Press Releases

AmeriCares is responding with emergency teams, coordinated relief efforts and shipments of medical aid to help survivors of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has rocked Nepal, killing thousands and sending the region into chaos.

Stamford, Conn.– May 2, 2016– Three tons of medicine and medical supplies from AmeriCares have arrived in Ecuador to resupply hospitals and clinics damaged by the country’s worst earthquake in decades.

Stamford, Conn. – April 18, 2016 – AmeriCares is deploying an emergency response team to assist the earthquake…

(Boston, MA, April 13, 2016) – The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) and AmeriCares, with…

Ridgefield, CT, March 15, 2016 – Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation and AmeriCares today announced a new Health Coach Program at the Boehringer Ingelheim AmeriCares Free Clinic in Danbury, Conn., for uninsured patients with chronic disease.

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 8, 2016 – AmeriCares is pleased to announce the election of Sarah…

Stamford, Conn.– March 7, 2016– AmeriCares has a series of emergency shipments headed to Fiji to assist the recovery from Cyclone Winston.

Stamford, Conn.– February 21, 2016– AmeriCares has an emergency response team en route to Fiji to help with the recovery from Cyclone Winston. The Category 5 storm– the strongest on record in the Southern Hemisphere– made landfall Saturday evening local time, leaving a path of destruction including flattened homes and downed power lines.

Stamford, Conn.– February 20, 2016– AmeriCares has relief workers on stand-by ready to assist the recovery from Cyclone Winston in Fiji. The storm, the most powerful storm to ever to hit Fiji, made landfall on the archipelago nationi¢â‚¬â„¢s most populous island Saturday evening local time, knocking out electricity and damaging homes. The government has declared a state of natural disaster for 30 days in the nation home to about 900,000 people.

Stamford, Conn.– February 19, 2016– AmeriCares has more than $3 million in medicine on the way to help children and families in war-torn Syria. AmeriCares, an emergency response and global health organization, has shipments of antibiotics, cardiovascular medicine, intravenous fluids and diabetes medication in transit.

Stamford, Conn.– Jan. 28, 2016– AmeriCares and Nestlé© Waters North America are delivering bottled water to Flint, Michigan, where the tap water is tainted with lead.

Stamford, Conn.– Jan. 25, 2016– AmeriCares is helping thousands of Americans with thyroid disease thanks to a major medication donation in recognition of Thyroid Awareness Month.

Stamford, Conn. — Dec. 23, 2015 — AmeriCares has $1.1 million worth of medicine headed to Nepal to restock hospitals running critically low on essential supplies. The shipment, which is expected to arrive in early January, is in response to an urgent request from the World Health Organization. AmeriCares pharmaceutical partners, including AbbVie, Fresenius Kabi, and Pfizer, generously donated products for the emergency shipment.

Stamford, Conn. — Dec. 14, 2015 — AmeriCares is pleased to announce Dr. Katy Close has been elected to the AmeriCares Board of Directors. A board-certified internist specializing in medical care for the underserved, Dr. Close practices at the AmeriCares Free Clinics in Connecticut, providing primary care services to low-income patients without health insurance.

Stamford, Conn. — Dec. 4, 2015 — AmeriCares is deploying medical teams to Tamil Nadu, where relentless flooding has closed schools and a major airport in Chennai and claimed at least 269 lives.

Stamford, Conn. – October 24, 2015 – AmeriCares emergency response experts have arrived in Mexico to assist with…

Stamford, Conn. — October 23, 2015 — AmeriCares emergency response experts are closely monitoring Hurricane Patricia and are preparing to deploy a team to the region.

Stamford, Conn. — Oct. 19, 2015 — AmeriCares is preparing to deliver emergency medicines and relief supplies for families in the northern Philippines affected by this weekend’s typhoon.

Stamford, Conn. — Oct. 15, 2015 — Uninsured Americans in seven states will have the opportunity to receive flu shots at no cost this fall thanks to a new collaboration between AmeriCares and Walgreens.

Stamford, Conn. — Oct. 6, 2015 — The AmeriCares Airlift Benefit on Oct. 3, 2015, raised a record $2.6 million for the emergency response and global health organization’s work in more than 90 countries.