Responding to U.S. Storms, Winter in Ukraine

By Maeve O’Connor

Over the previous seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 307 shipments of requested medical assist to 41 U.S. states and territories and 9 nations worldwide.

The shipments contained 793,751 outlined each day doses of treatment, together with insulin, surgical provides, private care merchandise and extra.

U.S. Storms

This previous week, a sequence of extreme storm methods moved over the United States, together with Direct Relief’s dwelling state of California. Northern California communities have been significantly impacted, with energy outages, infrastructure injury, and even a number of levee breaches.

Direct Relief instantly supplied its medical stock to well being amenities throughout California and different states experiencing weather-related impacts. On Wednesday, Direct Relief employees have been available in Montecito, California, to help with sandbag distribution for residents involved with flooding.

Multiple shipments departed Direct Relief’s warehouse on Thursday, together with the cargo of 400 private care kits for Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless in Northern California. The kits comprise gadgets like cleaning soap, shampoo, and dental hygiene provides.

Read more about the latest shipments departing in response to this week’s storms here.

Material Support for Ukraine

Since Feb. 24, Direct Relief has offered medical assist to Ukraine weighing greater than 2.3 million kilos, or 1,150 tons, with extra on the best way.

Recently important provides have been delivered to Ukraine by Direct Relief, together with most cancers drugs, emergency medical backpacks, cardiovascular medication, and extra.

OPERATIONAL SNAPSHOT

WORLDWIDE

This week, Direct Relief shipped 529,944 outlined each day doses of treatment outdoors the U.S.

Countries that acquired medical assist over the previous week included:

• Ukraine
• Uganda
• Sri Lanka
• Vanuatu
• India
• Romania
• Haiti

UNITED STATES

Direct Relief delivered 291 shipments containing 263,806 doses of medications over the previous week to organizations, together with the next:

• HealthWeb of Rock County, Inc., Wisconsin
• Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative Pharmacy, Mississippi
• Guadalupe Clinic, Kansas
• Morton Comprehensive Health Services, Oklahoma
• Harm Reduction Ohio, Ohio
• Arkansas Harm Reduction Project, Arkansas
• Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Georgia
• Trac-B Exchange, Nevada
• Belmont Health Center, California

YEAR-TO-DATE (GLOBAL)

Since Jan. 1, 2023, Direct Relief has delivered 137 shipments to 118 healthcare suppliers in 24 U.S. states and territories and one nation.

These shipments contained 211,010 outlined each day doses of treatment valued at $1.8 million (wholesale), totaling 2,520 lbs.

in the news

• Direct Relief helps Montecito residents fill sandbags – Yahoo! News: “Direct Relief’s Emergency Response Team stopped by Manning Park in Montecito to help residents fill sandbags. Crews also assisted community members by loading the sandbags into their vehicles.”
• World Health Organization Ukraine Situation Report: “Last week World Health Organization delivered insulin and pharmaceutical refrigeration equipment to medical facilities in Kherson. The medical supplies were funded by the Federal Ministry of Health of Germany, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Direct Relief, and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.”
• Direct Relief Grants $7.9M in Medical Aid to Ukraine – Santa Barbara Independent: “Direct Relief, a humanitarian charity operating out of Santa Barbara, has been particularly busy this month, announcing that its recent initiatives include granting $7.9 million in cash aid to help Ukrainians who’ve suffered injuries or trauma in the war access medical care and rehabilitation services.”