October 17, 2016
Our Emergency Manager In Haiti, tells of her team’s journey to Ji©ri©mie to deliver medical aid through a landscape of near total devastation and people struggling to survive.
October 06, 2016
Americares emergency teams are on the ground in Haiti and in Florida, coordinating with partner organizations to respond to the deadly impact of Hurricane Matthew.
September 11, 2016
A volunteer surgical team transformed the life of a young man in Liberia, part of a medical trip supported by Americares Medical Outreach program with medicine, supplies and the critical addition of pulse oximeters.
September 10, 2016
A patient in Texas who struggles with a mental illness tells how important access to medicine can be in a special program supported by Americares in behavioral health centers across the U.S.
September 07, 2016
A mother and her newborn get lifesaving care in Liberia because of a new maternal care wing on a government hospital supported by Americares.
August 30, 2016
Americares has deployed emergency experts and expanded aid to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where historic flooding has killed at least thirteen people and forced tens of thousands from their homes.
August 29, 2016
The epic floods of 2016 almost closed Total Family Medical in Hammond, Louisiana, until help from Americares kept the doors of this critical health facility open, serving people in crisis.
August 26, 2016
AmeriCares emergency response experts are at work distributing and coordinating aid to health care facilities…
August 05, 2016
AmeriCares is on the frontlines of the Zika crisis, caring for patients with suspected infections and providing education on how to prevent the disease. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, the organization is partnering with hospitals and clinics to ensure they are well equipped to address the intensifying health crisis.
July 19, 2016
Following Ecuador’s deadliest earthquake in decades, Americares emergency team is deploying to the country, and a shipment of medicine and medical supplies is being prepared to treat survivors.
July 01, 2016
AmeriCares is sending medicine, first aid supplies and safe drinking water for families affected by historic flooding in West Virginia, the worst in a century in some parts of the state.
June 08, 2016
As severe weather continues to affect large areas of the U.S., AmeriCares is rushing emergency kits and bottled water to families displaced by widespread flooding in Texas.
June 05, 2016
AmeriCares has worked with donors and partners to help fight malnutrition in El Salvador and provide support to families for a child’s healthy growth and development.
May 25, 2016
AmeriCares has an emergency response team on the ground in Fiji to help with the recovery from Cyclone Winston— the strongest storm on record in the Southern Hemisphere, leaving a path of destruction including flattened homes and downed power lines.
May 20, 2016
AmeriCares is fully prepared for another hurricane season so that crucial medicines and relief supplies are in the hands of response partners and survivors as quickly as possible.
May 18, 2016
AmeriCares India is responding to the country’s worst drought in four decades, supporting medical camps, water purification and nutritional support for residents of the west central state of Maharashtra.
May 06, 2016
A mother in Ghana finds nutritional support donated by AmeriCares makes a world of difference to her and to her new baby— one small part of support for maternal and child health programs around the world.
April 21, 2016
An earthquake survivor in Nepal regains her health through a rehabilitation center built and operated by AmeriCares in partnership with the International Organization for Migration.
April 01, 2016
A tiny preemie spent her first days of life in a neonatal intensive care unit in Kosovo, where she survived thanks to respiratory medication donated by AmeriCares and AbbVie— part of a ten-year program that has saved the lives of approximately 200 infants every year.
March 07, 2016
A nurse in Tanzania can now feel safe on the job after a successful AmeriCares health worker safety program has expanded to more hospitals and communities.