Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 230 shipments of requested medical aid to 41 U.S. states and territories and 13 countries worldwide.
The shipments contained 15.1 million defined daily doses of medication and supplies, including prenatal vitamins, protective equipment, rare disease therapies, cancer treatments, and chronic disease medications.
Medical Support Continues for Hurricane Otis
Direct Relief staff were in Acapulco last week, where they delivered medical aid to health facilities in the area and groups providing mobile medical care in rural areas.
Hurricane Otis’ impacts continue to interrupt daily life in Acapulco, Mexico. The Category 5 storm caused catastrophic damage when it made landfall in October. With medical care still limited in many areas due to damaged infrastructure, Direct Relief has been supporting medical campaigns bringing care to people where they live. Direct Relief supported the Mexican government’s medical outreach in Guerrero with 30 field medic packs containing medical essentials to provide first aid and basic medical care outside of clinic walls.
Direct Relief has also continued supporting Medical Impact, an NGO conducting mobile clinics throughout Guerrero. Direct Relief has supported the group with emergency operating funds, medicines, and supplies for patient care.
Syrian Hospital Bolsters Care for Neonatal Unit
The smallest patients at Dr. Mohammad Wassim Maaz Hospital in Aleppo, Syria, recently received more support with equipment for the hospital’s NICU. Recently, Direct Relief-donated incubators arrived and are being used to care for newborns.
The hospital run by the Independent Doctors Association, an NGO which provides medical services in northwestern Syria. Direct Relief has provided the group $12.3 million worth of medical aid since 2008.
A video of the incubators being used can be found here.
OPERATIONAL SNAPSHOT
WORLDWIDE
This week, Direct Relief shipped 14.5 million defined daily doses of medication outside the U.S.
Countries that received medical aid over the past week included:
- Fiji
- Morocco
- India
- Guyana
- Pakistan
- Zimbabwe
- Yemen
- Togo
- Tanzania
UNITED STATES
Direct Relief delivered 196 shipments containing more than six tons of medications over the past week to organizations, including the following:
- Greater Killeen Free Clinic, Texas
- Sierra Health Center – Fullerton, California
- Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Northern Mariana Islands
- Genesis Health Services, Inc., Florida
- Center for Family Health & Education Headquarters, California
- Payson Christian Clinic, Arizona
- Samaritans Touch Care Center, Inc., Florida
- PanCare of Florida, Inc. Malone, Florida
- Pocatello Free Clinic, Idaho
- MQVN Community Development Corp dba NOELA Community Health Center, Louisiana
YEAR-TO-DATE (GLOBAL)
Since January 1, 2023, Direct Relief has delivered 19,500 shipments to 2,423 healthcare providers in 55 U.S. states and territories and 87 countries.
These shipments contained 507.2 million defined daily doses of medication valued at $1.9 billion (wholesale), totaling 5.9 million lbs.
in the news
Direct Relief Awarded Top 100% Rating by Charity Navigator for Nonprofit Impact, Efficiency, and Transparency in 2023 – PRNewswire
Local non-profit Direct Relief receives perfect score from national charity evaluator – KEYT
Direct Relief’s Medical Donations for U.S. Healthcare Safety Net Exceed $2 Billion – CSR Wire
