COVID-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus Outbreak Response
Delivering protective gear to safeguard health workers and supplying medical items for critical patient care.
Healthy People. Better World.
That means all people -- regardless of politics, religion, or ability to pay. Improving their lives is Direct Relief's mission.
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Humanitarian Relief
Direct Relief works in the U.S. and internationally to equip doctors and nurses with life-saving medical resources to care for the world's most vulnerable people.
Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone in Need.
Disaster Relief
Supporting Disaster-Affected Communities
Responding in disaster-affected communities in the U.S. and around the world.
Outbound
Emergency News & Analysis
Supporting healthcare agencies and first responders to emergencies across the U.S. and globally.
AID TRACKER
Unaudited totals since Jan. 1, 2020
Updated
- in medical aid
- $1,087,035,837
- doses of medicine
- 156,137,054
- pounds of medicine and supplies
- 7,872,346
- deliveries
- 27,904
- healthcare providers supported
- 3,027
Giving is Good Medicine
Everything Direct Relief does, every person whose life is improved or saved, stems from an act of generosity that's purely voluntary. You don't have to donate. That's why it's so extraordinary when you do.
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In Focus
Disaster Relief
Ready When Disasters Strike
An international network of trusted partners enables Direct Relief to assess immediate healthcare needs, understand the situation on the ground, and respond quickly and efficiently when a disaster strikes.
Issues & Solutions
Advancing Health Globally
Direct Relief equips health professionals in resource-poor communities to meet the challenges of diagnosing, treating, and caring for people in need.
Charity Navigator
Direct Relief Earns Top Charity Ranking
Direct Relief’s leading financial performance and efficiency have earned it a 4-star rating for the eighth consecutive year from Charity Navigator, and top ranking on its list of best charities.
Charity Ratings
Direct Relief Ranked 7th Largest U.S. Charity
The growth occurred in a year when Direct Relief extended more help to more people in need than ever before in its 70-year history, furnishing essential medications, vaccines, instruments and supplies to all 50 U.S. and globally.
The Latest
Covid-19
Covid-19 Cases Crest in U.S. as PPE Demand Remains High
The United States is experiencing its highest coronavirus case counts of the pandemic, with more than 1.2 million cases identified in the country last week. Direct Relief has again increased operational activity to respond to the spike in ...
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Hurricanes
After Two Deadly Hurricanes, On the Ground in the Sula Valley of Honduras
In Honduras’s Sula Valley, where two deadly hurricanes barreled through less than two weeks apart, aid workers on the ground are describing whole communities underwater. People stranded on ...
Hurricanes
As Two Storms Devastate Latin America, Mapping the Region’s Most Vulnerable
Hurricane Iota walloped Nicaragua last week with Category 4 winds of 155 miles per hour. The storm, which Nicaragua’s government declared the strongest ever to hit the nation, came on ...