Americares is a global health and disaster relief organization that helps people and communities around the world access quality health care in times of disaster and every day. Each year, Americares reaches 80 countries on average, including the United States with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies.
30
emergency responses
22
countries with emergency responses
684,700+
disaster and crisis survivors helped
Americares responds to more than 35 natural disasters and humanitarian crises worldwide each year, establishes long-term recovery projects and brings resilience programs to communities vulnerable to disasters.
Americares maintains a constant state of readiness, so we can deploy quickly when disaster strikes. Our relief workers are among the first to respond to emergencies, helping to restore health services for survivors. After disasters, we often stay for months — or years — helping communities recover.
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9M+
prescriptions distributed**
**across all three programs
1.9M
people helped by medicine alone*
*estimated
3.2M
supplies distributed**
Nearly 2 billion people around the world lack access to essential medicines, resulting in unnecessary and preventable illness and loss of life.
To help close this gap, Americares provides medicine and medical supplies at no cost to local partners and works to strengthen each link in global and local supply chains. The ultimate aim is medicine security, where every clinic, health worker and patient has reliable, equitable access to medicines and medical supplies.
15,889
health workers trained
9,227
mental health consultations*
*across all programs
364,468
patient consultations at Americares operated clinics in Colombia, El Salvador, India and the U.S.
Americares delivers and supports quality health services at Americares-run clinics and partners with local health centers to address the unique health needs of their communities and increase access to quality care.
To strengthen health systems and improve health equity, Americares focuses our health projects in the areas of climate change and disaster resilience; infectious disease; mental health; reproductive, maternal and children’s health; and safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
Americares also operates free clinics in three countries: Staff at Americares Clínica Integral de Atención Familiar provide low-cost, quality health services in eastern El Salvador; Americares 12 mobile health centers in India provide care at nearly 300 locations; and four free clinics near our global headquarters in Fairfield County, Connecticut, provide care for nearly 2,000 low-income, uninsured patients annually.