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      Thankful for a New Life in Nepal

      Junkiri, an earthquake survivor in Nepal regains her health through a rehabilitation center built and operated by AmeriCares in partnership with the International Organization for Migration
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      AmeriCares India Emergency Team Responding to Historic Drought

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      Planning and Preparation Crucial to Hurricane Response

      Nepal
      Thankful for a New Life in Nepal
      An earthquake survivor in Nepal regains her health through a rehabilitation center built and operated by AmeriCares in partnership with the International Organization for Migration.
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      AmeriCares India Emergency Team Responding to Historic Drought
      AmeriCares India is responding to the country’s worst drought in four decades, supporting medical camps, water purification and nutritional support for residents of the west central state of Maharashtra.
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      Planning and Preparation Crucial to Hurricane Response
      AmeriCares is fully prepared for another hurricane season so that crucial medicines and relief supplies are in the hands of response partners and survivors as quickly as possible.
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      Helping Families Displaced by Texas Flooding

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      Planning and Preparation Crucial to Hurricane Response

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      Helping Families Displaced by Texas Flooding
      As severe weather continues to affect large areas of the U.S., AmeriCares is rushing emergency kits and bottled water to families displaced by widespread flooding in Texas.
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      Planning and Preparation Crucial to Hurricane Response
      AmeriCares is fully prepared for another hurricane season so that crucial medicines and relief supplies are in the hands of response partners and survivors as quickly as possible.
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  • AmeriCares and SC Johnson Protect Against Zika in the U.S.
    Stamford, Conn. – July 25, 2016 – AmeriCares will provide 300,000 cans of OFF!® aerosol repellent to protect low-income and uninsured families from mosquitoes that could be carrying the Zika virus this summer. AmeriCares will deliver the repellent, donated by SC Johnson, free of charge to clinics, health departments and nonprofit partners in the southern United States and Puerto Rico.
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    AmeriCares and National Council for Behavioral Health Team up to Help Patients with Mental Illness
    Stamford, Conn. – July 12, 2016 – AmeriCares and the National Council for Behavioral Health have partnered to expand access to care for millions of low-income patients living with mental illness.
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    AmeriCares Responds to West Virginia Floods
    Stamford, Conn. – June 27, 2016 – AmeriCares is sending medicine, first aid supplies and safe drinking water for families affected by the flooding in West Virginia.
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    AmeriCares Honors Fresenius Kabi USA with Power of Partnership Award
    Stamford, Conn. – June 13, 2016 – AmeriCares presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Fresenius Kabi USA today in recognition of the company’s outstanding commitment to helping disaster survivors and improving health care access around the world.
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    • Survivor of #NepalEarthquake takes steps toward a healthier future
      Nepal Survivor - One-Year Later
      Survivor of #NepalEarthquake takes steps toward a healthier future Watch Video
      The World Health Organization has declared the spread of the Zika virus and its possible link to the birth defect microcephaly an “international public health emergency.”  The WHO said the mosquito-borne Zika virus is spreading “explosively” in the Americas with active transmission in more than 20 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America—including many areas where AmeriCares supports local hospitals, clinics and health programs. There is no vaccine or cure for Zika.
      ZIKA: What You Need to Know
      The World Health Organization has declared the spread of the Zika virus and its possible link to the birth defect microcephaly an “international... Watch Video
      On April 25, a massive earthquake devastated Nepal. The people of this poor country are now struggling to piece together homes lost, communities reduced to rubble, lives shattered. We were there to help them in the first 48 hours, and we will be there working with them to rebuild health systems long after the world’s attention moves elsewhere.
      AmeriCares Nepal Earthquake Response
      On April 25, a massive earthquake devastated Nepal. The people of this poor country are now struggling to piece together homes lost, communities... Watch Video
      Morris survived Ebola in the an Ebola Treatment Unit managed by the International Organization of Migration and supplied by AmeriCares, but his fight against the virus continues. Hear his story of loss and survival.
      Morris: Surviving Ebola
      Morris survived Ebola in the an Ebola Treatment Unit managed by the International Organization of Migration and supplied by AmeriCares, but his... Watch Video
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