Real Medicine Foundation ( RMF ) is a US-based nonprofit public charity that provides humanitarian support and development around the world , helping communities recover from natural disasters , conflict , and poverty . RMF was created in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami , which killed over 200,000 people and displaced thousands more . Pediatrician Dr. Martina Fuchs traveled to Sri Lanka , where she opened a small medical clinic in the Mawella Camp for tsunami survivors . Based on the needs she witnessed and patients requiring longer-term support , Dr. Fuchs founded Real Medicine Foundation in 2005 . As of September 2018 , the organization has grown to include over seventy active projects and has worked in twenty-four countries
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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