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Stepping up: Utah-based organization involved in relief efforts after Nepal flooding
A Utah-based organization is playing a role in disaster relief efforts for Nepal after flooding killed hundreds and left towns devastated last week. The Global EnviroHealth Initiative, founded by Utah native Spencer Crocker, is on two committees established by the Nepali government's central disaster relief platform: a healthcare committee and a water systems committee. Dr. Bernhard Fassl, a Utah resident and GEI's chief science adviser, said the organization is working with an in-country implementation partner in Nepal to coordinate relief efforts in areas such as Uttargaya Rural ...
