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Direct Relief-provided personal care items are loaded onto a zipline crossing to reach flood-affected families in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot district, an area across the Trishuli River where flood-damaged bridges and roads have severely disrupted access. (Photo courtesy of Mountain Heart Nepal)

Operational Update

Responding to Nepal Floods, Supporting Cancer Prevention in Uganda, and More

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 555 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories, and to 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 9.8 million ...

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Sreejesh Parajuli, a paramedic with Dhulikhel Hospital carries a Direct Relief Emergency Medical Pack and enters a vehicle to travel to treat survivors of the recent floods in the Himalayan valley along the Nepal-Tibet border, on September 11, 2026 in Dhulikhel, Nepal.

Health

Day Zero Starts Before Disaster Strikes

Subscribe on LinkedIn This story first appeared in Amy Weaver’s LinkedIn newsletter, Direct Relief: Hope Ahead. When disaster strikes, we tend to measure response in hours. How ...

Damage from Hurricane Lowell is seen on Kauai's Kaumualli Highway on Sept. 8, 2026. Thousands are still without power from the storm.

Extreme Weather

Kaua'i Slammed by Hurricane Lowell Amid Active Pacific Season

Since Hurricane Lowell’s high winds and heavy rain tracked through the Pacific, residents on Kaua’i have experienced severe flooding, downed trees and power lines, and ...

Staff with Mountain Heart Nepal cross the Trishuli River on Sept. 14, 2026, via zipline to deliver Direct Relief-provided aid to support people who have been evacuated after the floods. Access remains extremely limited to the floods areas of northern Nepal with many of the region's bridges destroyed.

Nepal Floods 2026

How 2015 Earthquake Lessons Guide Response to Nepal’s Recent “Himalayan Tsunami”

September 15, 2026

Medical aid shipments for Honduras depart Direct Relief's warehouse. The organization is welcoming two new board members to support Direct Relief's humanitarian work around the world.

Announcements

Direct Relief Appoints Jeff Berman and Curt Menefee to Board of Directors 

September 14, 2026

A pharmacist manages patient medications at Cape Fear Clinic, Wilmington, North Carolina, in this file photo. Direct Relief supports free and charitable clinics across the United States with medical and financial aid.

National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics

The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics Celebrates 25 Years

September 14, 2026

Operational Update

Nepal Flood Response Continues, Midwife Kits Reach South Sudan, and Diabetes Medicines Arrive in Yemen

September 11, 2026

Craig Redmond, COO of Direct Relief, speaks at the NAFC symposium in Washington, DC, on Aug. 24, 2026.

National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics

Direct Relief Commits $750K to NAFC to Support Safety-Net Health Clinics

September 10, 2026

Medical aid from Direct Relief arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport on September 06, 2026, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The shipment contained medical essentials, including IV fluids, water purification supplies, essential medicines, and more.

Nepal Floods 2026

Medicines Arrive in Nepal as Health Providers Work to Reach the Last Mile

September 8, 2026

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