Santa Barbara, July 18 -- Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 575 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories and 15 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 8.9 million defined daily doses of medication.
Medications and supplies shipped this week included prenatal vitamins, hemophilia treatments, antibiotics, diabetes management medications, pharmaceutical-grade refrigeration units, surgical supplies, personal protective equipment, and more.
Direct Relief staff have been traveling through Kerr County and other flood-impacted parts of central Texas this week to support first responders and health facilities. Flooding earlier this month killed at least 135 people and more than 100 people remain unac...