Direct Relief Donating 60 Million KN95 Masks to Combat Covid-19 Across the Americas
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 9:47pm
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The donations are coming from a purchase of 89 million masks by Direct Relief, among the largest single PPE purchases by a charitable nonprofit.
Key Points:
- The donations are coming from a purchase of 89 million masks by Direct Relief, among the largest single PPE purchases by a charitable nonprofit.
- Direct Relief has built strong working relationships across Latin America with national health ministries, multilateral organizations and local health organizations.
- In total, Direct Relief has helped ship more than 12 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Americas.
- Direct Relief is also reserving 10 million masks for US safety-net health facilities, including Federally Qualified Health Centers and Free and Charitable Clinics .