Over the past seven days, Direct Relief delivered 303 shipments of requested medical aid to 41 U.S. states and territories and six countries worldwide, including Ukraine.

The shipments contained 4.2 million defined daily doses of medication, including mental health medications, antibiotics, chronic disease medications, nutritional products, insulin, and cancer treatments.

This week, 1.2 million daily doses of women’s prenatal vitamins arrived at Afshar Hospital in Afghanistan. The shipment was received by local NGO, Alliance for Medical Outreach & Relief, or AMOR.

UKRAINE RESPONSE

Since February 24, Direct Relief has provided medical aid weighing more than 1.6 million pounds, or 800 tons, with more on the way. Over the past seven days, shipments including Covid-19 therapy medications, insulin, and antibiotics departed Direct Relief’s warehouse in California, bound for Ukraine.

This week, 45 pallets of emergency medical supplies were received by Zhytomyr Humanitarian Hub. The shipment, which was transported by FedEx, will be distributed to local health care facilities in Ukraine.

Additionally, Direct Relief recently announced a $583,000 grant to the International Confederation of Midwives in response to the Ukraine war. ICM, a prominent organization that represents, supports, advocates for, and educates midwives around the world, will distribute the funding to its member midwives’ associations serving Ukrainian refugee women and their families.

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@DirectRelief 💙💛 Women’s groups like midwives’ associations (MAs) play a key role in responding to the needs of women & children in humanitarian emergencies. ICM MAs in Europe are providing vital health services & support to Ukrainian refugees, specifically women & children. https://t.co/SUOikUzY1o

— International Confederation of Midwives (@world_midwives) July 4, 2022

Operational Snapshot

WORLDWIDE

This week, outside the U.S., Direct Relief shipped more than 3 million defined daily doses of medication.

Countries that received medical aid over the past week included:

UNITED STATES

Direct Relief delivered 292 shipments containing 1.3 million doses of medications over the past week to organizations, including the following:

YEAR TO DATE (GLOBAL)

Since January 1, 2022, Direct Relief has delivered 10,100 shipments to 1,707 healthcare organizations in 52 U.S. states and territories and 79 countries.

These shipments contained 321.5 million defined daily doses of medication valued at $1.1 billion (wholesale) and weighing 9 million lbs.

IN THE NEWS

• Project Joint Guardian outfitted with critical supplies from Santa Barbara County ahead of mission in Ukraine – KEYT: “Thanks to Direct Relief, this shipment arrived in Europe ahead of the specialized unit. And, more is on the way.”
• Más recursos para el manejo de emociones de participantes de Boys & Girls Clubs de Puerto Rico / More resources for managing emotions of participants of Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico – El Vocero de Puerto Rico: “The funds granted by Direct Relief will support the hiring of a social worker and art teacher for the Clubs in Isabela and Bayamón; and technical assistance and curriculum from the Puerto Rico Institute of Traumatology, an entity that will also train the work team, provide therapies, psychological services, and perform an evaluation at the end of the project.”