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AmeriCares Sends Airlift of Medical Relief to Hurricane-Stricken Haiti
Relief organization delivers nearly $3 million in vital medicines and supplies to treat hundreds of thousands of people displaced by flooding
(CSRwire) STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the
devastation caused by recent hurricanes, AmeriCares, a nonprofit
international relief organization, has launched the next phase of its
relief efforts for Haiti today with a massive airlift of medicines and
medical supplies. The shipment, valued at nearly $3 million, has the
potential to treat the emergency medical needs of tens of thousands of
people displaced by the flooding that has followed the storms.
"This has been a harrowing year for Haiti, and AmeriCares is committed to
providing important medical aid to communities affected by the hurricanes
and tropical storms that have swept through the country in recent weeks,"
said Curt Welling, President & CEO of AmeriCares. "We are very proud to be
a part of this relief effort and join our colleagues in providing health
and hope to this vulnerable country and those most impacted in the areas
around Gonaives."
AmeriCares will be working on the ground with our partners to distribute
critically needed supplies, including antibiotics to help treat infections
and pain medicines for the seriously injured, as well as multivitamins and
IV solutions to tackle growing battles against dehydration and
malnutrition. The medicines will be delivered to various ministry of
health hospitals, clinics and local nonprofit organizations across the
country. This airlift follows AmeriCares recent shipment, which included
over $400,000 worth of medicines and medical supplies.
To learn more about AmeriCares and to find out how to support the relief
efforts in Haiti, visit americares.org.
About AmeriCares
AmeriCares is a private, nonprofit international disaster relief and
humanitarian aid organization, which delivers medicines, medical supplies
and aid to people in crisis around the world. Since it was established in
1982, AmeriCares has distributed over $8 billion in humanitarian aid to 137
countries. For more information, please visit www.americares.org.
For more information please contact:
Peggy Atherlay
AmeriCares
+1-203-658-9626
Adrienne Caruso
AmeriCares
+1-202-585-2024
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