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FedEx delivers 30 tonnes of aid to hurricane devastated Haiti
MULTINATIONAL courier FedEx has delivered more than 30 tonnes of critical aid on board two charter flights recently in a move to provide assistance to the people and communities affected by Hurricane Matthew.
FedEx supported these disaster relief efforts through its humanitarian organisation relationships with Direct Relief, International Medical Corps and Heart to Heart International, which have medical staff and disaster relief supplies pre-positioned in the region, the company said.
Director of global citizenship and reputation management at FedEx, Jenny Robertson said: "The devastating reality is people in Haiti are relying on the delivery of humanitarian aid for life's most basic necessities. The FedEx network and our people who power it are equipped to deliver these critical supplies where they're needed most."
FedEx has worked with Direct Relief for more than a decade to deliver medical resources during times of disaster. The organisation抯 aid filled a charter flight that took off from the FedEx's Memphis world hub and arrived in Port-au-Prince on October 12. Supplies included medication, medical equipment, hygiene kits and tents that can be used as pop-up health facilities.
A second charter flight landed in Haiti October 13, filled with 35,000 pounds of relief supplies from International Medical Corps and Heart to Heart International. Together with these two organisations, FedEx delivered 11,000 hygiene kits, medicines and medical supplies.
The relief effort is part of the company's FedEx Cares initiative, through which FedEx will invest US$200 million in more than 200 global communities by 2020 to create opportunities and deliver positive change around the world.
FedEx supported these disaster relief efforts through its humanitarian organisation relationships with Direct Relief, International Medical Corps and Heart to Heart International, which have medical staff and disaster relief supplies pre-positioned in the region, the company said.
Director of global citizenship and reputation management at FedEx, Jenny Robertson said: "The devastating reality is people in Haiti are relying on the delivery of humanitarian aid for life's most basic necessities. The FedEx network and our people who power it are equipped to deliver these critical supplies where they're needed most."
FedEx has worked with Direct Relief for more than a decade to deliver medical resources during times of disaster. The organisation抯 aid filled a charter flight that took off from the FedEx's Memphis world hub and arrived in Port-au-Prince on October 12. Supplies included medication, medical equipment, hygiene kits and tents that can be used as pop-up health facilities.
A second charter flight landed in Haiti October 13, filled with 35,000 pounds of relief supplies from International Medical Corps and Heart to Heart International. Together with these two organisations, FedEx delivered 11,000 hygiene kits, medicines and medical supplies.
The relief effort is part of the company's FedEx Cares initiative, through which FedEx will invest US$200 million in more than 200 global communities by 2020 to create opportunities and deliver positive change around the world.
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