Operational Update: Over Past Week, $5 Million in Insulin for Syria, 25-Ton Charter for Nepal Covid Response and More
Direct Relief also provided India with $17 million worth of donated Covid-19 therapies from Eli Lilly, which cleared customs this week and will be used by hospitals treating Covid-19 patients.
A pharmacist with Syria Relief and Development stocks shelves during medical response efforts. Direct Relief supported the group with $5.5 million worth of donated insulin products over the past week. (SRD photo)
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 311 shipments of requested medical aid to 44 U.S. states and territories and 14 countries worldwide.
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NEW BEDFORD Kevin Gallagher, chief of the Acushnet Fire Department, said earlier this week that the waterfront vaccine center on Hervey Tichon Avenue was empty and that there was no wait during his visit.
“Let’s face facts, empty sites usually get closed down sooner than later, he wrote in a Facebook post shared by more than 2,700 people. Our hope is that you take advantage of this opportunity before it is lost. Ask anyone who has tried to schedule appointments on line or by phone. Nothing beats simply walking in.”
Mayor Jon Mitchell posted a video on Facebook a few days earlier during his visit to the center on April 25. At that point, the clinic only had 30 appointments remaining through the next four to five hours, and was wide open for walk-ins.
BOSTON Representative Antonio Cabral secured some significant funding for New Bedford as the House unanimously passed its proposed $47.72 billion FY2022 budget on Thursday, and also saw the House unanimously pass his proposal to require the state’s sheriffs to report the finances of their agreements with ICE.
The language passed by the House requires the state’s county sheriffs and the Department of Corrections to report the costs, reimbursements, and expenses associated with their agreements with US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) every quarter beginning in October 2021.
“I have been fighting this fight because I believe deputizing prison officials to act as federal immigration agents is bad public policy,” Rep. Cabral (D-New Bedford) said in a press release. “It is ineffective, breaks down the relationship between the immigrant community and genuine law enforcement, and is costly to Massachusetts taxpayers who must cover the expense. This new reporting require