In response to a devastating food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, a shipment of water purification sachets has been shipped to Niger, to be followed by a new delivery of urgently needed...
Niger + 5 more
Niger + 5 more
In response to a devastating food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, a shipment of water purification sachets has been shipped to Niger, to be followed by a new delivery of urgently needed...
When cholera strikes, preparation and proper treatment save lives from this fast-spreading disease that can kill in 10-12 hours. AmeriCares and leading global health organization icddr,b have teamed...
August 16, 2012 Stamford, Conn. – August 16, 2012 – Medicines and water purification supplies from AmeriCares have arrived in Mali, where they will help tens of thousands of people suffering from an...
Mali + 3 more
Medicines and water purification supplies to help up to 40,000 people in need A shipment of urgently-needed emergency medical aid and water purification sachets is being readied for shipment to Mali,...
6,273 patients received needed care in drought-stricken region An Emergency Medical Module, shipped to Somalia in late 2011, contained urgently-needed medicines that helped medical units deliver...
Kenya + 1 more
Stamford, Conn. – May 17, 2012 – AmeriCares and icddr,b have launched a new cholera-fighting program in the Horn of Africa, where recent rains have increased fears of large-scale outbreaks. The two...
Somalia + 1 more
$250,000 grant awarded to protect famine victims from cholera Stamford, Conn. – Feb. 21, 2012 – The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to AmeriCares to establish a cholera...
Japan + 6 more
AmeriCares disaster relief helped save lives and reduce human suffering January 10, 2012 Gallery View our photo gallery to read more about our work around the world in 2011 In 2011— a year that...
Somalia + 2 more
Distribution of 257,040 supplemental meals begins Children under age five, and expectant and breastfeeding mothers in need of nutritional stabilization were the first to receive nutrient-rich XANGO...
Somalia + 5 more
Ongoing programs and emergency response helps tens of thousands in crisis November 17, 2011 These happy faces say it all: 3,200 Vietnamese children no longer go hungry, thanks to a Pediatric...
Somalia + 2 more
Large scale response includes 179,000 courses of medicines, supplies, and nutritional supplements to help refugees in crisis. A shipment of $1.2 million in urgently requested medical aid arrived in...
Somalia + 3 more
Nutrient-rich supplement will help feed 13,000 severely malnourished refugees for one month A humanitarian air shipment of 34,000 pounds of a high-calorie Xango nutritional supplement – especially...
Kenya + 2 more
U.N. warns 750,000 at risk for starvation in coming months September 8, 2011 Amid grim U.N. warnings about the deadly scope of the Horn of Africa famine, AmeriCares has expanded its large-scale...
Kenya + 2 more
STAMFORD, CT – AmeriCares is building and equipping a field hospital for the thousands of refugees fleeing the devastating famine in Somalia. Tens of thousands have already died and officials say...
Somalia + 2 more
As Millions Face Starvation and Disease, Lifesaving Shipments of Nutritional Supplements and Medicines Underway August 19, 2011 AmeriCares has launched a large-scale emergency response in Somalia,...
Stamford, CT – AmeriCares first emergency shipment for the famine in Somalia is on its way to Mogadishu where thousands of starving children and adults are arriving daily in search of food, clean...
In Guatemala, over 400,000 families are in desperate need of food due to a disastrous drought and crop failure. Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom has declared a national state of calamity due to...