Direct Relief Sends 76 Tons of Critical Medical Aid to Ukraine
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From: Tony Morain
Date: April 5, 2022 at 2:20:13 PM PDT
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Subject: Direct Relief ➝ 150+ Tons of Aid to Ukraine
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Direct Relief
Aid Flows to Ukraine Accelerating
A humanitarian relief flight from Direct Relief and FedEx safely arrived last week in Warsaw, Poland, with 76 tons of critical medical aid for Ukraine.
Aboard the FedEx Boeing 777 was a 50-bed emergency field hospital donated by the State of California and substantial quantities of trauma and wound care medications, drugs for chronic diseases, oxygen concentrators, and Covid-19 antiviral tablets, among other emergency medicines and supplies.
Four tons of insulin have also arrived in Ukraine. The diabetes meds were shipped from Direct Relief's distribution center in Europe in special cold-chain containers with monitoring equipment inside.
All items were provided at the request of, and approved by, Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and other on-the-ground healthcare providers.
Since the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Direct Relief has provided more than 150 tons of medical aid in response to the crisis, ranging from field medic packs to diabetes and cancer medications.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Health Twitter announces the arrival of 76 tons of aid from Direct Relief
Supplies on the flight were donated by companies including 3M, AmerisourceBergen, Baxter, Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals, McKesson, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., TEVA, Unilever, and Viatris, among others.
“Our hearts are with each person pushed into crisis by the war in Ukraine, and Direct Relief will continue responding to the urgent requests for medical support,” said Direct Relief President and CEO Thomas Tighe.
In Brief
Photographer Oscar B. Castillo traveled to Lviv and the Poland-Ukraine border for Direct Relief to document the humanitarian crisis. View the photo essay here.
People huddled in a bomb shelter
A Ukrainian child is handed a teddy bear
A woman hugs a child who's wearing a blanket outdoors
A woman on her knees extends her arms out with her hands to the sky
The first Direct Relief shipment for the Ukraine crisis arrived on March 4, 2022. View the timeline here.
From trauma-related injuries to chronic diseases, damage to Ukraine’s hospitals will cause harm for a long time to come.
In the News
CNN Jake Tapper with Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe
CNN - Interview with Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe
"Ultimately, [aid] is getting down to the hospital level or the treating physician level."
Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe on Fox News
Fox News - "The need for humanitarian aid in Ukraine is "dire."
The Verge - Fortnite raised $144 million for Ukraine relief
"The funds are being put towards several aid groups, including Direct Relief, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Food Programme."
Yahoo News - Direct Relief Works with FedEx to Deliver Critical Aid
"Aid aboard the FedEx Boeing 777 cargo aircraft included an emergency field hospital donated by the State of California and substantial quantities of emergency medicines and supplies."
NPR - Toy Company Donates to Direct Relief
Citizen Brick "donated $145,000 to the nonprofit Direct Relief to bring medical supplies to those affected by war."
Washington Post - World-renowned photographers sell stunning prints
"Vital Impacts, a women-owned nonprofit based in Montana, has organized a print sale by National Geographic photographers to raise money for Direct Relief, an organization that works to provide humanitarian aid to those suffering from the numerous conflicts happening around the world."
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