https://www.directrelief.org/series/direct-relief-news/ Emergency response and global humanitarian reporting from Direct Relief, an apolitical, nonsectarian non-profit with a humanitarian mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty and emergencies. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0000 en-US © 2024 Direct Relief Direct Relief episodic Emergency response and global humanitarian reporting from Direct Relief, an apolitical, nonsectarian non-profit with a humanitarian mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty and emergencies. Direct Relief arafanelli@directrelief.org false https://www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/dr_caduceus_1400x1400.png https://www.directrelief.org/series/direct-relief-news/ arafanelli@directrelief.org Emergency response and global humanitarian reporting from Direct Relief, an apolitical, nonsectarian non-profit with a humanitarian mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty and emergencies. No yes bb0b43be-7aa3-50ba-88a2-12808e040e25 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 252332021 https://www.directrelief.org/2021/09/connect-4-pokethon-gives-back-by-catching-them-all/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:08:14 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=59923 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Steph_FamilyFeud-EDIT.png?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 00:29:52 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/08/connect-3-turning-traditional-music-into-non-traditional-fundraising/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:09:20 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=59532 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Sab_Irene-EDIT-e1628635333856.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 false no 00:32:45 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/07/connect-podcast-episode-2-cooking-easy-things-the-hard-way-for-good/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:47:37 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=59371 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TabetaiCooking_PodcastPic.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 false no 00:35:31 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/07/mental-health-support-goes-to-first-responders-of-surfside-condo-collapse/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:48:37 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=59238 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/surfside.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 00:14:40 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/07/connect-podcast-episode-1-how-far-will-gamers-go-to-support-charity-jitsu-may-have-found-the-limit/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:26:27 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=59056 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DR-Connect-Jitsu-feat-image-e1626725671377.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 false no 00:27:02 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/04/in-homeless-communities-gaining-trust-is-key-for-vaccination-efforts/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:55:46 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=57498 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/istock-pic-groundswell-story.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 00:11:28 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/04/chronic-disease-and-mental-health-are-linked-but-how/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:54:37 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=57245 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iStock-1026754404-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/02/treating-an-opioid-use-disorder-is-difficult-a-pandemic-doesnt-help/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:37:43 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=55562 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Naloxone-pic-EDIT.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2021/01/growing-up-in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic-how-covid-is-affecting-childrens-development/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:41:54 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=54553 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Venice-Family-Clinic-Early-Head-Start-Oct-2020-EDIT.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/12/sometimes-getting-to-the-doctor-is-the-hardest-part/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:13:24 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=53969 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Casa-de-la-Amistad-Transportation-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/11/mental-health-providers-see-unprecedented-surge-during-pandemic/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:52:57 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=53216 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mental-health-pic-from-adobe.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/10/for-pregnant-women-stigma-complicates-opioid-misuse-treatment/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:46:58 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=52537 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Healthy-MOMS-feature-image.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/09/wildfires-and-covid-19-overlapping-emergencies-strain-resources-demand-strategic-response/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:54:11 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=52573 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1.jpg?fit=1042%2C548&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/08/way-beyond-their-medical-needs-health-care-providers-prepare-for-hurricane-laura/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:00:55 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=51826 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Baptist-community-health-services.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/08/in-sudan-diabetics-face-increased-risks-amid-pandemic/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:16:30 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=51709 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sudan.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/08/in-ca-wildfires-accelerate-convergence-of-public-health-crises/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:19:32 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=51666 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sbcfire.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/08/a-new-way-for-health-centers-to-keep-the-lights-on/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:13:30 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=51427 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mendocino.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/08/fewer-medical-visits-more-unplanned-pregnancies-how-covid-19-impacts-reproductive-health/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:00:51 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=51344 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/womenshealth.jpg?fit=1800%2C1012&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/07/responding-to-covid-19-in-the-navajo-nation-a-front-line-perspective/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:35:51 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=50973 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/photo-for-navajo-nation-piece-EDIT.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/07/they-dont-have-food-period-let-alone-healthy-options-how-covid-19-has-impacted-chronic-disease-care/ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:12:23 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=50863 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gracemedical-home-1.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/07/responding-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-on-u-s-mexico-border/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:08:24 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=50660 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pic-for-San-Ysidro-profile-story-EDIT.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/06/the-trends-driving-coronavirus-resurgence/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:08:39 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=50539 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pic-for-podcast-with-andrew-on-June-Covid-spike-EDIT.png?fit=1800%2C1012&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/06/racial-health-inequities-persist-heres-how-two-minneapolis-providers-are-bridging-the-gap/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:03:14 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=50396 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southside.jpg?fit=1800%2C1011&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/06/dominica-nearly-eradicated-covid-19-hurricane-season-could-change-that/ Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:07:58 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=50282 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/photo-for-Dominica-Covid-story-EDIT.