More than 2.3 million doses of essential medicines and medical supplies from Direct Relief - totaling 5.9 tons - have arrived in Gaza in recent weeks.

The supplies were delivered via All Hands and Hearts to a health facility in Gaza run by International Medical Corps.

The requested materials include medications used to:

• provide anesthesia to support safe surgery;
• help prevent organ transplant rejection with immunosuppressant therapy;
• relieve acute breathing symptoms by quickly opening airways in asthma and COPD.
• relieve pain and inflammation from arthritis and related conditions;
• support mental health care;
• treat serious bacterial infections with injectable antibiotics;
• help manage chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease; and
• prevent and treat dehydration with oral rehydration solutions.

The medicines were donated to Direct Relief by Teva Pharmaceuticals and several other manufacturers.

Additional supplies, including bandages and skin-care items, were donated by 3M and Unilever's Vaseline brand.

Direct Relief is continuing to mobilize additional shipments of urgently needed medicines and medical supplies for Gaza and will provide updates as the situation evolves.