National Preparedness Month 2026: A Look at Sands' Support for Americares Global Readiness and Response Efforts
Key Highlights
- ➤Sands (LVS) completed year one of its 2025-2027 Americares engagement
- ➤Americares responded to over 30 global humanitarian emergencies using RISE funding
- ➤Americares trained 270 participants through 26 virtual sessions during July 2025-June 2026
- ➤Sands funding recruited 43 Southeast Asian roster members, surpassing the goal of 25
- ➤WHO-EMT training in Cebu involved 92 participants from eight countries
Expert Statements
Provash Budden, Deputy senior vice president of emergency programs at Americares
“Sands is a steadfast and reliable partner, supporting our readiness to quickly mobilize emergency response teams that restore access to health services in times of crisis.”
Provash Budden, Deputy senior vice president of emergency programs at Americares
“With Sands' support we've grown our roster of trained responders to include over 850 medical professionals and technical experts from more than 50 countries and provided ongoing training and development opportunities.”
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2026 / The March 2026 Americares Global Roster Onboarding Training sponsored by Sands Cares in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines; photo by Peter Carney, Americares
One of Sands' primary efforts to address emergency preparedness and response, which the United States is currently highlighting for National Preparedness Month in September, is the company's partnership with Americares. July marked the completion of Sands' sixth year of support for the global health and disaster relief organization and closed out year one of the current 2025-2027 engagement.
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