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A view taken during an evacuation from Oroville, Butte County of the North Complex Fire. (Photo courtesy of Mykalyn Stahr)

Covid-19

Multiple Disasters Strain Response Systems, Slow Recovery, and Deepen Inequity

A dam in the city of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. (Photo courtesy of the City of Trujillo Alto)

Extreme Weather

Tropical Storm Isaias Unleashes Widespread Flooding in Puerto Rico

A school bus moves through a flooded roadway in Houston, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott has declared much of Southeast Texas disaster areas after heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda dumped more than two feet of water across some areas. (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)

Extreme Weather

Waters Rise in East Texas as Tropical Storm Imelda Drenches Communities

A village in India partially submerged by recent flooding. (Photo courtesy of Doctors for You)

Extreme Weather

Widespread Flooding Has Devastated South Asia. It’s Only the Beginning.

Shipments bound for Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal leave Direct Relief's warehouse on July 19, 2019, containing medical aid for flooded communities in the region. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Extreme Weather

Medical Aid En Route as Deadly Flooding Continues in South Asia

An emergency response worker from HOPE Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, helps a woman out of the water. Direct Relief is supporting the hospital with essential medicines, and will continue shipping requested medical aid to facilities responding to the flooding. (Photo courtesy of HOPE Foundation for Women and Children)

Flooding

Floods, Landslides Batter South Asia

A staff member at Baptist Community Health Services sorts the contents of a Direct Relief Hurricane Prep Pack. Packs were placed at strategic locations across Louisiana in preparation for extreme weather. (Photo courtesy of Baptist Community Health Services)

Hurricane Barry

Health Centers Gear Up for Tropical Storm Barry

Emergency Medical Packs leave Direct Relief’s warehouse. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Hurricane Barry

Tropical Storm Barry: Emergency Aid Deployed

A school gym in eastern Oklahoma was just one of many buildings flooded by ongoing rains in the region, which have displaced thousands. (Photo courtesy of Stigler Health and Wellness Center)

Extreme Weather

Protecting Responders after Floodwaters Inundate Oklahoma Community

Direct Relief staff deliver medical aid to Gulf Coast Health Center in Port Arthur, Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey. Access to vital medicine is often jeopardized after a hurricane. (Photo by Bimarian Films for Direct Relief)

Hurricanes

How Hurricanes Cause Disease Outbreaks

Paraguay

FedEx, Direct Relief Deliver Essential Medicines to Flood-Inundated Paraguay

Hurricanes

Tracking Population Data Could Change Disaster Response

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Free Clinic of Meridian staff member, Desiree Wilson, takes a patient's vital signs during a regularly scheduled appointment. (Photo By Revere Photography for Direct Relief)

Health Equity

Direct Relief Establishes “Fund for Health Equity” with Initial $75 Million

A pharmacist at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, dispenses medication in February 2021. Direct Relief has been able to provide critical donations to the facility since 2020's explosion. (Photo by Francesca Volpi for Direct Relief)

Beirut Explosion

In Lebanon, Insulin and Other Chronic Disease Medications Are Hard to Come By

As disasters become more frequent and more intense, technology can be a tool to coordinate response. California's wildfires, as seen here in the San Bernardino mountains in Sept., 2020, are an example of extreme weather events that prompt protracted disaster responses.(Photo courtesy of San Bernardino County Fire Department)

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As Disaster Response Changes, Data Leads the Way

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Flooding

Covid-19

Multiple Disasters Strain Response Systems, Slow Recovery, and Deepen Inequity

Extreme Weather

Tropical Storm Isaias Unleashes Widespread Flooding in Puerto Rico

Extreme Weather

Waters Rise in East Texas as Tropical Storm Imelda Drenches Communities

Extreme Weather

Widespread Flooding Has Devastated South Asia. It’s Only the Beginning.

Extreme Weather

Medical Aid En Route as Deadly Flooding Continues in South Asia

Flooding

Floods, Landslides Batter South Asia

Hurricane Barry

Health Centers Gear Up for Tropical Storm Barry

Hurricane Barry

Tropical Storm Barry: Emergency Aid Deployed

Extreme Weather

Protecting Responders after Floodwaters Inundate Oklahoma Community

Hurricanes

How Hurricanes Cause Disease Outbreaks

Paraguay

FedEx, Direct Relief Deliver Essential Medicines to Flood-Inundated Paraguay

Hurricanes

Tracking Population Data Could Change Disaster Response

The Latest

Health Equity

Direct Relief Establishes “Fund for Health Equity” with Initial $75 Million

Beirut Explosion

In Lebanon, Insulin and Other Chronic Disease Medications Are Hard to Come By

Health Mapping

As Disaster Response Changes, Data Leads the Way

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