>> reporter: america is bringing antibiotics, antidiarrheal tablets and vitamins. but these essentials have taken a week to reach the area. hochton has $1.6 million worth of medicine all the way from amsterdam that drew problems all the way. the pakistan military confiscated local trucks privately hired to transfort the boxes saying they were needed elsewhere. and a shortage of helicopter delayed delivery of these basic drugs. >> they also would need -- >> reporter: jonathan hochton now has a list of the immediate needs. he wants to buy as many as possible locally. he is determined to deliver at least a large tent to the mobile hospital within 10 hours. >> if you can give us any kind of, there's a limit where you can squeeze on one. then at least at night we can go and we can -- >> these two children lost their mother and sister in the quake. now at least they have shelter here. so does the miracle baby. but they need so much more to begin to build a life. paula hancock, pakistani controlled cashmere. >>> and after the quake, many were quick to dig into their pocke