Santa Barbara, California, Aug. 15 -- Over the past week,

Direct Relief has shipped 592 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide

. The shipments contained

7.1 million defined daily doses

of medication.

Medications and supplies shipped this week included cancer treatments, rare disease therapies, diabetes management medications, pharmaceutical-grade refrigeration units, surgical supplies, field medic packs for first responders, and more.

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