October 08, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2024 – Americares is ready to respond to Hurricane Milton—the second major hurricane headed toward Florida’s West Coast in less than two weeks. As the storm approaches, Americares Emergency Response Team is reaching out to 110 partner clinics in Florida in the path of the storm to offer assistance.
October 01, 2024
New resources for caregivers and health care providers to protect health amid hurricanes, floods, wildfires,…
September 29, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 29, 2024 – Americares is deploying a response team to North Carolina to assist the relief efforts for Hurricane Helene. The emergency response experts are expected to be in Asheville by Tuesday assessing the health needs in flood-ravaged communities, before making their way toward Tennessee.
September 26, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 26, 2024 – Americares is deploying a response team to Florida as Hurricane Helene barrels toward the state’s northwest coast, bringing life-threatening flooding, dangerous storm surge and intense winds.
August 07, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – Aug. 7, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, marked…
July 15, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – July 15, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, is pleased to announce the election of Vladimir Makatsaria to its Board of Directors. Makatsaria, whose three-year term began July 1, brings to the board nearly 30 years of experience in the global pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
“We are thrilled to welcome Vladimir to our Board of Directors,” said
July 02, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – July 2, 2024 –Americares is preparing to deploy a response team from the United States to Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl heads toward the island nation as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds up to 155 mph.
June 27, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – June 27, 2024 – Americares has awarded emergency funding to increase access to mental health and psychosocial support for over 8,000 people affected by the mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
June 10, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – June 10, 2024 – Americares, in partnership with the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to biopharmaceutical company AbbVie in recognition of its outstanding commitment to increasing health care access.
June 06, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – June 6, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has welcomed Chandrashekar V.S. as director of Americares India.
April 25, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – April 25, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has welcomed Josaphat Mshighati as country director of Americares Tanzania.
April 12, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – April 12, 2024 – The 2024 Americares Airlift Benefit hosted by award-winning actor and producer Bryan Cranston raised $1.9 million to improve health worldwide.
April 02, 2024
April 2, 2024 We are devastated and heartbroken for the families, friends and colleagues of the World Central Kitchen aid workers who were killed while selflessly working to alleviate suffering in Gaza.
March 21, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – March 21, 2024 – Award-winning actor and producer Bryan Cranston—best known for his iconic roles in “Malcolm in the Middle and “Breaking Bad”—will host the 2024 Americares Airlift Benefit on Thursday, April 11, in New York City.
February 22, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – Feb. 22, 2024 – Since the war in Ukraine catapulted the region…
January 30, 2024
Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 30, 2024 – Americares has joined CMA CGM Foundation’s Containers of Hope program, which will transport humanitarian aid for the health-focused relief and development organization for one year.
January 18, 2024
Stamford, Conn. –Jan. 18, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, is pleased to announce the election of Jean-Marc Laouchez to its Board of Directors. His three-year term began Jan. 1.
December 20, 2023
Stamford, Conn. – Dec. 20, 2023 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has welcomed Elena Ateva as its new climate and disaster resilience director. Elena leads the design and direction of innovative global programming that prevents or addresses the health impacts of climate change.
December 19, 2023
Americares has been named the 9th largest charity in the United States by Forbes. The 2023 list of America’s Top 100 Charities is ranked by private donations. Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, brought in $1.35 billion in donations—both financial gifts and product donations—during the most recently reported fiscal year.
November 21, 2023
Americares today announced that it was awarded $5 million by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to continue to meet the health needs of the thousands of Venezuelans and other migrants entering Colombia daily in search of a better life.