanka. CHC is our partner in Sri Lanka and helps us to coordinate our activities in Sri Lanka. CHC is formed by a group of doctors working in the North-East of Sri Lanka to help rebuild the shattered health care infrastructure. Their web site is www.centreforhealth care.org


 

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