International Medical Corps Update: Hurricane Matthew’s Impact on Haiti PQMD member International Medical Corps just received an update on the situation in Haiti from a member of our emergency response team, Margaret Traub, who arrived in one of the hardest hit areas on Wednesday. Follow
Read more →PQMD Member Direct Relief receives $500,000 donation from Ellen DeGeneres & Walmart Ellen Partners with Walmart to Give $1.5 Million to Louisiana Relief! For the past few weeks, Ellen has been looking for ways to help Louisiana flood relief efforts. One company that stepped up in an
Read more →Rage Against The Busted Medical Machines September 8, 201610:27 AM ET Commentary NAHID BHADELIA “Oh, we have a hematology analyzer but it stopped working,” the lab technician said as he pointed to a covered tabletop medical equipment in the corner used to measure blood count levels —
Read more →Global Disaster Relief Summit 7-8 September 2016 Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington D.C. The AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit returns to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington D.C. on 7-8 September 2016. This high-profile event gathers all actors involved with delivering
Read more →Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on World Humanitarian Day The White House Office of the Press Secretary On World Humanitarian Day, we honor humanitarians across the globe for their compassion and their courage. We remember the 22 UN and relief agency staff who died
Read more →PQMD Members Responding to Devastating Floods in Louisiana With the Red Cross referring to it as the “…worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy,” many Louisiana parishes have been declared federal disaster areas as a result of recent flooding. To date, thirteen lives have been claimed, upwards of
Read more →Heart to Heart International Deploying Mobile Medical Unit to Republican National Convention Heart to Heart International will deploy a Mobile Medical Unit and medical volunteers to Cleveland, OH this week ahead of the Republican National Convention in case medical assistance is needed during this highly visible and
Read more →PQMD Members Respond to Historic West Virginia Flooding On June 23, West Virginia was hit with a series of devastating flash floods, leading to at least 23 deaths, making it the deadliest flooding in the state since 1985, and deadliest in the country since 2010. Torrential rains
Read more →US Congress approves long-sought Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act Source: Adva Saldinger/devex It was first introduced more than five years ago, but after many negotiations, the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act has been approved by the United States Congress and is on its way to President
Read more →GBCHealth Announces Johnson & Johnson as Winner of the 2016 Women & Girls Business Action on Health Award Source: GBCHealth May 17, 2016 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Today, GBCHealth announced Johnson & Johnson as the winner of the 2016 Women and Girls Business Action on Health Award
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