Operational Update: 21 Million Doses of Medication Shipped to 13 Countries Over Past Seven Days

A medical provider at Haifa Hospital in Lebanon checks a patient's vital signs. The facility is supported by Anera, which received medical donations from Direct Relief over the past week. (Anera photo)
By Lara Cooper

Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 317 shipments of requested medical aid to 42 U.S. states and territories and 13 countries worldwide.

The shipments contained 21.2 million defined daily doses of medication, including prenatal vitamins, cancer treatment drugs, chronic disease management prescriptions, rare disease therapies, behavioral health medications, and ongoing Covid-19 support such as therapies for hospitalized patients, oxygen concentrators, pulse oximeters, and personal protective equipment, including gowns, goggles, gloves, masks and face shields.

Last week, a shipment of temperature-sensitive therapies for Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms arrived in Ukraine. Direct Relief shipped these medicines in coordination with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health for use in health facilities responding to the pandemic.

Therapies for patients recovering from Covid-19 arrive in Ukraine for distribution to medical facilities treating patients. (Ministry of Health photo)

In the U.S., Direct Relief delivered 284 shipments weighing 7,642 lbs and containing 656,618 doses of medications.

Medical aid from Direct Relief arrives in South Sudan in May 2021 at Healing Kadi Foundation in Kajo Keji. The organization received medical support from Direct Relief over the past seven days. (Healing Kadi photo)

Globally, Direct Relief this week shipped more than 20.5 defined daily doses of medication totaling 87,278 lbs.

Countries receiving medical aid over the past week included:

Direct Relief staff prep temperature-sensitive therapies for Covid-19 patients in Nepal inside a 2,800-square-foot cold room at Direct Relief’s headquarters in Santa Barbara, on Sept. 29, 2021. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

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Health staff with the Independent Doctors Association organize prescription medications in Syria. The organization received a shipment from Direct Relief over the past week. (Courtesy photo)

Since January 1, 2021, Direct Relief has delivered 17.7K shipments to 2,238 partner organizations in 55 U.S. states and territories and 94 countries. These shipments contained 187.5M defined daily doses of medication valued at $1.7B (wholesale) and totaled 7.3M lbs.  

Direct Relief has also supported the following organizations this year with $56.1 million in grant funding:

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