Tag: Direct Relief

GSK Consumer Healthcare Partners with Direct Relief to Donate $1 Million to Support Frontline Healthcare Workers

Stuart Mitchell

GlaxoSmithKline have announced a donation of $1 million to Direct Relief on behalf of consumers who have purchased its consumer healthcare products since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the COVID Tracking Project, hospitalizations have more than doubled in less than two months. GSK recognizes that with cases rising so rapidly, there is a critical need to continuously support health care workers. The monetary donation will be used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and essential medical items for U.S. health workers on the front line dealing with…

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Puerto Rico Launches Largest Public Health Campaign Since Hurricane Maria

Stuart Mitchell

One of the world’s largest-ever one-day vaccination campaigns happened on Saturday, March 10, across Puerto Rico. Up to 25,000 people were vaccinated against influenza in a daylong event conducted by the VOCES Puerto Rico Vaccination Coalition, Puerto Rico’s Department of Health, The CDC Foundation, Direct Relief and others. “A year-round flu season, combined with the damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria to Puerto Rico’s vaccine inventories, has left the island’s population severely vulnerable to influenza and other conditions,” said Lilliam Rodríguez, President and Founder of VOCES Puerto Rico. “Immediate action through…

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