Disaster Relief

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IRT is a proud sponsor of the ONE San Diego Campaign

INTERNATIONAL
RELIEF TEAMS
4560 Alvarado Canyon Road
Suite 2G
San Diego, CA 92120-4309
619.284.7979 Office
619.284.7938 Fax
info@irteams.org

Board of Directors
Chair: Brian Saunders, MD
Stephen Bickler, M.D.
A.C. D’Agustine
Harold J. Forney, M.D.
Lawrence Kohler
Susan Phife
Maria Roberts
Larry Saunders
David D. Tanner
A. Barry La Forgia

IRT Staff
Barry La Forgia,
Executive Director
Rose Uranga,
Director of Operations and Program Development
Susan Callahan,
Communications & Development
Tamra Mackevics,
Program Assistant
Diana Starnes,
Administrative Assistant
Shelley Kilcoyne,
Grant Writer

Technical Advisors
Neonatology
Douglas N. Carbine, MD
Brian S. Saunders, MD
Terri Schneider-Biehl, NNP
Perinatology
Larry M. Cousins, MD
David B. Schrimmer, MD
Obstetrics
Christopher M. Lafferty, MD
Susan Faron, RNC, MSN
Midwifery
Kay R. Gilbert, CNM, Ph.D.
HIV/AIDS
Mitchell J. Besser, MD
Public Health
Oliver J. Biederman, MD
Ophthalmology
Frank A. Scotti, MD
K. Victor Zablit, MD
Construction
Walter Butcher
Timothy Connole
Peter Dudley
James Schaible

Medical Training

Surgical Outreach

Public
Health

Disaster Relief

DISASTER RELIEF

Natural and man-made disasters can occur without warning anywhere in the world. International Relief Teams (IRT) offers both immediate and long-term relief to disaster victims:

Providing emergency medical care

IRT medical teams rush aid to victims of natural and man-made disasters worldwide, providing emergency assistance to earthquake, hurricane and flood victims.

Aiding refugees

IRT volunteers travel to embattled areas of the world to provide medical aid to refugees caught in the turmoil of war and genocidal conflict.

Rebuilding homes and lives

IRT's highly skilled reconstruction teams repair the homes of uninsured, low-income families and the elderly, who suffer damage from hurricanes and floods.

Supplying emergency medicines and supplies

Each year IRT sends millions of dollars in emergency medicines and supplies to victims of natural and man-made disasters worldwide.

Since 1988, International Relief Teams has deployed 56 disaster relief teams, involving 377 volunteers, to aid victims of disaster worldwide. More than $40 million in emergency medicines and supplies have been delivered.