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A health provider at Westminster Free Clinic in Ventura County, California, spends time with a young patient. The free clinic received shipments of medical aid during the past week to support health services to the community. (Courtesy photo)
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 270 shipments of requested medical aid to 36 U.S. states and territories and 17 countries worldwide.
The shipments contained 6.1 million defined daily doses of medications, including overdose-reversing naloxone, chemotherapy medications, insulin, antibiotics, and prenatal vitamins, as well as medical supplies for Covid-19 response efforts, including personal protective equipment.
In the U.S., Direct Relief delivered 252 shipments weighing 36,999 pounds and containing 207,395 doses of medications.
The largest U.S. shipments by value (wholesale) went to the following organizations:
Santa Clara County Better Health Pharmacy – San Jose, California ($206.6K)
Westminster Free Clinic – Thousand Oaks, California ($88.0K)
Franklin County Community Care – Mount Vernon, Texas ($87.8K)
Matthew 25, Inc. – Fort Wayne, Indiana ($85.2K)
Arkansas Harm Reduction Project – Little Rock, Arkansas ($80.1K)
Washington State Department of Health – ($80.1K)
Open Arms Health Clinic – Arlington, Texas ($76.9K)
St. Gabriel Eastside Community Health Center – St. Gabriel, Louisiana ($75.8K)
Center for Family Health and Education – Panorama City, California ($55.1K)
Cove House Free Clinic – Copperas Cove, Texas ($55K)
Hundreds of patients have been vaccinated against Covid-19 at Direct Relief headquarters during the last four weeks. During that time, the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics have been vaccinating their patients, many of whom are uninsured or low income. (Thomas Tighe/Direct Relief)
Globally, Direct Relief shipped more than 5.9 million defined daily doses of medication totaling 101,808 pounds.
The following organizations received supplies:
Ministry of Health – Rwanda ($2.7M)
Pan American Health Organization – Nicaragua ($2M)
Pan American Health Organization – Ministry of Health, Peru ($118.7K)
Associacion Creciendo con Diabetes – Guatemala ($1.2M)
Clinica Esperanza – Honduras ($1.0M)
Muhimbili National Hospital – Tanzania ($924.4K)
Kamuzu Central Hospital – Malawi ($555.6K)
Kurdistan Save the Children – Iraq ($276.5K)
Charity Fund Modern Village and Town – Ukraine ($266.8K)
Hospital Loma de Luz – Honduras ($257K)
Since January 1, 2021, Direct Relief has delivered 6,274 shipments to 1,449 partner organizations in 52 U.S. states and territories and 66 countries.
These shipments contained 70.9 million defined daily doses of medication valued at $306.4 million (wholesale) and totaling 2.5 million lbs. (1,250 tons).
Direct Relief has also supported the following organizations this year with grants:
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center
Advance Community Health, Inc.
AHA Centre
Alliance for Medical Outreach & Relief
Amref Health Africa
Anera
Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers
Asian American Health Coalition dba HOPE Clinic
Asociacion de Salud Primaria de PR
Association des Diabétiques du Congo (ADIC)
Atlantic Medical Center Sabana Hoyos
Australian Childhood Foundation
B.P Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children Eye ENT and Rehabilitation Services (CHEERS)
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care
Baylor College of Medicine- Children’s Foundation Malawi
Bayou Clinic
Bond Community Health Center YouRx Pharmacy
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
Broward Community & Family Health Center
Butte County Public Health Department
Cactus Health Services, Inc.
Camuy Health Services, Inc.
CareMessage
CCBRT Disability Hospital
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Julio Palmieri Ferri, Inc.
Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.
Centro de Servicios Primarios de Salud de Patillas, Inc.
Centro de Servicios Primarios de Salud, Inc.
Centros Integrados de Servicios de Salud
Chapman University
Charles River Community Health
Children in Trouble
Clean Energy Group Inc
Codman Square Health Center
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
Community Health Care
Community Health Care Association of New York State
Community Health Care, Inc. Edgerton Women’s Health Center
Community Health Center Association of Mississippi
Community Health Center of Richmond
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
Community Health Centers
Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc.
Community Health Centers of The Central Coast
Community Health Foundation of Puerto Rico
Community Health of South Florida
Community Partners International
Community-University Health Care Center University of Minnesota
Concilio de Salud Integral de Loiza, Inc
Corporación de Servicios Médicos Primarios y Prevención de Hatillo, Inc.
Corporación SANOS, Inc.
COSSMA, Inc.
