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Operational Update

Direct Relief Responds to Typhoon in the North Pacific, Dispatches Medical Aid to16 Countries

Over the past week, Direct Relief dispatched 475 shipments of requested medical aid to 45 U.S. states and territories and 16 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 3.9 million defined ...

The Alverno Dam in Cheboygan County is pictured on April 16, 2026.

Extreme Weather

Michigan Flooding: Dozens of Counties Under State of Emergency Amid Dam Risks, Health Concerns

DETROIT – Four days of heavy rains and spring snowmelt have flooded 33 northern counties in Michigan’s lower peninsula. As a result, those in the Great Lakes State are ...

A young girl in a denim jacket and red shirt sits at a desk across from a woman wearing a pink top. The woman wears latex gloves and is holding the girls hand steady while testing her blood glucose.

Lebanon

A Shipment to Lebanon Bolsters Diabetes Care for 1,200 Children

Last week, Michele Abi Saad, managing director at the Chronic Care Center in Baabda, near Beirut, could hear and feel missile strikes nearby. It didn’t stop her or the center’s staff from ...