Jamaica: AHF Charters Miami Flight to Deploy Critical Hurricane Relief
Following the devastating impact of this week’s catastrophic Hurricane Melissa, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest non-profit public health organization focused on addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, is deploying a chartered plane, departing from Miami International Airport on Monday, November 3rd, with critical medical supplies needed in Jamaica to support the ongoing recovery efforts. AHF currently also provides HIV/AIDS care and services in Jamaica.
Monday’s deployment will include materials such as tents, tarps, ready-to-eat food kits, wheelchairs, water purification tablets and other medical supplies, identified as immediately needed by healthcare centers and hospitals in the impacted communities as the Jamaican leadership continues to lead recovery efforts and assess the country’s ongoing needs.
AHF has a robust history of proactively responding to the needs of individuals and communities in need. We are deeply saddened by the recent devastation to so many communities, as a result of Hurricane Melissa,” stated Dr. Kevin Harvey, AHF Deputy Bureau Chief for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Having supported many disaster relief efforts, we know that the road to rebuilding a community is a long journey. We remain committed to working to provide the critical resources that the Jamaican people will continue to need as they work to recover from this natural and humanitarian disaster.”
As a leading global public health and advocacy organization, AHF has a strong history of being at the forefront of responding to the critical needs of underserved communities. Most recently, AHF’s leadership as a proactive, first-responder was also exhibited in Haiti following its catastrophic earthquake in 2021, and in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Rita (2005) and Irma (2017).
AIDS Healthcare Foundation(AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 2.9 million individuals across 49 countries, including the U.S. and in Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe.
Following the catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)—the world’s largest non-profit public health organization focused on the HIV/AIDS epidemic—is mobilizing a chartered relief flight from Miami International Airport to Jamaica on Monday, November 3rd. The mission will deliver urgently needed medical supplies, including tents, tarps, ready-to-eat food kits, wheelchairs, water purification tablets, and other essential materials identified by local healthcare facilities as critical to ongoing recovery efforts.
AHF, which already provides HIV/AIDS care and services across Jamaica, expressed deep concern for affected communities and reaffirmed its commitment to long-term rebuilding. “We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa,” said Dr. Kevin Harvey, AHF’s Deputy Bureau Chief for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Our experience supporting disaster relief worldwide has shown that recovery is a long journey, and AHF stands ready to provide continued assistance to the Jamaican people.” With a history of rapid, compassionate response—from Haiti’s 2021 earthquake to Hurricanes Rita and Irma in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas—AHF continues to uphold its mission of delivering lifesaving care and humanitarian aid to vulnerable communities across 49 countries.
The cargo being deployed to Jamaica is in response to recent directives to AHF’s southern bureau leadership by the organization’s medical team, on-the-ground, in Jamaica. Monday’s plane will contain critical medical supplies needed to aid in the ongoing immediate medical needs of healthcare centers and hospitals in directly impacted communities.
The plane will carry a large supply of immediate medical supplies needed by medical staff in impacted communities in Jamaica. Given the challenges in getting materials to the most impacted communities, upon arrival in Jamaica, the materials will be divided, and taken into those harder-hit communities via smaller planes chartered by AHF.
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