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.
Pre-Positioned Aid Helps Flood Survivors Worldwide
Global
10/01/12
AmeriCares Global Pre-Positioning Initiative, launched in early 2012, has already helped crucial aid quickly reach flood survivors in Pakistan, the Philippines, Colombia, India and Indonesia – aid that is put in place before disaster strikes.
Medical Outreach Transforms Lives in Bolivia
Bolivia
05/01/12
Life took a hopeful turn for Nicanor, when he got the surgery he needed but could not afford thanks to a team of doctors and nurses supported by AmeriCares Medical Outreach Program. The team traveled to Bolivia, treating 1,358 patients and performing 28 surgeries.
$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
Crucial Nutritional Support Helps Fight Hunger and Save Lives
11/17/11
Since 1985, AmeriCares has played an active role in bringing lifesaving nourishment where it’s needed most, with immediate emergency deliveries of nutritional supplements to ease human suffering in famine-stricken countries, and ongoing nutritional support, programs and grants to help break the cycle of hunger in impoverished countries worldwide.
Emergency Response Underway to Help Central America Flood Victims
Central America
11/07/11
Amid rising concerns about outbreaks of water borne diseases and food shortages as a result of crisis-level flooding in Central America, AmeriCares is responding with targeted shipments of medical aid and nutritional supplements to help survivors in Nicaragua, El Salavador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Cartagena, Colombia: Saving Lives by Promoting Maternal and Child Health
Colombia
05/06/11
The Neonatal Care Unit and Adolescent Mothers Program in Cartagena, Colombia, have helped reduce maternal and infant mortality rates, and made a crucial difference in the lives of Cartagena’s young women and children. AmeriCares supports these programs with shipments of critically needed medicines and supplies.
Giving Life Back to a Young Girl in Bolivia
Bolivia
02/22/11
A young girl in Bolivia has life-changing surgery thanks to support from AmeriCares Medical Outreach Program. The Program helps bring medical care to people in desperate need in 71 countries.
Norma Finds the Help She Desperately Needs in Honduras
Honduras
12/22/10
Norma, a 51 year old woman suffering from nerve damage and lesions on her feet caused by diabetes, came to the Central Medical Clinic of HOPE in San Pedro Sula, Honduras struggling with the painful complications of her illness. Read More.
Maria Survived the Dengue Fever Threat
12/13/10
A dengue fever outbreak threatened thousands of lives in Central America. Meet a young survivor named and Maria and find out what can be done to fight this deadly disease.
Peruvian Families Face Deadly Cold
Peru
12/07/10
A cold snap in Peru brought on an outbreak of pneumonia. In response, an AmeriCares supported program gave medical care to hundreds of families.
