Brother's Brother Foundation supporting 3 medical teams leaving for Nepal

PITTSBURGH — Brother’s Brother Foundation is supporting three medical teams leaving for Nepal in the next 10 days.

These groups will leave from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Loveland, Colorado.

BBF is providing medical supplies for several medical teams doing hand-carry emergency work in Nepal.

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BBF is also working with Himalayan Health Care, a Nepal-based charity, to provide emergency relief in the wake of the earthquake that devastated the region.

HHC has provided primary healthcare, education and income-generation opportunities in rural Nepal for 23 years.

In addition to training health workers, HHC provides vaccine administration, supplies essential medicines to remote villages and helps patients secure specialty care.

BBF will also be working with ADRA International, which is focused on a response to the earthquake helping with health and shelter needs.

Donations to BBF will help to purchase and ship needed supplies and will help with reconstruction efforts.

BBF, a 57-year old Pittsburgh-based international charity, has provided over 102,336 tons of medical supplies, textbooks, food, seeds, and other humanitarian supplies to people around the world in over 140 countries.

With the help of gifts from the general public, corporations and foundations, in 2014 BBF sent product contributions to those in need in 60 countries.

These shipments were the equivalent of 231 tractor trailer loads.

In 2014 BBF also provided supplies for 103 medical hand-carry mission trips and medicine for 267 hand-carry mission trips.

Forbes Magazine highlighted BBF as one of only two charities with a 100% rating for both fundraising efficiency and charitable commitment of the 50 largest charities reviewed in December, 2014.

The Better Business Bureau continues to give BBF its “Wise Giving Alliance Standards” seal of approval.

Donations to assist with relief efforts are greatly appreciated.

Credit card donations can be made at www.brothersbrother.org or by calling BBF at 412-321-3160.

Checks should be made to the Brother's Brother Foundation and sent to:

Brother's Brother Foundation/Nepal

1200 Galveston Ave.

Pittsburgh, PA  15233

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