Over the past week, Direct Relief sent 380 shipments of requested medical aid, containing 10.2 million defined daily doses of medication, to organizations across 41 U.S. states and territories and 26 other countries.

Shipments sent this week included cystic fibrosis medications, cancer therapies, diabetes treatments, and cold-chain equipment.

Strengthening Cold Chain Across Chad’s Provinces

Twenty-three refrigerators donated by Direct Relief were received by officials in Chad to strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical cold chain. (Courtesy photo)

Chad’s Directorate General of Pharmacy, Medicines and Laboratories received 23 refrigerators from Direct Relief, one for each of the country’s provincial pharmaceutical supply centers, during a ceremony presided over by the Minister of Public Health and Prevention.

The donation supports a broader effort to modernize the country’s cold chain and ensure the safe storage of temperature-sensitive medicines in even the most remote provinces, following a separate…