Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 565 shipments of requested medical aid to 49 U.S. states and territories and 13 countries worldwide.

The shipments contained 24 million defined daily doses of medication and supplies, including prenatal vitamins, vaccines, nutritional supplements, anti-inflammatories, and more.

Puerto Rico Health Fair

Recently, Direct Relief and Puerto Rican NGO La Fondita de Jesús collaborated to bring primary healthcare services to the community of Villa Calma in Tao Baja, an underserved metropolitan area composed of roughly 150 families in Puerto Rico vulnerable to flooding.

Volunteer healthcare providers from La Fondita de Jesús treated community members using a mobile medical unit donated by Direct Relief. Services included administering vaccines and visiting patients with mobility challenges to ensure they were cared for. Direct Relief team members distributed personal care items and solar-powered lights for use since the community experiences frequent power outages.

Additionally, as part of La Fondita de Jesús’ mission to empower communities on self-sustainability, the organization delivered groceries to families and provided community development education, including maintaining home gardens.

Providing Medical Oxygen in Yemen

An oxygen plant opened this week in Yemen’s Shabwah Governorate, bringing medical-grade oxygen to nearly 70,000 individuals being treated in the region’s hospitals and health centers. This project was installed and facilitated by Yemen Aid with funding from Direct Relief and will produce up to 50 cylinders of oxygen per day.

The World Health Organization classifies medical oxygen as an essential medicine and is often used in healthcare settings to treat patients with respiratory illnesses, like Covid-19 and pneumonia, during surgery and trauma care, in the neonatal intensive care unit for babies requiring additional oxygen support, and more.

OPERATIONAL SNAPSHOT

WORLDWIDE

Over the last week, Direct Relief shipped 22.1 million defined daily doses of medication outside the U.S.

Countries that received medical aid over the past week included:

UNITED STATES

Direct Relief delivered 528 shipments containing over three tons of medications during the past seven days to organizations, including the following:

YEAR TO DATE

Since January 1, 2024, Direct Relief has delivered 344 shipments to 276 partner organizations in 42 US states and territories and 10 countries.

These shipments contained 11.2M defined daily doses of medication totaling 142,966 lbs.