Though it has been over 4 months since Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria made landfall in america, many are nonetheless reeling from the after results and are within the technique of rebuilding. In these communities, some folks nonetheless shouldn’t have entry to primary requirements, similar to electrical energy and clear water. In response, Most cancersCare, in partnership with the Group Oncology Alliance, raised nearly $665,000 in direct monetary help for folks with most cancers who’ve been impacted by the current hurricanes. The vast majority of these funds have been distributed to folks with most cancers in Puerto Rico and those that have since relocated to the continental United States.
In Puerto Rico, direct monetary help supplied by Most cancersCare helped greater than 800 people dealing with a most cancers analysis offset the prices of paying for meals, clothes, gasoline, and payments.
Most cancersCare’s hurricane aid efforts for folks with most cancers in Puerto Rico have been carried out in shut coordination with native oncology suppliers. After listening to from suppliers that sufferers have been having hassle accessing transportation to therapy, because of harm to roads and gasoline shortages, Most cancersCare partnered with an area medical transportation firm. To this point, this initiative has supplied 954 rides to and from oncology practices.
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