Turkey Programme

Assistance for Syrian refugees in Kilis

In 2013, Inditex and Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) developed a new project in Turkey in order to provide access to basic health and mental health care for Syrian refugees in the province of Kilis, in the Islàhiye camp (Gaziantep) and other locations in southern Turkey.

India Programme

Fight against child malnutrition

In 2013, Inditex continued to support the project of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) to combat child malnutrition in the district of Darbhanga (Bihar).

The project aims at a model of community management of acute malnutrition integrated in the public health system which reduces mortality and morbidity in the long-term among the child population.

Fight against leishmaniasis in Vaishali

Inditex continued to support Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in the fight to achieve the eradication of leishmaniasis. In 2013, MSF introduced a fundamental clinical study to move forward in the fight against this disease, which is endemic in Vaishali, the most badly affected area of the country. Thanks to this work, it has been possible to simplify treatments, guaranteeing their effectiveness and increasing access.

In addition to diagnosing and giving treatment to the population of Vaishali, the MSF teams are testing the effectiveness of this innovative treatment with the support of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi). In the first year of study, which included 918 patients, the initial cure rate was 99%.

Emergency programmes

Support for MSF emergencies unit

For the last three years, Inditex has been working with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) to fund the structure which enables the organisation’s teams to travel in under 24 hours with the necessary materials to attend an emergency anywhere in the world.

In 2013, the MSF emergencies unit focused a large part of its efforts on attending to the humanitarian needs of the Syrian population. In this country, the MSF teams attended the civilian population suffering the consequences of the armed conflict by giving emergency and primary healthcare, supporting the existing health structures with donations of medication and medical materials and distributing basic necessities in the north of the country.

Furthermore, MSF intervened to control outbreaks of epidemics that could have had a devastating impact on the population: they performed a vaccination campaign against meningitis in South Sudan, countered a breakout of measles in Nigeria, cholera in Guinea Bissau and measles and malaria in the Central African Republic.

The MSF emergencies unit attended a total of more than 300,000 people in 2013.

Assistance for the victims of the Haiyan typhoon in the Philippines

In addition to the regular support given to the MSF emergency unit, in 2013 Inditex activated a specific emergency plan to palliate the negative consequences of the Haiyan typhoon. This programme contributed to the installation of four temporary hospitals in urban areas, the setting up of mobile clinics in rural areas and the distribution of basic necessities. Through the intervention of MSF, some 30,900 external consultations and 2,100 surgical interventions were made and more than 25,000 primary need kits were distributed.

Support for the Red Cross in Mexico

In mid-September 2013, Mexico was hit by the devastating tropical storm Ingrid and hurricane Manuel, which left more than a hundred victims. Some 58,000 people were evacuated and more than a million people were affected. Several regions in Mexico were declared emergency or disaster areas. Inditex activated an emergency plan in collaboration with the Red Cross in order to contribute to preserving the health conditions of the vulnerable in the states of Guerrero and Sinaloa. Inditex’s contribution took the form of assistance and the provision of supplies to the families affected to cover their basic needs.