Press Releases

With Tropical Storm Barry building strength as it heads toward the Gulf Coast—and up to 20 inches of rain forecast for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi—Americares emergency response experts are readying for what could be the first U.S. hurricane of the season.

Stamford, Conn. — July 1, 2019 — Americares is delivering epinephrine to free and charitable clinics across the United States to protect children and adults from serious allergic reactions as they spend more time outdoors this summer.

Stamford, Conn.— June 3, 2019 — Americares, in partnership with the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), has presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Novartis and its Sandoz division, in recognition of their outstanding commitment to increasing access to health care around the world.

As Puerto Rico heads into hurricane season, thousands of health workers and first responders across the island are better prepared to cope with stress and trauma caused by major storms.

Volunteers from Voya Financial assembled more than 1,700 emergency kits at Americares Stamford, Conn., headquarters and global distribution center on May 16 to help prepare for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.

Americares is teaming up with wildlife conservation organization African Parks to strengthen the capacity of local health centers providing care to people living in and around Africa’s protected areas

Stamford, Conn. —April 24, 2019— More than 100 business executives, leaders in philanthropy and health experts will explore some of today’s most challenging global health issues during the first Health at the Center Americares Partner Summit on Thursday, May 9, in New York City.

Americares is delivering more than 4 tons of critical medicine and medical supplies to treat patients and protect health workers fighting the deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Americares is pleased to announce the election of Mastercard Executive Vice President Susan Grossman to its Board of Directors.

Americares is deploying an emergency response team to Mozambique to assess health needs and coordinate emergency shipments of medicine and relief supplies for Cyclone Idai survivors

Americares is preparing emergency shipments of medicine and relief supplies to help families affected by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique

Americares is delivering cleaning supplies, hygiene kits, bottled water and other essential supplies for survivors of the deadly tornadoes that tore through Alabama on Sunday.

Americares, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers, has selected recipients of Mental Health First Aid Instructor Scholarships.

Americares is pleased to announce the election of Francine Katsoudas to its Board of Directors. Katsoudas brings to the board more than 20 years of experience with the global technology company Cisco Systems, Inc., where she has held several senior management roles in operations, customer service and business development

Americares today announced the election of Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and General Counsel Michael Ullmann to its Board of Directors. Ullmann brings to the board 30 years of experience with a global health care company.