Samaritan’s Purse first deployed its Emergency Field Hospital in April 2016 after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Ecuador, killing more than 600 people and injuring more than 6,000 others. It was the deadliest earthquake to strike the nation since 1987. We airlifted the mobile hospital to Ecuador on the inaugural flight of our DC-8 cargo plane.…
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Fact Sheet: Emergency Field Hospital
Emergency Field Hospital Overview The Emergency Field Hospital is mobile and ready to deploy at a moment's notice to provide emergency medical relief in disaster-stricken areas where medical infrastructure is damaged, overwhelmed, or nonexistent. Since its inaugural deployment to Ecuador in 2016, Samaritan's Purse has cared for tens of thousands of patients at 23 Emergency…
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Fact Sheet: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 Cargo Aircraft Samaritan’s Purse Aviation Since 1975, Samaritan's Purse has used aircraft to transport doctors and relief workers along with tons of food, medicine, shelter materials, blankets, and other items to aid victims of natural disasters, war, famine, and other emergencies. To support the work of Samaritan's Purse around the world, the aviation…
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Emergency Field Hospital Photos
Emergency Field Hospital These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: “Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse.” These photographs are not for commercial use. Antakya, Turkey 2023 Samaritan’s Purse doctors treated thousands of patients after back-to-back earthquakes in Turkey and Syria killed…
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International Disaster Relief Photos
International Disaster Relief These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: “Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse.” These photographs are not for commercial use. Ukraine 2023 By partnering with local churches in Ukraine, Samaritan’s Purse distributed over 100 million pounds of food…
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DC-8 Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Photos B-roll Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 Aircraft The Samaritan's Purse DC-8 aircraft allows the international Christian relief organization to respond to global disasters at a moments' notice. Since it first deployed in April of 2016, the DC-8 has carried more than 5.6 million pounds of cargo on 147…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Clean Water Brings New Life to Rural Ethiopia
In villages across Ethiopia, females are responsible for daily chores, including gathering water for their families. This task often requires a long, sometimes dangerous journey—with buckets and cans in hand or on head—and may mean sacrificing other important things, such as an education. Time gathering water means time lost for studying and keeping up with…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child 2018 Special Report
Operation Christmas Child Special Report Praise God for More Than 10.6 Million Shoeboxes in 2018! “Millions of children are coming to the Lord Jesus Christ through Operation Christmas Child and The Greatest Journey. These young disciples are sharing their faith, and the Gospel is transforming families and communities around the world.” —Franklin Graham President, Samaritan’s Purse “Declare His glory among…
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Samaritan’s Purse Global Internship Program
Global Internship Program “Go and Do Likewise” (Luke 10:37) Share Tweet Email The Samaritan’s Purse Global Internship Program is an opportunity for college students and recent graduates to use their skills to impact the hurting world in a tangible way. Whether at our international headquarters in North Carolina or in one of our field offices…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Opens EFH in New York City 4-1-20
Samaritan's Purse, in Collaboration with Mount Sinai Health System, Opens Emergency Field Hospital in New York's Central Park in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic NEW YORK CITY, April 1, 2020 International Christian Relief Organization Responds at Epicenter in U.S. and Italy Samaritan's Purse is opening an Emergency Field Hospital in Central Park adjacent to The…
