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West Africa Ebola Outbreak

In December 2013 the first death from Ebola set in motion an international public health emergency that infected nearly 27,000 people and killed…

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Responding to Sahel Complex Emergency

Famine in the Horn of Africa, affected 13 million people in a region ravaged by drought, poverty and conflict. In Somalia tens of thousands of…

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Past Emergency

Hurricane Sandy (2012)

Americares responded immediately to Hurricane Sandy, dispatching teams of relief workers to hard-hit areas, sending aid shipments, providing…

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Past Emergency

Responding to Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Within hours of the triple disaster, Americares mobilized a large-scale emergency response, with shipments of medical and humanitarian aid that…

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Active Emergency

Health Care for Syrians Fleeing Conflict

The brutal civil war in Syria created one of the world’s most challenging humanitarian crises. Americares has been supporting health care services…

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Past Emergency

Haiti Earthquake Recovery

On January 12, 2010, a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas in Haiti, killing more than 230,000…

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Past Emergency

Hurricane Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina struck, inundating the city of New Orleans and leaving so much of the Gulf Coast in ruins, AmeriCares responded — and…

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Past Emergency

U.S. Disasters

When disaster strikes here at home, we mobilize immediately, reaching out to our network of over 1000 safety net partners to deliver aid to survivors…

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Past Emergency

Recovery from the Southeast Asia Tsunami 2004

In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami, Americares delivered 60 tons of lifesaving medicines, emergency supplies and…

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Generous donors make all our achievements possible. We are able to respond to more disasters, expand our health programs and save more lives because of the individuals, foundations and corporations that trust Americares to improve the lives of people in the United States and around the world.

More than 98% of our resources support health programs.
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