Interview with IRT Director - Barry La Forgia

International Relief Teams (IRT) is a top-rated nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering worldwide and in the United States. IRT specializes in two complementary sets of activities: disaster response and building healthy communities. During disasters, IRT deploys medical and reconstruction teams, provides supplies, and finances the restoration of infrastructure. IRT builds healthy communities through medical training programs; medical missions to low-income countries, including surgical and eyeglass teams; shipments of medicines to rural hospitals and clinics; and health, nutrition and education support for vulnerable populations. IRT Director and Found Barry La Forgia is interviewed on IRT's mission in 2012. Since 1988, IRT has provided $6.37 million in volunteer services and $307 million in medicines and supplies to families in need in 68 countries worldwide.

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