Press Releases

Stamford, Conn. – Nov. 20, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development
organization, is pleased to announce the election of former Transportation Security Administration leader and retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger to its Board of Directors. Neffenger, who will serve a three-year term, brings to the board a wealth of experience in global logistics and supply chain experience, national security, crisis leadership and organizational transformation, having held senior roles in both the public and private sectors.

Stamford, Conn. – Nov. 11, 2024 – Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, welcomes Joy Gustafson Weintz to its Board of Directors for a three-year term. Weintz brings extensive experience in philanthropy and community engagement, along with a strong dedication to Americares’ mission of saving lives and enhancing health for those impacted by poverty and disasters.

Stamford, Conn. – Nov. 1, 2024 – Americares has awarded more than $1 million in emergency funding to restore access to care for Hurricane Helene survivors in five states.

Stamford, Conn. – Oct. 15, 2024 – Americares has dispatched a mobile clinic to western North Carolina, bringing medical care to communities still reeling from Hurricane Helene. More than two weeks after the storm brought record flooding and landslides, thousands of households are still without power and in need of clean drinking water.

Stamford, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2024 – Americares is ready to respond to Hurricane Milton—the second major hurricane headed toward Florida’s West Coast in less than two weeks. As the storm approaches, Americares Emergency Response Team is reaching out to 110 partner clinics in Florida in the path of the storm to offer assistance.

New resources for caregivers and health care providers to protect health amid hurricanes, floods, wildfires,…

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 29, 2024 – Americares is deploying a response team to North Carolina to assist the relief efforts for Hurricane Helene. The emergency response experts are expected to be in Asheville by Tuesday assessing the health needs in flood-ravaged communities, before making their way toward Tennessee.

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 26, 2024 – Americares is deploying a response team to Florida as Hurricane Helene barrels toward the state’s northwest coast, bringing life-threatening flooding, dangerous storm surge and intense winds.

Stamford, Conn. – Aug. 7, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, marked…

Stamford, Conn. – July 15, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, is pleased to announce the election of Vladimir Makatsaria to its Board of Directors. Makatsaria, whose three-year term began July 1, brings to the board nearly 30 years of experience in the global pharmaceutical and medical device industry.

“We are thrilled to welcome Vladimir to our Board of Directors,” said

Stamford, Conn. – July 2, 2024 –Americares is preparing to deploy a response team from the United States to Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl heads toward the island nation as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds up to 155 mph.

Stamford, Conn. – June 27, 2024 – Americares has awarded emergency funding to increase access to mental health and psychosocial support for over 8,000 people affected by the mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Stamford, Conn. – June 10, 2024 – Americares, in partnership with the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to biopharmaceutical company AbbVie in recognition of its outstanding commitment to increasing health care access.

Stamford, Conn. – June 6, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has welcomed Chandrashekar V.S. as director of Americares India.

Stamford, Conn. – April 25, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has welcomed Josaphat Mshighati as country director of Americares Tanzania.

Stamford, Conn. – April 12, 2024 – The 2024 Americares Airlift Benefit hosted by award-winning actor and producer Bryan Cranston raised $1.9 million to improve health worldwide.

April 2, 2024 We are devastated and heartbroken for the families, friends and colleagues of the World Central Kitchen aid workers who were killed while selflessly working to alleviate suffering in Gaza.

Stamford, Conn. – March 21, 2024 – Award-winning actor and producer Bryan Cranston—best known for his iconic roles in “Malcolm in the Middle and “Breaking Bad”—will host the 2024 Americares Airlift Benefit on Thursday, April 11, in New York City.

Stamford, Conn. – Feb. 22, 2024 – Since the war in Ukraine catapulted the region…

Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 30, 2024 – Americares has joined CMA CGM Foundation’s Containers of Hope program, which will transport humanitarian aid for the health-focused relief and development organization for one year.