BEIJING - A medical aid program will provide financial help for women affected by the earthquake that struck southwest China last month, the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation announced on Sunday, which is Mother's Day.

Wenchuan rising from rubble

Women in rural areas of Lushan, Baoxing and Tianquan counties in Sichuan Province will get assistance of 3,000 yuan (488.4 U.S. dollars) per person if their medical costs caused by the quake exceeds 5,000 yuan, the foundation said.

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Lushan County on April 20. So far, the quake has left at least 196 people dead and more than 12,000 others injured.

By May 10, the foundation had received 249-million-yuan worth of donations for those affected by the quake. Materials worth about 59.6million yuan have been earmarked for the quake-hit zone.

The foundation said it will create and run its programs according to receivers' demand and donors' will.