Direct Relief Mexico

Esta ma?ana Fundación IMSS hizo entrega de 30 mochilas de emergencia médica al Grupo de Respuesta Institucional Inmediata del IMSS. Estos equipos fueron donados por nuestros aliados estratégicos de Direct Relief Mexico y serán utilizadas para brindar atención médica ante desastres naturales como sismos y huracanes, entre otro tipo de contingencias. Cada mochila contiene artículos para el cuidado de heridas, férulas, torniquete de emergencia, medicamentos analgésicos y antibióticos, entre otros suministros. Agradecemos a Direct Relief esta donación que sin duda será de gran utilidad en momentos de emergencia. #FIMSS

This morning, the Direct Relief #Mexico team donated 30 emergency response medical backpacks to Fundación IMSS. Fundación IMSS has been a key strategic partner for over ten years, and this is the first year we’re equipping their team with these essential backpacks. This gear will be used to provide medical care in the event of #natural #disasters such as #earthquakes and #hurricanes. Each backpack contains wound care items, splints, emergency tourniquets, analgesic medications, antibiotics, and other vital supplies. We thank Fundación IMSS for the opportunity to support their crucial work in responding to disasters across Mexico.

Just over one year ago, Hurricane Otis made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane over southwestern Mexico’s Port of Acapulco. Direct Relief has provided nearly $1.65 million in medical aid and $185,000 in financial assistance to support the restoration of essential health services in response. In addition to material aid, Direct Relief provided funding to humanitarian partner Medical Impact, pictured here, to augment mobile health services and community outreach in hard-to-reach rural communities. With this support, Medical Impact deployed teams of physicians on several medical missions to the region, providing emergency health services to rural communities that face significant barriers to accessing health services. To learn more about Direct Relief's response to Hurricane Otis: https://lnkd.in/ebARDygD (Photos by Felipe Luna Espinosa for Direct Relief)

Today I spoke with Univision to talk about Direct Relief’s work in anticipation of #HurricaneMilton and why preparedness is important during hurricane season. Shout out to our team’s currently deployed in #Florida and #NorthCarolina ??????????

Recently, Guerrero’s Centro Regional de Urgencias Medicas (CRUM) delivered critical aid from Direct Relief via helicopter to the highland regions of Guerrero, Mexico impacted by Hurricane John. The communities have been disconnected since the storm made landfall. Due to damages from the storm, it takes two days by foot to reach the nearest town. (Footage courtesy of CRUM Guerrero)

Sin electricidad, no se pueden resguardar los medicamentos ?? que nos dona la industria. Para Direct Relief es esencial contar con redundancia eléctrica para nuestras instalaciones en nuestro centro de distribución ?? global. ?Aquí les muestro un “behind the scenes” ?? de nuestro sistema! ??????

Desde la sede global de Direct Relief, continuamos coordinando el apoyo para las personas afectadas por el #HuracánJohn. Agradecemos a todos los que han respaldado nuestros esfuerzos.

Estoy en la sede global de Direct Relief donde seguimos trabajando para coordinando apoyo para las personas afectas por el #HuracánJohn. Gracias a todos aquellos que han apoyado nuestros esfuerzos. ????