Cyclones

People assess the damage caused by Cyclone Amphan. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Ravikant Singh)

Covid-19

One Pandemic, Two Cyclones: In India, Aid Groups Respond Amid the Damage

Health workers took heroic measures to protect people from overdoses in 2019, whether in Virginia or Puerto Rico. Above, Dr. Chaco Vargas hugs a patient in Puerto Rico while doing outreach earlier this year to those in recovery from opioid addiction. (Bimarian Films)

Giving Back

ICYMI: Good Things Happened in 2019

Damage to the city of Tacloban, in the Philippines, in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. (Photo by Jodie Willard for Direct Relief)

Humanitarian Crisis

10 Disasters That Changed the World

Direct Relief's Gordon Willcock meets with a doctor in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian hit the islands as a Category 5 hurricane in August.

Health

A Year of Disasters Brings Another Year of Response

Dr. Neide Santos and Dr. Shilpa Jamnadas, medical director of Mascarenhas Hospital in Beira. (Noah Smith/ Direct Relief)

Cyclone Idai

Cyclone Idai Destroyed Their Hospital. They Never Stopped Treating Patients.

Cyclone Vayu is charging towards western India and southeastern Pakistan and is expected to make landfall Thursday. Direct Relief is contacting local partner healthcare facilities to gauge medical needs. (Map courtesy of earth.nullschool.net)

Cyclones

Hundreds of Thousands in India Evacuated Ahead of Severe Cyclone

Hurricanes

Tracking Population Data Could Change Disaster Response

Medical staff from Health Alliance International unload medical supplies from Direct Relief at temporary clinics in Mozambique in April, 2019. Direct Relief has been supporting the work of local groups in Mozambique as they work to treat patients still impacted by the two cyclones that swept through the country earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of Health Alliance International)

Mozambique

After Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, Recovery in Mozambique Continues

Epidemiologists at Harvard School of Public Health, with whom Direct Relief, Nethope, Facebook's Data for Good team, and the Northwestern University School of Medicine have been collaborating since the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, have updated their model to understand how the emergence of cholera cases could spread to better target vaccination efforts.

Predicting the Spread of Cholera in Mozambique

Families evacuate in Odisha, India, before Cyclone Fani came ashore on Friday. (Photo courtesy of Odisha Police Department)

Cyclones

Millions Evacuate as Deadly Cyclone Fani Lashes India, Churns Towards Bangladesh

Cyclone Fani is on track to make landfall on Friday in India. (Map courtesy of earth.nullschool.net)

Cyclones

India, Bangladesh Facing Strongest Cyclone in Decades

A medical worker fills a bucket with clean water outside an emergency treatment tent at the Macurungo Urban Health Center in Beira, Mozambique, on Friday, March 29, 2019. Cyclone Idai hit the Mozambican coast earlier this month, devastating the port city of Beira and killing at least 700 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Cyclone Kenneth is dealing a second blow to the country. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cholera

If Cyclone Kenneth Leads to Cholera in Mozambique, Who Is Most at Risk?

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The aftermath of Tuesday's explosion as seen in downtown Beirut. (Photo by Serene Dardari/Anera)

Beirut Explosion

Deadly Lebanon Explosion Rocks Beirut, Aid Groups Respond

Jarianna Cruz at Dr. Antonio Ortiz University Pediatric Hospital on August 6, 2019, just after a dialysis session. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Puerto Rico

For These Puerto Rican Kids, A Spot on the Transplant List Comes with a Price Tag

Covid-19 has caused interruptions in patient care, including routine prenatal visits and women's health screenings. (Shutterstock)

Covid-19

Fewer Medical Visits, More Unplanned Pregnancies.

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