AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC
AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC
AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
Access to Medicine Americares is working to improve health outcomes for patients and communities by increasing access to quality medicines and supplies for local health providers and the people and communities they serve. A strong and expanding network of over 200 pharmaceutical and medical supply corporations donate these medicines, medical supplies, personal care products, medical equipment and technology. We distribute these donations to our global partner network through two initiatives: - The Global Access to Medicine Program, which distributes high-quality medicines directly to a network of 32 partners in 27 countries. Partners are selected for their capacity to securely and effectively process and utilize Americares medical and supply donations. Americares also supports volunteer medical teams as they provide primary care, perform surgeries, respond to health emergencies and strengthen local health care capacity in communities where basic medical care is often non-existent or inaccessible. Last year, these volunteer teams made 1,073 short-term medical outreach trips to 79 countries for which Americares provided $64 million in donated medicines and supplies as well as medical training tools and resources. - The U.S. Program supports a network of 1,009 safety net health care providers across all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Again, partners are selected for their capacity to securely and effectively process and utilize Americares medical and supply donations. Americares is the leading nonprofit provider of medical aid to the U.S. health care safety net. In total, during the 2017-2018 program year, Americares received $981 million and distributed nearly $1.3 billion worth of medical donations (enough medicine to fill 12.6 million prescriptions, to treat an estimated 3.2 million people).GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2BProgram 2 [2018]
Emergency Programs From July 2017 to June 2018, Americares responded to 35 natural disasters and humanitarian crises in 24 countries, including six U.S. states and two U.S. territories, with shipments of medicines and emergency supplies as well as preparedness, response and recovery projects. This FY18 emergency work included simultaneous responses to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017, for which Americares deployed more than 75 relief workers from Americares core staff and our global roster to rapidly respond to storm-affected communities. In the initial months, Americares relief workers spent more than 2,500 days in the field, while core staff continued to respond to new disasters such as the Mexico earthquake and maintain ongoing work. For the three hurricanes in FY18, Americares delivered nearly $75 million in total aid, including 360 shipments of medicines and relief supplies and dozens of grants and direct programming, and collaborated with 164 partner organizations to meet the health needs of survivors. FY18 Responses: - Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola outbreak - Djibouti: complex emergency - Dominica: Hurricane Maria - El Salvador: Zika virus outbreak - Guatemala: Fuego volcano - India: Cyclone Ockhi - India: Assam floods - India: Gujarat and Rajasthan floods - Iraq: earthquake - Jordan: Syrian refugee crisis - Kenya: drought and cholera outbreak - Liberia: Lassa fever - Mexico: earthquake - Nepal: Jhapa Floods - Nepal: Saptari Floods - Papua New Guinea: earthquake - Peru: extreme cold weather - Philippines: Mayon volcano - Philippines: Tropical Storm Kai-Tak - Philippines: Typhoon Maring (Doksuri) - Philippines: Leyte earthquake - Philippines: Tropical Storm Tembin - Sint Maarten: Hurricane Irma - Sierra Leone: landslide - Somalia: cholera outbreak and hunger crisis - Sri Lanka: flooding - Syria: Syrian refugee crisis - Uganda: health and hunger crisis - U.S. Arizona: border crisis - U.S. Florida: Hurricane Irma - U.S. Louisiana: Gulf coast floods - U.S. North Carolina: Greensboro tornado - U.S. Puerto Rico: Hurricane Maria - U.S. Texas: Hurricane Harvey - U.S. Virgin Islands: Hurricanes Irma and Maria - U.S. Southern California wildfires - U.S. Northern California wildfires - Venezuela: political crisis - Yemen: complex emergency Americares emergency programs rely on the close partnerships we share with our broad network of health care providers. By investing in local capacity, Americares is ensuring that communities can respond effectively to emergencies, engage in long-term recoveries and integrate disaster preparedness into their ongoing operations.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$91.3MProgram 3 [2018]
Clinical Services and Community Health Americares supports the capacity of local health delivery partners and promotes health and disease prevention in low-income communities across the U.S. and worldwide. In 2017-2018, Americares clinic in El Salvador, Clinica Integral de Atencion Familiar, provided 39,069 people with 63,126 clinical consultations. In addition, our partners, Americares India and Americares Free Clinics in Connecticut, provided an additional 88,217 patients with 179,195 clinical consultations. Americares also engages deeply with its global network of partners to develop effective models of service that include improved access, quality and impact. Working together, we create, examine and refine safety-net clinical models. Americares-supported initiatives included: a breast cancer screening and education program for women in Cambodia; a midwife training and outreach program in Liberia to promote womens and childrens health; an obstetric fistula surgical and recovery program for women in Tanzania; and a study measuring the impact of a diabetes prevention program among low-income, vulnerable U.S. patients. Americares also provides resources and training so health workers can better serve their communities and improve the health of low-income patients. In FY18, Americares increased the capacity of 6,128 health workers to meet the health needs of their communities as well as protect their own health and wellbeing. In our community health work, we address the root causes of illness and disease, employing an integrated approach that links treatment services to disease prevention efforts and health education. All programs promote evidence-based best practices and are designed to the highest standards of project planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. In FY18, Americares community health programs spanned a range of health themes including noncommunicable disease, womens and childrens health and psychosocial health. Examples include: - An El Salvador hypertension and diabetes management project with demonstrable health improvements including decrease in Body Mass Index (30.35 percent of 1,341 patients), normalized arterial pressure readings (71.82 percent of 983 patients with hypertension or hypertension and diabetes); as well as decreases in uncontrolled high blood glucose. - In Liberia, launch of a holistic fistula program, which includes an emphasis on respectful and compassionate care for women suffering injury during childbirth. After learning from Americares project participants in Tanzania, Americares Liberia staff trained 71 community health workers in fistula prevention and identification and hosted four fistula social mobilization events in Grand Bassa County, attended by a total of 358 people; as a result, 18 women were referred for treatment by the Liberia National Fistula Project. - The launch of a program to provide mental health and psychosocial support service training for 9,000 health workers in Texas and Puerto Rico, as part of Americares Emergency Program following Hurricanes Harvey and Maria.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.6M
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