Medical Aid to Jamaica, Supporting Women’s Health in the Philippines and More

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 701 shipments of requested medical aid to 51 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 1.9 million defined daily doses of medication.

Medications and supplies shipped this week included diabetes therapies, rare disease treatments, pain-relief medications, cold-chain equipment, and more.

Direct Relief Boosts Support as Post-Melissa Health Needs Grow

Direct Relief continues supporting health facilities across the Caribbean as communities work to restore essential services following Hurricane Melissa. To date, several large scale shipments of emergency medical aid have been delivered across the region-including antibiotics, chronic disease therapies, first-aid supplies, IV solutions, and disease-prevention items.

In Jamaica, Direct Relief staff have been in-country this week coordinating with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, PAHO, and local partners. Recent deliveries include the Nov. 8 chartered airlift of 16 tons of medical supplies and a follow-on shipment of insulin supporting the annual treatment needs of 300 children and youth with Type 1 diabetes.

Direct Relief continues working closely with partners to meet ongoing health needs and strengthen recovery efforts across affected communities.

Mobilizing Support Following Back-to-Back Typhoons in the Philippines

Back-to-back storms - Typhoon Kalmaegi and Super Typhoon Fung-wong - have caused extensive flooding, landslides, and widespread damage across the Philippines, displacing more than 1 million people and leading to significant disruptions in health services. A nationwide state of emergency remains in effect as authorities continue search and rescue operations and assess emerging health needs.

Direct Relief has been in active communication with long-standing partners across the region, including the Philippines Disaster Resilience Foundation and the AHA Center, to assess medical needs as conditions evolve.

A $10,000 emergency grant has been approved for PH-Wadah to support ongoing operations in Cebu and at its birthing center in Aborlan, Palawan, where flooding has disrupted maternal and child health services. Direct Relief has also made an emergency offer of medical aid to the Philippines Department of Health and is awaiting confirmation to mobilize additional shipments once the government declares its highest emergency rating.

Direct Relief will continue to closely monitor the situation and prepare medical inventories for rapid deployment to support health facilities in affected communities as requests are received.

Direct Relief's New Europe Entity Completes First Donation with Teva

Direct Relief's newly launched European entity has completed its first coordinated medicine donation, working with Teva to deliver essential treatments to logistics partner Logicall.

The milestone follows the opening of Direct Relief's European headquarters in Frankfurt earlier this month, where global partners and health leaders gathered to mark the organization's expanded capacity to streamline EU-based donations and strengthen humanitarian supply chains.

Operational Snapshot

UNITED STATES

Direct Relief delivered 667 shipments containing 1.3 million doses of medication this past week to organizations, including the following:

AROUND THE WORLD

Globally, Direct Relief shipped over 575,961 defined daily doses of medication, totaling 18,860 lbs., to countries including the following:

Year-to-Date

Since January 1, 2025, Direct Relief has delivered 26K shipments to 2,636 partner organizations in 54 U.S. states and territories and 88 countries. These shipments contained 282.9 million defined daily doses of medication, valued at $1.9 billion wholesale, totaling 3.7 million lbs.

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