Jamaica: AHF Charters Miami Flight to Deploy Critical Hurricane Relief

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9:02 PM on Sunday, November 2

The Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 2, 2025--

Following the devastating impact of this week’s catastrophic Hurricane Melissa, AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ), the world’s largest non-profit public health organization focused on addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, is deploying a chartered plane, departing from Miami International Airport on Monday, November 3 rd, with critical medical supplies needed in Jamaica to support the ongoing recovery efforts. AHF currently also provides HIV/AIDS care and services in Jamaica. ( AHF Jamaica )

WHAT:		AHF charted flight to depart for Jamaica with critical items in support of the recovery efforts in Jamaica.
		Note: Items being sent were identified as items critically needed by healthcare centers, hospitals and other medical facilities to address the time-sensitive medical needs of those impacted by the hurricane.
		Also: Cargo will be picked up by 8:00 am on Monday 11/03 from the warehouse

WHEN:		TOMORROW - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025
		Cargo will be loaded starting at 8:00 am EST

WHERE:		First Class Companies Warehouse
		1251 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Sunrise, Florida 33323

NOTE:		All media interested in covering must contact Imara Canady via text at 770-940-6555 to gain access to the warehouse.

Note: The plane will carry a large supply of immediate medical supplies needed by medical staff in impacted communities in Jamaica. Given the challenges in getting materials to the most impacted communities, upon arrival in Jamaica, the materials will be divided, and taken into those harder-hit communities via smaller planes chartered by AHF.

WHY:		The cargo being deployed to Jamaica is in response to recent directives to AHF’s southern bureau leadership by the organization’s medical team, on-the-ground, in Jamaica. Monday’s plane will contain critical medical supplies needed to aid in the ongoing immediate medical needs of healthcare centers and hospitals in directly impacted communities.

Monday’s deployment will include materials such as tents, tarps, ready-to-eat food kits, wheelchairs, water purification tablets and other medical supplies, identified as immediately needed by healthcare centers and hospitals in the impacted communities as the Jamaican leadership continues to lead recovery efforts and assess the country’s ongoing needs.

“AHF has a robust history of proactively responding to the needs of individuals and communities in need. We are deeply saddened by the recent devastation to so many communities, as a result of Hurricane Melissa,” stated Dr. Kevin Harvey, AHF Deputy Bureau Chief for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Having supported many disaster relief efforts, we know that the road to rebuilding a community is a long journey. We remain committed to working to provide the critical resources that the Jamaican people will continue to need as they work to recover from this natural and humanitarian disaster.”

As a leading global public health and advocacy organization, AHF has a strong history of being at the forefront of responding to the critical needs of underserved communities. Most recently, AHF’s leadership as a proactive, first-responder was also exhibited in Haiti following its catastrophic earthquake in 2021, and in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Rita (2005) and Irma (2017).

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 2.9 million individuals across 49 countries, including the U.S. and in Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org, find us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

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CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT:

MIAMI: Imara Canady, National Director, Communications and Community Engagement, AHF Southern Bureau

+1.770.940.6555 mobile

[email protected]

JAMAICA: Sannia Sutherland

Country Programme Manager

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Jamaica

Tel: (876) 218-1317

[email protected]

KEYWORD: CARIBBEAN UNITED STATES JAMAICA NORTH AMERICA FLORIDA

INDUSTRY KEYWORD: OTHER PHILANTHROPY NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENT AIDS HEALTH HOSPITALS PHILANTHROPY FOUNDATION