MedShare, an Atlanta-based humanitarian aid organization dedicated to global health, and Preston-Werner Foundation, a private family foundation based in San Francisco, CA, are partnering on the global COVID-19 response. In addition to their individual efforts to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to institutions in the U.S., MedShare and the Preston-Werner Foundation have joined together to […]
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Since the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a global health emergency, MedShare has donated more than $1.3 million worth of aid, including more than 2.8 million masks and nearly 200,000 isolation gowns to hospitals and clinics to help medical personnel working on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. The objective of MedShare’s Disaster Relief program […]
Read moreAtlanta, Georgia (February 10, 2020). – MedShare, an Atlanta-based humanitarian aid organization dedicated to global health, is partnering with The Coca-Cola Foundation and The UPS Foundation to send 1.8 million masks to China to support the effort to effectively treat patients and contain the coronavirus. As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, there is an urgent […]
Read moreAs the coronavirus outbreak grips China and has quickly become a global health emergency, there’s a growing desire among members of the global community to help out in a meaningful way. Concerned citizens in China as well as those who are thousands of miles away are stepping up to provide support and relief to people […]
Read moreAtlanta, GA (April 2, 2019) MedShare, a global humanitarian aid organization headquartered in Atlanta, has appointed Randy Strang as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Strang has over 37 years of experience in supply chain executive leadership, strategic consulting, and operations. Before joining MedShare, Mr. Strang served as Vice President of Global Program Management […]
Read moreReview Charles Redding’s Annual Letter below and check out his latest Global Health Thought Leadership column here.
Dear Friends,
Fiscal year 2020 served up both challenges and opportunities for the organization as we marshalled all available resources to respond to the global Covid-19 pandemic and played an active role in helping to flatten the curve to allow frontline health workers to care for the unprecedented numbers of patients impacted by this deadly virus.
Working together with donors and partners like yourselves, we were able to provide 5.6 million units of PPE to over 240 health care institutions worldwide. As part of that effort, we provided critically needed face masks, along with other types of PPE including ventilators, gloves, gowns and head coverings, to 4 million health care professionals and patients. Our efforts were made possible by the outpouring of generosity that we received from supporters that recognized and appreciated our ability to reach the frontline health care providers and those most in need. Over 40%, or $3.1 million, of total funds raised this year were in support of our Covid-19 response. We were also able to garner significant media attention for our demonstrated impact.
Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic along with our other programmatic interventions allowed us to improve the lives of 4.8 million people this year in 61 countries, including the U.S. This represents close to 3 times the 1.7 million people served the previous year.
For the third consecutive year, our fundraising surpassed our goal of $6.3 million, totaling $7.8 million. Although we suspended volunteer activity for several months due to the pandemic, over 16,000 volunteers supported our efforts to bring healing and hope to marginalized communities locally and abroad.
Our incredible staff continues to work tirelessly to expand our reach and increase our impact. Here are a few key accomplishments for the year:
We continue to focus on ensuring efficiencies within operations that will ultimately increase the number of shipments and people we serve.
It is truly an honor to serve and I look forward to working to increase our impact on a global scale in FY21. Thank you wholeheartedly for all that you and our other countless supporters do to support MedShare’s mission.
Yours in Service,
Charles Redding
CEO & President