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Direct Relief provided $50,000 in emergency funding, shipped field medic packs to Alaska, and sent personal care products to support families displaced by Typhoon Halong in western Alaska. The response was carried out in coordination with the Alaska Native Heritage Center and other partners, with additional support planned as conditions evolve. (Brea Burkholz for Direct Relief)
Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 794 shipments of requested medical aid to 50 U.S. states and territories and 17 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 28.7 million defined daily doses of medication.
Medications and supplies shipped this week included treatments for chronic conditions, mental health, pain relief, and surgical care.
Responding to Floods In Alaska, Post-Typhoon
Flooding as seen in the community of Kotzebue, Alaska, after impacts from Typhoon Halong inundated communities. Direct Relief has responded this week with medical aid and financial support to speed recovery. (Photo by the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management)
A part of a statewide coalition of organizations, ANHC is working to coordinate relief provisions to directly impacted individuals. The organization is coordinating material aid to areas of greatest need, providing financial assistance to displaced families, and coordinating transportation of supplies to Southwest Alaska. ANHC will also receive $50,000 to support emergency response costs.
Direct Relief has provided more than $5 million in medical and financial support to organizations across the state since 2008, and will continue to respond to needs arising from the recent floods.
Medical Deliveries Support Critical Health Services in South Sudan
Medical aid from Direct Relief is being used to provide health services in South Sudan via the non-profit, the MAMA Project. The group and other in-country partners distributed donated medicines and medical supplies to six primary health care units and Mother Teresa Hospital in Twic and Gogrial West counties of Warrap State. The deliveries, coordinated with local health authorities, restored essential care in communities that had gone months without medical supplies.
The supplies enabled medical teams to resume treatment for a wide range of preventable and infectious diseases and respond to trauma and emergency cases. Additional donations, including surgical tools and emergency medical backpacks, strengthened clinical capacity at Mother Teresa Hospital, while personal care items distributed to women and girls helped address critical health and hygiene needs among displaced populations.
Local health workers reported sharp improvements in service delivery following the arrival of the medications, which filled significant gaps left by delayed public supply chains.
Dr. Bith Kondok, an anesthetist at Mother Teresa Hospital, noted that gaps in medication supplies made the Direct Relief-supported deliveries “critical to sustaining lifesaving treatment” for people already living in South Sudan and displaced people arriving from other countries.
Direct Relief remains committed to supporting frontline health services in Warrap State and expanding access to essential medicines in areas facing severe humanitarian strain.
Emergency Medical Aid Delivered After Severe Flooding in Mexico
A landslide caused by heavy rains in Huauchinango, Puebla state, Mexico, as seen on Oct. 13, 2025. (Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua)
This past month, severe flooding triggered by Tropical Storms Priscilla, Raymond, and Gerry, combined with weeks of heavy monsoon rains, has devastated large areas of central Mexico. More than 200,000 people have been displaced, and many communities remain isolated due to collapsed bridges and landslides. With health services disrupted, local authorities report growing humanitarian needs, particularly among communities in temporary shelters and rural areas now difficult to reach by ground.
In response, Direct Relief has mobilized emergency medical support to restore access to care, prioritizing treatment for respiratory infections, injuries, waterborne illnesses, and chronic disease disruptions such as diabetes and hypertension.
To date, Direct Relief has delivered over $90,000 in medical aid, including essential medicines and field medic packs for triage and trauma care. Direct Relief has also provided $25,000 in emergency grant funding to strengthen local medical outreach and support partner response operations.
Direct Relief, in collaboration with FedEx, delivered field medic packs and critical emergency medical supplies this week to support health services in flooded areas. The Emergency Response Battalion of the Ministry of National Defense, as well as other front-line responders, received medical aid for response efforts. (Direct Relief photos)
Additional assistance is underway in coordination with Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), the Guerrero Ministry of Health Urgent Care Unit, and Medical IMPACT as evolving health needs continue to emerge.
Operational Snapshot
UNITED STATES
Direct Relief delivered 755 shipments containing 4 million doses of medication this past week to organizations, including the following:
Welvista, South Carolina
NC MedAssist, North Carolina
St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy- Dallas, Texas
CommunityHealth, Illinois
Centro De Servicios Primarios De Sa Lud Inc, Puerto Rico
Albermarle Hospital Foundation, North Carolina
Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic, Rhode Island
Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy Cincinnati, Ohio
NOVA ScriptsCentral Inc Pharmacy, Virginia
AROUND THE WORLD
Globally, Direct Relief shipped over 24.8 million defined daily doses of medication, totaling 111,203 lbs., to countries including the following:
Ukraine
Syria
Ecuador
Pakistan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
India
Paraguay
Uganda
YEAR-TO-DATE
Since January 1, 2025, Direct Relief has delivered 23.5K shipments to 2,569 partner organizations in 54 U.S. states and territories and 86 countries. These shipments contained 266.2 million defined daily doses of medication, valued at $1.8 billion wholesale, totaling 3.4 million lbs.