Costa Salud Community Health Centers Rincón
Country Doctor Community Health Centers Country Doctor Community Clinic
Cowlitz Family Health Center
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu University Hospital
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Corporation
Edna Adan University Hospital
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
El Punto en la Montaña, Inc.
Elaine Ellis Center of Health, Inc.
EMERGENCY USA Life Support For Civilian Victims of War
Esperanza Health Centers
Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida
Fetter Health Care Network
Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care Project, Inc.
Florida Association of Community Health Centers
Florida Community Health Centers
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board Tse’Hootsooi’ Medical Center
Foundation for Puerto Rico
Foundation of Amazon Sustainability
Fundación Banco Medicamentos y Bienestar
Fundacion Fraternidad sin Fronteras IAP
Gift of the Givers Foundation
Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center
Groundswell UK
Gynocare Women’s & Fistula Hospital
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, Inc
Health Alliance International
Health Equity International
Health Futures Foundation Inc.
Health Net, Inc
Health Partners of Western Ohio
Health ProMed Foundation, Inc.
Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida Collier Health Services
HealthInova
HealthLinc, Inc.
HealthPoint
Heart of Florida Health Center Administration
Heart of God Care Centre
Holyoke Health Center
HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh, Inc.
Horizon Health Care, Inc. Administration
Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano,
Hospital General de Castañer, Inc.
Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Dr. Antonio Ortiz (Centro Medico)
Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center
Jericho Road Community Health Center
Jessie Trice Community Health
Johns Hopkins University
La Familia Counseling Center
La Maestra Community Health Centers
Lifelong Medical Care Administration
Lynn Community Health, Inc.
Maple City Health Care Center
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
MCR Health, Inc.
Med Centro, Inc.
Medical Associates Plus
Medical Genetics Department Faculty of Medicine
Mendocino Community Health Clinic Inc. Hillside Health Center
Metro Community Provider Network
Midwives for Haiti
Migrant Health Center Western Region, Inc.
Morovis Community Health Center, Inc.
Moses Lake Community Health Center
Murshid Hospital and Health Care Centre
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
National Black Church Initiative
National Black Nurses Association
NC MedAssist
Neighborhood Health
Neighborhood Health Center of WNY, Inc
NeoMed Center, Inc.
Nia Tero
North Country Family Health Center, Inc.
North East Medical Services
Northeast Valley Health Corporation Corporate Office
OneWorld Community Health Center
Open Door Family Medical Centers Inc.
Oxnard Firefighters Foundation, Inc
Palms Medical Group
Patronato Pro Hospital Civil de Tijuana
People to People Aid Corporation
PR CONCRA Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Research on Aids, Inc.
Premier Community HealthCare Administrative Office
Primary Care Medical Services of Poinciana, Inc. Osceola Community Health Services
Project Health, Inc. dba Langley Health Services
PryMed Medical Care, Inc.
Public Health Management Corporation
QueensCare Health Centers
Rahmawati Husein
Richford Health Center, Inc.
Rio Beni Health Foundation
Ruth Paz Foundation, Inc. Michael Paz, President
Salud Integral en la Montaña, Inc.
Salud Para La Gente
Santa Barbara County Fire Dept
Santa Barbara Education Foundation
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Eastside Neighborhood Clinic
Santa Rosa Community Health Centers Brookwood Health Center
Servicios de Salud Primarios de Barceloneta d/b/a Atlantic Medical Center
Settlement Health & Medical Services
Shanti Foundation
Sinergias Alianzas Estratégicas Para La Salud y el Desarrollo Social
Solar Responder
South Boston Community Health Center
South Cove Community Health Center
Spectra Health
St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor
St. Thomas Community Health Center
Sun Life Family Health Center
Suncoast Community Health Centers Administrative Offices
Syrian American Medical Society
Terre des Hommes Hellas
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
The Institute for Family Health
The MAVEN Project
The Navajo Nation
Triangle Area Network
Tri-Cities Community Health
Tumaini La Maisha Tanzania
Uganda Cancer Institute
UNC Project Tidziwe Research and Care Centre
Unity Health Care, Inc
University of KwaZulu Natal
Upham’s Corner Health Center
Urban Health Plan, Inc.
Valley Wide Health Systems
Village Reach
Vista Community Clinic
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center , Inc.
Whittier Street Health Center
William F. Ryan Community Health Center
World Heart Federation
Yakima Neighborhood Health Services
Yayasan Bumi Sehat
Yemen Aid Inc.
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