Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 388 shipments of requested medical aid to 37 U.S. states and territories and 10 countries worldwide.

The shipments contained 8.3 million defined daily doses of medication, including personal protective gear for health providers, typhoid and Hepatitis B vaccines, antibiotics, mental health medications, cancer therapies, insulin, rare disease therapies, and prenatal vitamins.

On Friday, a major Direct Relief shipment of personal protective equipment, including 10,809 boxes of gloves and 66,000 N95 masks, arrived at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, or IMSS, in an effort to provide PPE for health professionals so they’re protected against Covid-19 as they treat patients.

Friday’s shipment took place with financial support from the Coca-Cola Foundation in México and is the first in a series as omicron cases surge across the country.

United States

Direct Relief delivered 370 shipments weighing 4,795 lbs. and containing 31,245 doses of medications over the past week. Among them were:

• Welvista, South Carolina
• NCMedAssist, North Carolina
• Community Health, Illinois
• St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy, Texas
• Fort Bend Health Center AccessHealth, Texas
• UNC Health Care, North Carolina
• University Health – Truman Medical Center, Missouri
• University Health – Lakewood Medical Center, Missouri
• The Free Medical Clinic, South Carolina
• Greenville Free Medical Clinic, South Carolina

Worldwide

This week, outside the US, Direct Relief shipped more than 8.2 million defined daily doses of medication totaling 1.5 million lbs.

Countries that received medical aid over the past week included:

• Brazil
• Pakistan
• Tunisia
• Palestinian Territories
• Burundi
• Colombia
• Peru
• India
• Indonesia
• Nepal

In the News

Direct Relief ranked 5th largest charity in the country by Forbes – KEYT

Medical Providers Offer COVID-19 Testing Guidance Amid Overwhelming Demand in Santa Barbara County – Noozhawk

Supporting the Beirut Fire Brigade – Anera

Ebrard Announces Donation of 2.7 Million Moderna Vaccines – La Silla Rota

Moderna to Donate 2.7 Million Covid-19 Vaccines to Mexico: Ebrard – PorEsto!

Here’s Where to Find a Covid-19 Test in Santa Barbara – KEYT

Operational Update: Medical Aid Departed for Haiti, Six Other Countries Over Past Week – ReliefWeb

Year to Date

Since January 1, 2022, Direct Relief has delivered 529 shipments to 363 organizations in 39 US states and territories and 20 countries. These shipments contained 9.3 million defined daily doses of medication valued at $51 million (wholesale) and totaled 1.5 million lbs.

Over the past 12 months, Direct Relief has also supported 479 organizations in 45 countries with $61.1 million in grant funding.