Mumbai- May 06, 2015 – FedEx
Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has committed approximately $1 million in cash,
transportation support and a chartered flight to deliver critical
medical aid and supplies to Nepal in the wake of last week’s devastating
earthquake. The Memphis-based global transportation and logistics
company is mobilizing its disaster relief program through its existing
relationships with Direct Relief, Heart to Heart International, Water
Missions International, American Red Cross and The Salvation Army.
"FedEx
is committed to responding to the aftermath of the earthquake in
Nepal,” said Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx Corp.
“Working together with international relief organizations, we are
utilizing our global transportation network to assist in this massive
recovery effort."
Through
the company’s monetary and transportation contribution, FedEx will
transport life-saving medical supplies and medicines, shelter, and water
treatment systems to Nepal. Specific contributions include:
· Transporting on behalf of Direct Relief large
volumes of IV solutions, medicines, surgical supplies, and other
medical essentials requested and approved by Nepal’s Ministry of Health
and Population.
· Sponsoring Heart to Heart International’s
mobile medical clinic, which contains tents, vital medicines, medical
supplies, portable medical equipment, communication equipment,
non-perishable food and water purification systems.
· Transporting 12 large Living Water Treatment Systems, 31 potable water chlorinators and 12 large water tanks on behalf of Water Missions International. Combined, these systems will provide fresh water for up to 370,000 people per day.
· Providing a $250,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross, which works directly with the Nepal Red Cross Society.
“In
response to enormous human tragedy in Nepal, Direct Relief is working
to ensure that more lives are not put at risk by providing emergency
medical aid to the country’s Ministry of Health and to local partners we
have worked with for several years,” said Thomas Tighe, president and
CEO of Direct Relief. “The extraordinary step FedEx has taken in making
this aircraft and its amazing team available is a powerful
force-multiplier to the humanitarian effort underway.”
To learn more about FedEx disaster relief efforts in Nepal, visit http://about.van.fedex.com/ blog/nepal-earthquake/.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide
with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business
services. With annual revenues of $47 billion, the company offers
integrated business applications through operating companies competing
collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx
brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted
employers, FedEx inspires its more than 325,000 team members to remain
"absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and
professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.
For more information, visit news.fedex.com.
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