Direct Relief Updates

Direct Relief is funding reliable power and medical oxygen projects in Sierra Leone, the Gambia, and Liberia, with a $5.5 million grant. By Talya MeyersJanuary 2, 2025 4:35 AM Republish Editor’s...

Dr. Rick Hodes, a spinal surgeon practicing in Ethiopia for decades, operates a program treating hundreds of patients annually with conditions ranging from scoliosis to tuberculosis-related...

By Nick Allen KYIV, UKRAINE – A drone likely carrying a payload of explosives buzzes in the chill night sky over Kyiv, chased by searchlights, before heading towards the Dnipro River and the eastern...

Direct Relief is assessing current medical needs around multiple emergency events. By Brea Burkholz Over the weekend, Tropical Cyclone Chido tore through the Mayotte archipelago, Comoros, and...

Humanitarian aid channels into Syria have long been fraught with challenges due to shifting military control, international diplomacy, and fluctuations in funding and supply chains. Nonetheless,...

Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 11/29/2024 - 12/06/2024 By Lara Cooper, Direct Relief Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 392 shipments of requested medical aid to...

By Nick Allen, Direct Relief CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE – In April 2022, hours after Russian troops withdrew from the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, humanitarian aid workers with the Association...

Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the month of November 2024. By Maeve Ozimec, Direct Relief Over the past month, Direct Relief has delivered 1,887 shipments of requested medical aid to 53...

A new generation of people who have lost limbs are training to work with others of similar experience. By Nick Allen November 26, 2024 5:40 AM As Ukraine unofficially counts as many as 100,000...

Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 11/08/2024 - 11/15/2024 Over the past 7 days, Direct Relief has delivered 530 shipments of requested medical aid to 44 U.S. states and...

A year after the Category 5 storm made landfall on Mexico's western coast, recovery continues. Direct Relief has provided nearly $1.65 million in medical aid and $185,000 in financial assistance to...

Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 10/25/2024 - 11/01/2024 Over the past 7 days, Direct Relief has delivered 388 shipments of requested medical aid to 41 U.S. states and...

Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 10/18/2024 - 10/25/2024 Over the past 7 days, Direct Relief has delivered 470 shipments of requested medical aid to 41 U.S. states and...

Part of a $2 Million Grant Initiative by Direct Relief to Restore Health Services in Communities Hit by the Storms By StaffOctober 23, 2024 1:27 PM In response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Direct...

A newly published study in Nature finds that long-term excess deaths attributable to tropical cyclones (called hurricanes in North America) can be 300 or more times higher than immediate deaths...

By Olivia Lewis October 17, 2024 11:11 AM It was 1:30 in the morning, but staff from Clinica Esperanza were already at work, packing up their medical supplies. The evening before, on April 19, fire...

The grants will support 14 health centers, free clinics, and charitable pharmacies responding to the storm’s impacts. In response to the severe impacts of Hurricane Helene, Direct Relief is providing...

Medical providers from regional agencies and the nonprofit NGO Medical Impact respond to an area of rural Mexico inundated by last week's storms. Equipped with first aid essentials, the groups were...

The Big Bend area of Florida is bracing for impact, which is expected to occur on Thursday. Direct Relief is mobilizing medical resources ahead of the storm's hit. By Lara Cooper Hurricane Helene...

Response to Hurricane John in Mexico and Preparation for Hurricane Helene in Florida By Brea Burkholz As communities in Mexico begin to assess the damage from Hurricane John, another powerful storm,...