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/06/deciding-how-and-where-to-send-supplies-during-covid-19/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 12:12:31 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=49978 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/social-vulnerability-map-screenshot-3-EDIT.png?fit=1802%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/05/in-the-midst-of-covid-19-florida-healthcare-providers-prepare-for-hurricane-season/ Thu, 21 May 2020 21:23:15 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=49646 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/backpack.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/05/last-black-man-in-sf-actor-was-appalled-at-mask-prices-so-he-gave-thousands-away/ Sat, 16 May 2020 13:03:44 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=49232 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Jamal-Trulove-calls-out-to-people-passing-by-on-Fillmore-Street-to-let-them-know-that-they-are-giving-away-free-hand-sanitizer-and-a-face-mask.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/05/as-states-reopen-covid-19-death-rate-expected-to-climb/ Thu, 07 May 2020 13:58:18 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=49199 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screenshot_20200507-152408-e1588890530128.png?fit=1968%2C1107&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/05/covid-19-exposes-digital-divide-in-healthcare/ Tue, 05 May 2020 13:12:58 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=49100 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/telehealth-pic-for-wordpress.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/04/not-just-how-but-whom-tracing-the-indirect-deaths-caused-by-covid-19/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:57:14 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=48916 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Balsari-article.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/04/the-camp-fire-destroyed-their-homes-with-many-still-unhoused-covid-19-brings-new-complications/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:49:56 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=48704 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pic-ofr-paradise-covid-story-e1629410152117.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/04/coronavirus-response-a-live-story/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 04:30:21 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=47666 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ETaFHMtXsAAIPaa.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/03/inside-the-lives-of-americas-essential-workers/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:46:21 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=48017 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/orders.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/03/the-tip-of-the-iceberg-infectious-disease-specialist-weighs-in-on-coronavirus-outbreak/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:40:14 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=47614 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lynn-fitzgibbons-cropped-image.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/03/for-one-australian-school-rebuilding-classrooms-came-first-then-mental-health/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 20:09:05 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=47591 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/buxton-feature-image-cropped.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/03/as-u-s-ramps-up-testing-for-covid-19-cases-expected-to-rise/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:24:01 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=47532 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid_reupload.png?fit=1800%2C1012&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/03/beyond-tampons-and-pads-a-solution-to-period-poverty/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:11:24 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=47459 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-image-Kind-Cup.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/02/from-the-middle-class-to-the-working-poor-millions-in-u-s-count-on-free-clinics/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:03:50 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=46650 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/capefear1.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/01/in-iowa-an-unlikely-activist-tackles-the-opioid-epidemic/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:11:07 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=46591 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IHRC-edit.jpg?fit=1802%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2020/01/10-years-later-remembering-the-haiti-earthquake/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 14:12:11 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=46552 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pic-for-10-yr-haiti-anniversary.jpg?fit=1801%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/12/direct-reliefs-top-podcasts-of-2019/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:45:41 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=46182 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Haiti-pic.jpg?fit=1364%2C768&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/12/an-aging-population-calls-for-a-new-approach-to-elder-care-this-clinic-is-meeting-the-challenge/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:08:26 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=46220 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Urban-Health-Plan-Elder-Care-story-pic-1.jpg?fit=1802%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/12/a-year-of-disasters-brings-another-year-of-response/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:18:03 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=46056 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gordon-in-Bahamas-after-Dorian-edit-e1606264938564.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/11/cutting-through-the-noise-by-giving-thanks/ Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:03:01 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=45893 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TG-Podcast-Pic-camoorange-DR-box.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/11/access-to-power-remains-open-question-for-california-health-centers/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:13:49 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=45798 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/power-1-e1665532452596.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/11/haiti-is-facing-a-humanitarian-crisis-this-doctor-is-on-the-front-lines/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:02:40 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=45639 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Haiti-pic.jpg?fit=1364%2C768&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/11/the-climate-is-changing-now-we-must-adapt/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:14:04 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=45593 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/climate-resilience-featured-image-2.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/10/stress-headaches-and-fluttering-heartbeats-the-kincade-fire-is-eroding-mental-health/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:07:19 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=45542 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/petaluma_web.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/10/rags-instead-of-tampons-heres-what-period-poverty-looks-like-in-the-u-s/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:07:41 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=45409 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Edited-Period-poverty-feature-image.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no https://www.directrelief.org/2019/10/to-address-the-national-opioid-crisis-this-health-center-acts-locally/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:58:33 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=45247 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Edit-2.jpg?fit=1800%2C1013&ssl=1 false no 0:00 No no