Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 328 shipments of requested medical aid to 42 U.S. states and territories and 17 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 12.3 million defined daily doses of medication.
U.S. Emergency Response Continues for Texas, New Mexico
Direct Relief continues to respond to devastating floods across the United States with medical support departing for storm-impacted communities. Floods in Texas and in New Mexico have both been active and ongoing response efforts for the organization.
In response to last week’s devastating and deadly flooding in central Texas, shipments have departed for the state throughout the week, including to Hill Country Mission for Health, which is serving flood-impacted patients in Kendall County, Texas. Direct Relief has also committed $50,000 to search and rescue efforts, and offered field medic packs to equip first responders working in flood-affected areas. Medical support also arrived this week in San Angelo, Texas, where La Esperanza Clinic will be using Direct Relief-donated support to reach flood-impacted residents of the Texas Hill Country.
Direct Relief has also responded to flash floods that swept through Ruidoso, New Mexico, on July 8, killing at least three people. Direct Relief shipped requested field medic packs for first responders as well as personal care items for displaced people. These are bound for the Mescalero Apache Tribe, whose reservation encompasses the affected area.
Medical Support Ongoing for Those Impacted by Guatemala Earthquakes
A 5.7-magnitude quake struck Guatemala this week, spawning hundreds of aftershocks, killing at least four people and prompting widespread evacuations.
Shipments of medical support are being prepared for multiple organizations providing healthcare services in Guatemala, including Fundacion Margarita Valiente and Asociacion Nuestros Ahijados. Those medical requests include N95 respirators and personal care items for people displaced by the earthquakes.
Direct Relief partner organization Fundacion Margarita Valiente, or FMV, has also been working to reach remote areas, and deployed an emergency response team equipped with Direct Relief-provided field medic packs, which contain first aid essentials for triage care. The organization is working in multiple villages in Sacatepequez, Escuintla, and Chimaltenango.
At least 239 people have been treated for injuries and also for mental health needs, the group reported. Additionally, Asociación Nuestros Ahijados staff have focused their efforts on delivering emergency supplies to support rescue workers responding to the devastation in the Santa María area.
FMV has also coordinated with emergency services to transfer people who have required hospital care, and health staff are working in at least six informal shelters. The organization has also been responding to medical needs in communities near the Fuego Volcano, which has been active recently.
Equipping Doctors Without Walls for Street Medicine
This week, volunteers with Doctors Without Walls/Santa Barbara Street Medicine conducted street medicine outreach for people experiencing homelessness. The group worked to conduct medical outreach in Santa Barbara, California, equipped with Direct Relief’s field medic packs, which contain medical essentials for wound care, diagnostics, and other first aid supplies.
Operational Snapshot
Around the World
YEAR-TO-DATE
Since January 1, 2025, Direct Relief has delivered 15.5K shipments to 2,196 partner organizations in 54 U.S. states and territories and 81 countries. These shipments included 143.9 million defined daily doses of medication, valued at $1.2 billion wholesale, totaling 2.3 million lbs.
In the News
Here’s Where You Can Donate to Help Central Texas Flood Recovery – CBS News
Direct Relief Sends Critical Supplies to Texas in Response to Deadly Flash Floods – KSBY
Direct Relief Sending Aid After Tragic Flooding in Central Texas – KEYT
