Medical Outreach Teams Save Lives in Haiti
Haiti
02/14/13
Since the dark days after the 2010 earthquake, AmeriCares Medical Outreach program has outfitted 582 medical teams with medicine to treat more than 900,000 people in Haiti — a value of $37 million*
Emergency Aid for Typhoon Survivors in the Philippines
Philippines
02/07/13
To help survivors of Typhoon Bopha, the most powerful storm to hit the Philippines in the past year, AmeriCares has sent two shipments of emergency medical aid, deployed relief staff, and awarded a $15,000 grant to help families in need.
Sandy 3 Months Later: $3.1 Million in Aid to Help Survivors
United States
02/04/13
AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy relief teams have been working nonstop on the ground and with clinics, shelters, and partners to deliver aid and emergency grants to ease the suffering of families in need throughout the tri-state area.
Gaining Ground in the Fight Against Chronic Diseases
Global
01/29/13
To gain ground in the global fight against chronic diseases -- including diabetes, cancer and heart disease -- AmeriCares is providing staff training and expertise, along with targeted medicines -- to communities in need around the world.
Renewed Hope for Breast Cancer Patients in Developing World
Cambodia
01/29/13
Ros is one of many breast cancer patients in Cambodia and other developing countries who receives medical support from AmeriCares. In 2011, AmeriCares delivered $1.2 million worth of breast cancer medicines to women in need all over the world.
Vaccine Deliveries Help Clinics Respond to Worsening Flu Epidemic
United States
01/23/13
Even before the 2012-2013 flu outbreak reached epidemic levels, AmeriCares was working with partners to safeguard the health of as many people as possible, delivering more than 73,800 doses of vaccine to health centers and nonprofit clinics in 34 states.
Emergency Aid for Indonesia Flood Survivors
Global
01/23/13
AmeriCares Global Pre-Positioning Initiative has helped crucial aid quickly reach flood survivors in Jarkarta, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Colombia.
Immunizations Protect Women and Children in Rural Haiti
Haiti
01/09/13
In Haiti, a successful immunization initiative supported by AmeriCares is producing powerful results: the vaccination rate among women and children in one remote community has jumped from three percent to nearly 90 percent.
Cholera: Controlling a Killer
Haiti
01/09/13
Since the 2010 Haiti cholera outbreak, AmeriCares has delivered more than 325,000 cholera treatments, and supported the training of 140,000 people to help fight this deadly disease.
Support for Newtown
12/21/12
In the wake of tragedy, emotional support and therapeutic services are critical.
Hope for Sandy Survivors – From Japan
United States
12/18/12
Volunteers from Peace Boat – a nonprofit disaster relief organization in Japan -- are taking part in Operation Muck-Out, a clean-up project that AmeriCares supported as part of Hurricane Sandy response.
Building a Generation of Health
El Salvador
12/13/12
Lina is just one patient helped by AmeriCares Family Clinic in El Salvador. Since it opened in 2003, the clinic has treated an estimated 300,000 patients in underserved communities.
Emergency Medical Aid to South Sudan
South Sudan
12/10/12
AmeriCares has responded to the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan with emergency aid to help 44,000 people suffering from serious infections, malaria, pain and disease.
