New York. N.Y. Refugees in Southeast Asia. the Far and Middle East are among the 40 million people CARE is helping during fiscal 1966. through food. selfhelp and medical programs in 36 countries on four continents. Now marking its 20th anniversary. CARE has distributed more than $798.000.000 worth of aid since its inception. including U.S. agriculture abundance. specially purchased foods. seeds. and agricultural implements. vocational tools. health and educational equipment. medicines and hospital supplies. Through MEDICO. a service of CARE since 1962. it also stations medical teams and specialists in critical health areas. Normally. CARE does not serve refugees as a special group. but directs its aid to them as part of its assistance for all groups of needy in each operating country. However. at times of crisis. it initiates special refugee programs. For example. since 1959. it has maintained a special fund for Tibetan refugees in India. and it is currently conducting an emergency aid program for the war refugees in South Vietnam. Refugees are also among the major beneficiaries of current CARE education. resettlement and jobtraining projects in such countries as South Korea. Israel. Hong Kong and the Gaza Strip.
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