Press Releases

Stamford, Conn. – April 6, 2020 – Olympic and World Champion figure skaters are coming together to help health workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with a special fundraising event on Friday, April 17.

Stamford, Conn. – March 27, 2020 – UBS Optimus Foundation has donated over $500,000 to support Americares response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will help ensure health workers battling the outbreak in the United States and around the world have the personal protective equipment and training necessary to stay healthy and continue serving patients.

Stamford, Conn. – March 4, 2020 – Americares is sending medicine and relief supplies to Tennessee for families affected by the deadly tornadoes that tore through the central part of the state early Tuesday morning.

Stamford, Conn. – Mar. 3, 2020 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jenny Goldstein to senior vice president and chief development officer. In this elevated role, Goldstein will provide both strategic leadership and hands-on tactical execution of fundraising efforts for Americares health programs worldwide. She will be responsible for all corporate, foundation and individual giving, including more than $900 million in annual product donations from pharmaceutical and medical supply companies.

Stamford, Conn. — February 19, 2020 — Americares has made a commitment to expand access to critical primary care and mental health and psychosocial support services for families recovering from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.

Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 23, 2020 – Americares announced today that Executive Vice President and…

Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 22, 2020 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, is pleased to announce the election of Astellas Pharma U.S. President Percival Barretto-Ko…

Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 14, 2020 – Americares has deployed an emergency response team to assist families displaced by…

Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 8, 2020 – Americares is responding to the devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast on Tuesday, killing at least one person, toppling buildings and causing power outages across the island. Gov. Wanda Vázquez declared a state of emergency and activated Puerto Rico’s National Guard, cautioning residents to prepare for additional aftershocks.

Stamford, Conn. – Nov. 26, 2019 – Americares is delivering 50 tons of critical medicine and medical supplies to help children and families in war-torn Syria. One shipment has already arrived and two more shipments containing intravenous fluids, oral rehydration solutions, and other lifesaving items, are in transit.

Stamford, Conn. — Nov. 6, 2019 — In an effort to improve mental health care, Americares, Epharmix, and The National Council for Behavioral Health have launched a new text messaging program to ensure low-income and uninsured patients in Texas are engaged and supported throughout treatment.

Stamford, Conn. — Oct. 29, 2019 — Americares is opening six more health clinics in Colombia to meet the increasing demand for primary care services and access to medicines for families fleeing the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.

Stamford, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2019 – The GE Foundation has generously donated $250,000 to support Americares response to Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The funds will help ensure survivors have access to critical health services, including lifesaving medicines.

Stamford, Conn. – Oct. 7, 2019 – CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta was honored…

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 11, 2019 – Americares has deployed an emergency medical team to the Bahamas to meet the immediate health needs of families left homeless by Hurricane Dorian.

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 10, 2019 – Americares Free Clinics and Walgreens are offering free flu shots to qualifying patients in October to help keep uninsured adults healthy this flu season. Now in its fifth year, the collaboration annually vaccinates nearly 1,000 Fairfield County residents who cannot afford a flu shot.

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 9, 2019 – CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be honored for his dedication to humanitarian causes at the Americares Airlift Benefit on Oct. 5.

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 4, 2019 – An Americares emergency response team is arriving in the Bahamas today to assist the Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. The storm slammed into Grand Bahama Island on Sunday afternoon as a Category 5 hurricane, flattening entire communities, destroying roads and leaving portions of the island nation under water.

Stamford, Conn. – Aug. 29, 2019 – Americares is deploying an emergency response team to Florida and readying shipments of relief supplies as Hurricane Dorian intensifies.

Stamford, Conn. – Aug. 28, 2019 – Americares emergency response experts are prepared to respond to Tropical Storm Dorian as the storm heads toward Puerto Rico at near-hurricane strength and takes aim at Florida as a possible Category 2 hurricane.