Donating medicine after disasters

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Comments

[Saundra]

Doris,

I agree, the better prepared governments, communities, and individuals are for a disaster the quicker and more effective the relief efforts will be. This can be seen clearly in the difference between the relief efforts for Haiti and Chile.
In addition to governments having medicine on hand, individuals should have at least a two week supply of any drug that they take on a regular basis.

[Doris D.]

I understand that when disaster strikes, there is a need for donating medicine, but it is also important that the countries, where the disaster took place, should stock up in all necessary medicine and food for when the need arrives, instead of waiting for international donation. It is a government responsibility to plan, prepare, stock up of necessary things for their people in times of natural disasters.