MAP International

MAP International provides medicines and health supplies to help people living in conditions of poverty overcome illness and disease. For every dollar contributed, MAP International provides more than $105 in donated medicines and health supplies to people in need.

With more than 2 billion people lacking access to essential medicines and health supplies, MAP International seeks to double the amount of medicines and health supplies shipped around the world over the next five years in order to close the gap on behalf of people who lack access to the healthcare they so desperately need.

1) Become the best of class in the supply chain management of medicines and supplies by working collaboratively with implementing partners to provide safe, life-saving medicines to those in need around the world.

2) Strengthen ties with pharmaceutical supply partners and existing implementing partners. Develop relationships with new domestic and international distribution partners in order to reach more beneficiaries worldwide.

3) Expand services within the United States to address the growing gap between people unable to afford medicine and health supplies. MAP will partner with community health centers and free clinics in a domestic medicine program to improve access to life-changing medicine for people with asthma, hypertension, Type I & II diabetes and high cholesterol.

4) Expand its service offer to assist people in times of disaster. MAP International has provided critical medical relief and aid to families affected by the disaster for more than 64 years.

To improve its response time, MAP is strategically pre-positioning its signature Disaster Health Kits (DHK) with key partners for immediate placement during natural disasters. MAP is also staging International Emergency Health Kits (IEHK) within its Global Medicines Distribution Center located in Brunswick, Georgia to allow for rapid deployment with large-scale disaster events.

MAP will further strengthen strategic alliances with implementing partners who focus solely on responding to disasters worldwide.

MAP's capabilities for meeting its goals are:

1) MAP International's Global Medicines Distribution Center features 40,000 square feet of storage space for pharmaceutical products and health supplies. Standing more than 30 feet tall, the distribution center houses 3,400 pallets of medicines and medical supplies ready to be shipped globally. Additionally, the distribution center houses expertly monitored 900 cubic feet of cold storage facilities as a component of MAP International's cold chain capacities for vaccines and other medical provisions.

2) For disaster relief, MAP works with over 60 domestic and international partners to ensure medicines and health supplies to support the needs of people in need. Our team often deploys early to disaster situations on the ground or works remotely through trusted partners in affected areas to help communities save lives and restore health.

3) Since 1954, MAP International has secured critically needed medicines and health supplies for people in need. We work with global pharmaceutical companies to ensure medicines are readily available when needed. Other corporations provide additional resources to ensure MAP can continue to serve people worldwide in 86 countries.

1) MAP International successfully deployed its signature Disaster Health Kits (DHKs) to serve families living in shelters following the evacuation of their communities as well as people displaced by disasters. The successful development of MAP's Disaster Health Kits will enable MAP to reach thousands of people in need following devastating events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, or civil war.

In 2020, MAP distributed 42,624 DHKs to help treat injured and displaced people after a disaster. In addition, over 4,000,000 people received lifesaving medicines and personal protective equipment to fight COVID-19.

2) MAP launched its Domestic Medicines Program (DMP) in April 2018 to provide vital medicines to under-insured and uninsured residents of the US. Now MAP's DMP has grown to support 29 healthcare facilities across Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and Illinois. In 2021, 3,095 people were provided with ongoing access to essential chronic disease management.

3) MAP initiated its Pediatric Antibiotics program to reach more children in need globally with life-saving antibiotics. The growth of this program will continue in 2019. In 2021, 35,000 children were treated with a full course of antibiotics in 38 countries. MAP International is continuing to grow this program with emphasis on increasing reach in Africa.