AmeriCares is sending medicine, first aid supplies and safe drinking water for families affected by historic flooding in West Virginia, the worst in a century in some parts of the state.

Stamford, Conn.– June 27, 2016– AmeriCares is sending medicine, first aid supplies and safe drinking water for families affected by the flooding in West Virginia.

Stamford, Conn.– June 13, 2016– AmeriCares presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Fresenius Kabi USA today in recognition of the companyi¢â‚¬â„¢s outstanding commitment to helping disaster survivors and improving health care access around the world.

As severe weather continues to affect large areas of the U.S., AmeriCares is rushing emergency kits and bottled water to families displaced by widespread flooding in Texas.

AmeriCares has worked with donors and partners to help fight malnutrition in El Salvador and provide support to families for a child’s healthy growth and development.

AmeriCares has an emergency response team on the ground in Fiji to help with the recovery from Cyclone Winston— the strongest storm on record in the Southern Hemisphere, leaving a path of destruction including flattened homes and downed power lines.

AmeriCares is fully prepared for another hurricane season so that crucial medicines and relief supplies are in the hands of response partners and survivors as quickly as possible.

AmeriCares India is responding to the country’s worst drought in four decades, supporting medical camps, water purification and nutritional support for residents of the west central state of Maharashtra.

Stamford, Conn.– May 18, 2016– AmeriCares, the emergency response and global health organization, has welcomed Christine Squires as its Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer. In her new role, Squires 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 $500 million in annual product donations from pharmaceutical and medical supply companies.

A mother in Ghana finds nutritional support donated by AmeriCares makes a world of difference to her and to her new baby— one small part of support for maternal and child health programs around the world.

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.

An earthquake survivor in Nepal regains her health through a rehabilitation center built and operated by AmeriCares in partnership with the International Organization for Migration.

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…

A tiny preemie spent her first days of life in a neonatal intensive care unit in Kosovo, where she survived thanks to respiratory medication donated by AmeriCares and AbbVie— part of a ten-year program that has saved the lives of approximately 200 infants every year.

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…

A nurse in Tanzania can now feel safe on the job after a successful AmeriCares health worker safety program has expanded to more hospitals and communities.

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