Supporting Healthy Pregnancies in Afghanistan, Continued Aid to Ukraine
By Maeve O’Connor
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief delivered 303 shipments of requested medical aid to 41 U.S. states and territories and six countries worldwide, including Ukraine.
The shipments contained 4.2 million defined daily doses of medication, including mental health medications, antibiotics, chronic disease medications, nutritional products, insulin, and cancer treatments.
This week, 1.2 million daily doses of women’s prenatal vitamins arrived at Afshar Hospital in Afghanistan. The shipment was received by local NGO, Alliance for Medical Outreach & Relief, or AMOR.
UKRAINE RESPONSE
Since February 24, Direct Relief has provided medical aid weighing more than 1.6 million pounds, or 800 tons, with more on the way. Over the past seven days, shipments including Covid-19 therapy medications, insulin, and antibiotics departed Direct Relief’s warehouse in California, bound for Ukraine.
This week, 45 pallets of emergency medical supplies were received by Zhytomyr Humanitarian Hub. The shipment, which was transported by FedEx, will be distributed to local health care facilities in Ukraine.
Additionally, Direct Relief recently announced a $583,000 grant to the International Confederation of Midwives in response to the Ukraine war. ICM, a prominent organization that represents, supports, advocates for, and educates midwives around the world, will distribute the funding to its member midwives’ associations serving Ukrainian refugee women and their families.
Operational Snapshot
WORLDWIDE
This week, outside the U.S., Direct Relief shipped more than 3 million defined daily doses of medication.
Countries that received medical aid over the past week included:
- Ukraine
- Iraq
- Rwanda
- Panama
UNITED STATES
Direct Relief delivered 292 shipments containing 1.3 million doses of medications over the past week to organizations, including the following:
⢠Society of St. Vincent de Paul dba St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy, Texas⢠UNC Health Care, North Carolina⢠North Hudson Community Action Corporation – Administration, New Jersey⢠Hardeman County, Tennessee⢠NOVA ScriptsCentral Inc Pharmacy, Virginia
- Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Pancare of Florida, Inc. Malone, Florida
- St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy, Ohio
- St. Joseph Social Welfare Board, Missouri
- Knox County Health Clinic, Maine
YEAR TO DATE (GLOBAL)
Since January 1, 2022, Direct Relief has delivered 10,100 shipments to 1,707 healthcare organizations in 52 U.S. states and territories and 79 countries.
These shipments contained 321.5 million defined daily doses of medication valued at $1.1 billion (wholesale) and weighing 9 million lbs.