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Prepped for departure from Direct Relief's warehouse, medical aid is staged on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, bound for health facilities across the globe. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Operational Update: Infusions of Respiratory Support, PPE for Hospitals Continue

Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has shipped requested medical aid to 41 U.S. states and territories and 16 countries around the world, amounting to more than 10 million Defined Daily Doses of medication. Operational activity ...

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Nursing students at Kampala Int'l University make masks.

African Health Care Workers Make Reusable Masks Amid Shortage

Due to a domestic PPE shortage, members of the African medical community have taken the initiative to create and distribute masks to communities across the c...

Children break for snack time at Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, Ca. The health center runs an early head start program for newborns to children up to three years of age. (Photo Courtesy of Venice Family Clinic)

Covid-19

Growing Up in a Pandemic: How Covid is Affecting Children’s Development

Pediatricians are noting developmental delays as well as potential for long-term health consequences, particularly for children from low-income ...

The HEAT experience serving meals to over 400 frontline healthcare workers and 150 patients at Community Health of South Florida Inc. (Photo: NBA)

Health Equity

Miami Heat Donates $1M to Direct Relief to Address Health Gaps

January 15, 2021

Emergency medical supplies, including 200 oxygen concentrators, are prepped for shipment on Jan. 12, 2021, at Direct Relief's warehouse. The shipment was delivered to Lancaster, California, where health facilities are working to care for an influx of Covid-19 patients. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Covid-19 Medical Support Reaches U.S. Hotspots, including Arizona and California

January 14, 2021

Nurses in Malawi holding masks they made during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of AAN)

Covid-19

Eschewing Global Supply Chain, African Health Care Workers Making 1 Million Reusable Masks

January 14, 2021

Face masks sporting different brands for sale in one of the open air markets in Iztapalapa, Mexico. (Meghan Dhaliwal/Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Which Mask Should I Wear? An Exclusive Q&A with Genius Grant Professor

January 14, 2021

Emergency medical supplies, including 200 oxygen concentrators, are prepped for shipment on Jan. 12, 2021, at Direct Relief's warehouse. The shipment was delivered to Lancaster, California, where medical staff are working to treat an influx of Covid-19 patients. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Direct Relief Delivers Oxygen Concentrators to California Covid Hotspot

January 13, 2021

Shipments bound for health facilities across the United States are prepped for departure from Direct Relief's warehouse. The country is experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 cases, and the organization is ramping up shipments to address increased requests. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Direct Relief Accelerates Response as Covid Crisis Intensifies

January 8, 2021

Dr. Lyle Ignace, chief executive officer of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center in Wisconsin, receives his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo courtesy of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center)

Covid-19

Health Centers Receive Vaccines – And Prepare for the Work to Come

January 8, 2021

The United States is predicted to see an increase of nearly 3 million new coronavirus cases within the next three weeks. The country's current tally stands at more than 20 million.

Covid-19

Southern California Braces for January Covid Surge

January 5, 2021

Dr. Vanessa Reyes, a general practice physician at the Community Health Foundation, provides a telehealth consultation to a patient. (Ana Umpierre/Direct Relief)

Telehealth

Telemedicine is Sweeping Puerto Rico, and It’s Here to Stay

January 4, 2021

Charity Navigator 4 Star Charity Rating - Direct Relief

Charity Navigator

“Ten of the Best Charities Everyone’s Heard Of”

January 3, 2021

Patients check in at the new Bumi Sehat Lombok facility. (Photo courtesy of Bumi Sehat)

Community Health

On the Indonesian Island of Lombok, a Model of Gentle Care

December 29, 2020

Dr. Khadijah Lang, president of the Golden State Medical Association, stands in front of a mural of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Los Angeles. (Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Fighting To Breathe: Stories of Covid-19

December 28, 2020

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