Donations will send medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics caring for the injured, building on more than 20 years of support for health care in Colombia.

DENVER, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Project C.U.R.E., the Denver-based nonprofit delivering health and hope to the world, has launched an emergency relief fund to send donated medical supplies and equipment to Colombia following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the western part of the country on Aug. 10.

The earthquake, the strongest recorded in Colombia this century, killed more than 300 people and injured more than 4,400, according to Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management. It damaged more than 350 health care facilities, several of which were forced to evacuate patients. In Cali, Colombia's third-largest city, parts of a hospital's pediatric and neonatal wings collapsed, trapping patients inside.

Donations to the fund will help Project C.U.R.E. deliver medical supplies and equipment to the hospitals and clinics treating the injured and rebuilding care in their communities. Following its assessment-driven model, Project C.U.R.E. will match donated resources to needs identified by health care providers in Colombia.

"Since 2004, Project C.U.R.E. has supported the people of Colombia," said Project C.U.R.E. President/CEO Dr. Douglas Jackson. "In this time of crisis, it is important that organizations like ours come together to address the critical health care needs of those affected by the earthquake. We will be here to help with the immediate needs and to provide resources to rebuild long after the crisis is over."

Donations to the Colombia earthquake relief fund can be made at give.projectcure.org/ColombiaAid2026.

The relief effort builds on a longstanding commitment to Colombia. Since 2004, Project C.U.R.E. has delivered five shipments of donated medical supplies and equipment, valued at nearly $1.8 million, to communities' home to an estimated 160,000 people. Shipments have reached hospitals from Riohacha on the Caribbean coast to the Putumayo region in the south.

In 2017, Project C.U.R.E. delivered its largest shipment to Colombia, valued at $762,563, to La Candelaria Hospital in El Banco, a 67-bed hospital serving about 70,000 people. In 2022, donated equipment and supplies supported the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort at its medical events in Colombia.

The Colombia response follows Project C.U.R.E.'s 2026 earthquake response in neighboring Venezuela, where two air cargo shipments delivered more than $1.2 million in donated medical supplies and equipment to Caracas.

Project C.U.R.E. will continue working with its partners to identify ongoing needs, support deliveries and share updates as relief reaches health care providers in Colombia.

About Project C.U.R.E.

Project C.U.R.E. was founded in 1987 to address the staggering shortage of medical resources around the world. From its beginnings in a garage in Colorado, Project C.U.R.E. has become the world's largest distributor of donated medical supplies, equipment and services. Project C.U.R.E. delivers more than 250 cargo loads a year using ocean freight and airlifts. More than 30,000 volunteers provide in excess of 250,000 hours of time each year. Through assessment-driven deployment and strategic partnerships, Project C.U.R.E. strengthens health systems worldwide. On average, a single C.U.R.E. Cargo semi-truck-sized container will impact an estimated 30,000 patients. Learn more at projectcure.org.

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