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Emergency Response 2007

Civil Strife - Kenya »    

Type:  Civil strife
Affected Area:  Kenya
Date:  Began December 27, 2007
Local Partner(s):  OGRA Foundation
Overview:  Released emergency medical aid to partner OGRA Foundation. Learn more » 

Cyclone Sidr - Bangladesh »    

Type:  Cyclone
Affected Area:  Bangladesh
Date:  November 15, 2007
Local Partner(s):  Hope Foundation
Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha
SRDD
Overview:  Released $280,000 (wholesale) in medical material aid currently en route to partners. Learn more » 

Fires - Southern California »   

Type:  Fires
Affected Area:  Between Santa Barbara and San Diego counties
Date:  October 21, 2007
Local Partner(s):  California Primary Care Association
Community Clinic Assocation of Los Angeles
Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics
Council of Community Clinics in San Diego
Overview:  Direct Relief has extended offers of support of medical inventories to partner clinics, clinic associations, and emergency officials. Learn more » 

Earthquake - Peru »  

Type:  Earthquake
Affected Area:  Central coast region, including Lima
Date:  August 15, 2007
Local Partner(s):  Archdiocese of Lima
Peruvian American Medical Society
Overview:  Direct Relief has mobilized medical material and cash resources to support the recovery from the 7.9-magnitude earthquake. Learn more » 

Fire - Santa Barbara County, California, USA » 

Type:  Fire
Affected Area:  Santa Barbara County, CA, USA
Date:  July 4, 2007
Local Partner(s):  American Red Cross
Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health
Overview:  The fire has burned more than 92,000 acres and could threaten urban populated areas. Learn more » 

Floods - South Asia » 

Type:  Floods
Affected Area:  Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Date:  June 2007
Local Partner(s):  ADRA
American Refugee Committee
Marie Stopes Clinic Society
Public Health Department of Greater Mumbai
Overview:  The severe flooding has left more than 2,300 dead and 20 million displaced. Learn more » 

Flood - Jakarta, Indonesia »

Type:  Flooding
Affected Area:  Jakarta, Indonesia
Date:  February 2007
Local Partner(s):  CHF International
Indonesian Red Crescent
Overview:  Flooding that began February 2 has caused at least 85 fatalities and left 350,000 homeless. Learn more » 

Floods - Bolivia »

Type:  Flooding
Affected Area:  Eastern province of Santa Cruz and surrounding areas
Date:  February 2007
Local Partner(s):  ProMujer
PROSALUD
Population Services International
Overview:  After nearly three months of heavy rain in Bolivia, UNICEF estimates that as many as 400,000 people have been affected by the worst floods in 25 years. Learn more » 
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Efficiency

Forbes magazine has rated Direct Relief 100% efficient in fundraising for the eighth time in 2010.

Leverage

In the past 10 years, each dollar spent has provided up to $30 (wholesale) of medical material aid specifically requested by in-country health professionals to care for patients.