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Emergency supplies for Native Health, which is responding to flooding in Shiprock, New Mexico, are loaded onto a delivery truck at Direct Relief’s warehouse on Nov. 12, 2026. (Tori Gordon/Direct Relief)
Over the past week, Direct Relief sent 611 shipments of requested medical aid, containing 4.9 million defined daily doses of medication, to organizations across 45 U.S. states and territories and 13 other countries.
Shipments sent this week included respiratory treatments, antibiotics, mental health medications, and personal protective equipment.
Emergency Supplies Dispatched to Flood-Affected Tribal Communities
Emergency supplies for Native Health are loaded onto a delivery truck at Direct Relief’s warehouse on Nov. 12, 2026. (Tori Gordon/Direct Relief)
Direct Relief shipped emergency supplies to Native Health in Phoenix for communities in Shiprock, New Mexico, affected by recent flooding. The shipment includes 70 personal care kitsfilled with hygiene items for displaced people, 20 solar chargers and 25 reading lights, with the chargers and lights from Unite to Light, a Direct Relief partner.
Native Health is an Urban Indian Health Program, a private, nonprofit agency that receives partial funding from the Indian Health Service. A long-term Direct Relief partner, it operates four health care facilities and a mobile medical unit in the Phoenix area, offering medical, dental, and behavioral health care, along with community wellness programs and nutrition services.
Direct Relief has supported the organization with ongoing medical aid since 2020, beginning with a shipment of flu vaccines. In 2025, Direct Relief also awarded Native Health more than $950,000 through its Power for Health program to install a solar and battery system at its Mesa facility.
This week’s shipment is part of Direct Relief’s broader flood response across the Southwest. Direct Relief has sent shipments to three partners, including the University of New Mexico, which is responding in Bloomfield and Farmington, and Utah Navajo Health System, which is responding near Blanding, Utah. Together, the shipments include 275 personal care kits, 880 N95 respirators, 175 reentry kits with protective gear to help people safely return to flooded homes, and seven field medic packs for triage care outside of clinic walls.
New Vaccine Refrigerators Reach Health Facilities in Peru
A nurse administers a vaccine to a young patient at a health center in Peru’s Ucayali region, where newly installed cold chain equipment supports vaccine storage. (Direct Relief photo)
Newly installed vaccine refrigerators, freezers and transport coolers are now in place at public hospitals and health centers in Peru’s Ucayali region, where Direct Relief staff spent this week visiting local partner organizations. The equipment supports 53 health facilities across the Peruvian Amazon.
Every vaccine in Peru’s routine schedule, along with emergency vaccines, requires constant temperature control, according to the Pan American Health Organization, or PAHO. That is difficult to maintain in the Amazon, where some communities can be reached only by river or air. Ucayali was prioritized because of its remoteness and gaps in immunization coverage. Peru’s Ministry of Health is working to bring services, including vaccination, closer to residents.
The equipment was sourced, shipped and installed at no cost to partners in Peru through a partnership between Direct Relief, the Ministry of Health of Peru, PAHO, and Asociación Vida Perú, with financial support from the Cencora Impact Foundation.
Protective Equipment Supports Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A pallet of protective equipment bound for the International Organization for Migration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is moved at Direct Relief’s warehouse. (Tori Gordon/Direct Relief)
Direct Relief shipped protective equipment to the International Organization for Migration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or IOM DRC, to support health screenings and disease surveillance at points of entry and points of control as part of the response to Ebola and other infectious disease outbreaks.
The shipment of about 3,800 pounds includes approximately 4,500 protective coveralls and more than 15,000 N95 respirators, along with face shields, surgical gowns and sharps containers. IOM teams conduct the screenings along major transit routes, at official border crossings and in displacement sites. High population movement can speed the spread of infection, making screening central to preparedness and containment.
Prenatal Vitamins Support Maternal Health at St. Boniface Hospital in Haiti
Head Pharmacist Emilier Monuma speaks with expectant mothers at St. Boniface Hospital in Haiti. (Photo courtesy of Health Equity International)
Direct Relief supplied prenatal vitamins to Health Equity International, which recently held an event for pregnant women at St. Boniface Hospital in Haiti, where Head Pharmacist Emilier Monuma discussed the importance of prenatal vitamins.
According to Health Equity International, prenatal vitamins help keep mothers and babies healthy before, during and after pregnancy. Folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, is the most important of the nutrients they contain, as it supports brain and spine development, especially in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Operational Snapshot
United States
Direct Relief sent 588 shipments weighing 99,762 pounds and containing 2.7 million defined daily doses of medication.
CommunityHealth, Illinois
St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy- Dallas, Texas
NOVA ScriptsCentral Inc Pharmacy, Virginia
Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Welvista, South Carolina
NC MedAssist, North Carolina
St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy, Cincinnati, Ohio
Volunteers in Medicine of Jacksonville, Florida
Compassionate Care of Shelby County, Ohio
Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio, Ohio
Around the World
Outside the U.S., Direct Relief sent 2.2 million defined daily doses of medication, weighing 39,343 pounds.
Venezuela
Chad
Ukraine
Uganda
Ecuador
Zambia
Liberia
Central African Republic
Malawi
Lebanon
Year to date
Since January 1, 2026, Direct Relief has delivered 20.5K shipments to 2,663 partner organizations in 53 US states and territories and 93 countries. These shipments contained 368.7M defined daily doses of medication valued at $1.5B (wholesale) and totaled 4.1M lbs.
