$257,978 in Mental Health Grants Help Disaster Survivors Cope
United States
02/02/12
As part of its 2011 U.S. Disaster Recovery Initiative, AmeriCares has awarded four grants totaling $257,978 to provide crucial mental health and case management services to help disaster survivors in New York, Alabama, and South Dakota
Spotlight on: Manna Ministries Medical Clinic – Picayune, Mississippi
United States
01/24/12
Manna Ministries Medical Clinic -- one of 400-plus safety net clinics supported by AmeriCares -- is a free clinic in southwestern Mississippi. Since 2010, AmeriCares has donated more than $450,000 in medicines and medical supplies to the clinic, including devices and medications for patients with diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Cholera: Controlling a Killer
Haiti
01/12/12
Cholera strikes quickly, spreads fast and can kill within hours. The infection is a risk after any disaster – especially earthquakes – due to poor sanitation and lack of clean water. Since the October, 2010, outbreak, AmeriCares remains at the forefront of the fight against this deadly diarrheal disease.
Support for the Most Fragile
Haiti
01/12/12
As AmeriCares works to strengthen health care in Haiti, there is a special focus on the health of pregnant women, new mothers and babies. Much of the $54 million in aid that AmeriCares has delivered to Haiti since the earthquake goes to support mothers and children.
Emergency Air Shipment Arrives in the Philippines
Philippines
01/10/12
An emergency air shipment containing 2,000 pounds of urgently needed medical aid arrived in Manila, the Philippines on December 28 – the most recent in AmeriCares’ ongoing response to help ease profound human suffering for more than 10,000 families in the flood-ravaged island nation.
Disinfectant Delivery to Tanzanian Hospital Keeps Patients and Healthcare Workers Healthy
Tanzania
01/10/12
Since 2008, the AmeriCares Health Worker Safety Initiative at Bugando Medical Centre has provided vaccinations, trainings, safety supplies and other vital resources for hospital staff and medical students. The Bugando Medical Center is a 900-bed teaching hospital located in Mwanza, Tanzania, serving more than 14 million people in the region.
New Playground Brings Health and Happiness to Disabled Children in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
12/30/11
A new therapeutic playground, supported by funding from AmeriCares, has opened at Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Sri Lanka, equipped with apparatus to enhance physical therapy and make it more enjoyable for children. Seven years after devastating tsunami, AmeriCares’ ongoing programs improve the lives of the people of Sri Lanka.
More than $600,000 in 2011 U.S. Disaster Grants Awarded
United States
12/28/11
To help communities across America still struggling to recover from tornadoes, storms, and flood-related devastation, AmeriCares has awarded more than $600,000 in disaster recovery grants to 13 nonprofit organizations in eight states.
Christmas Day Delivery to Japan
Japan
12/23/11
A special AmeriCares delivery of relief supplies to help thousands of families still living in temporary housing arrives in Japan on Sunday, December 25.
Emergency Aid Helps Thousands of Flood Survivors in Philippines
Philippines
12/22/11
Within one day of the Philippines flood disaster, an emergency aid shipment with AmeriCares products was delivered by helicopter to survivors living in evacuation centers, followed by a second shipment the next day. More aid is underway.
Saving the Tiniest Babies in Kosovo
Kosovo
12/20/11
Hundreds of premature babies have been saved in the impoverished country of Kosovo, thanks medical aid delivered by AmeriCares to the Foundation for Healthy Mothers and Babies. Since 2007, AmeriCares has delivered more than 1,000 vials of surfactant donated by Abbott to the foundation for use in a neonatal ICU, along with crucial supplies that make a lifesaving difference for newborns at risk.
Deadly Floods Strike Southern Philippines
Philippines
12/19/11
Nearly 700 people were swept to their deaths in the southern Philippines in one of the worst calamities in the region in decades, when flash floods inundated Mindanao Island. AmeriCares immediately reached out to long-standing partners and NGOs in the region to assess needs and prepare a response.
Spotlight on: People’s City Mission - Lincoln, Nebraska
United States
12/16/11
People’s City Mission in Lincoln Nebraska is one of more than 400 U.S. free clinics supported by AmeriCares. Since July 2010, AmeriCares has supported the clinic’s work with eight shipments of aid including medications and medical supplies worth over $70,000.
Hepatitis C Medicines Save Lives in Cambodia
Cambodia
12/09/11
Thanks to a hepatitis treatment program supported by AmeriCares and product donations from Merck, 100 low-income patients now receive the lifesaving care they need.
$6.5 Million in Emergency Aid to Central America Flood Survivors
Central America
12/05/11
AmeriCares has mounted a large-scale response to crisis-level flooding caused in Central America with three air shipments of $6.5 million in medical aid and food support to help alleviate human suffering in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala
