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After responding to California's devastating 2018 wildfire season, Direct Relief began stockpiling N95 respirators so they're at the ready for public distribution for future responses. Wildfires can send particles and debris into the air, which can exacerbate respiratory issues and contribute to long-term health impacts, which researchers are just beginning to discover. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Wildfires

The N95 Mask: A User’s Guide

As wildfires become more common, the health risks of being exposed to smoke and poor air quality are a top concern for health...

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State officials tour Direct Relief's cold room, which stores temperature-sensitive medications like insulin and vaccines, within the organization's 155,000-square-foot warehouse. Officials and staff met Wednesday to discuss how to better respond to future emergencies in California. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

California

California Public Health, Emergency Management Officials Visit Direct Relief

The California Department of Public Health's Chief of Emergency Response, along with other officials, met with Direct Relief to discuss coordinating during future disasters in...

Dr. Iftikher Mahmood is the founder of HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh. The group is working to end fistula, a devastating birth injury, in the region by 2030. (Noah Smith/ Direct Relief)

Obstetric Fistula

Fistula is Devastating. This Doctor Is Working to End It.

Bangladesh has set a goal of ending obstetric fistula by 2030. Dr. Iftikher Mahmood will be an integral part of that work, as will the HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of ...

Dr. Zeni Duarte meets with a patient in her office on Roatan, an island off the coast of Honduras. A lack of mental health professionals
in the country was a driving force for her entry into the field of psychiatry. (Courtesy photo)

Honduras

Inspired by a Tiny Island, A Doctor Turns to Psychiatry

August 16, 2019

Hepatitis A cases as seen across the state of Pennsylvania, with a concentration of cases in the City of Philadelphia. Public health officials are working to contain the outbreak. (Direct Relief map)

Disease Prevention

In Philadelphia, Striving to Halt the Spread of Hepatitis A

August 15, 2019

Gloves and boots at an Ebola treatment center in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. The DRC is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

DRC Ebola Outbreak

Health Workers Battle for Containment as Ebola Outbreak Continues

August 14, 2019

Santa Barbara County Fire Department's new Ford Raptor. (Photo Courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

California Wildfires

Equipping California’s First Responders, Before the Next Disaster Strikes

August 13, 2019

Medical staff check in patients at this week's health fair in the San Juan Convention Center, which hosted thousands. (Talya Meyers/Direct Relief)

Puerto Rico

The Irresistible Draw of a Health Fair

August 8, 2019

Medspire Health staff check in patients at a temporary clinic in Butte County, California, where a fire ravaged the town of Paradise last November. Much of the town's health system was destroyed or closed in the fire. Medspire Health is working to bring healthcare to the community by hosting pop-up clinics where patients can access primary care, mental health and social services. (Photo courtesy of Medspire Health)

Announcements

After the Camp Fire, Bringing Health Care Outside Clinic Walls

August 7, 2019

Nasteha Mohamed, psychiatric care coordinator at the Community-University Health Care Center in Minneapolis, speaks with a patient at the health center. The center works to treat patients with a chronic disease like diabetes holistically, and a medical team works to treat mental health issues, too. "You can't treat the mind and the body separately. They’re inseparable," Mohamed said. "To have colleagues from different fields working together to treat the patient as a whole is incredible." (Photo by Donnie Hedden for Direct Relief)

Disease Prevention

Treating a Chronic Disease, Beginning with Mental Health

August 6, 2019

Damage is still widespread after last fall's earthquake and tsunami in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Direct Relief Intern Aprisal Malale, who is originally from the area, was able to return to his community on behalf of Direct Relief to help spearhead recovery efforts, including funding initiatives to rebuild destroyed health clinics and a local hospital. (Direct Relief photo)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Returning Home to Rebuild

August 5, 2019

Shaquille O'Neal speaks at an event in Los Angeles last month, and has become a spokesperson for health and other causes he's passionate about. (Photo by Anushka Hauerstock for Direct Relief)

Disease Prevention

Retired NBA Star Shaquille O’Neal Defends Against a New Opponent: Heart Disease

August 3, 2019

Many of residents in Houston's diverse community lack regular access to health care. Azeb Yusuf, an outreach coordinator with Bee Busy Wellness Center, has been able to build trust among the community's Ethiopian residents. "I come as a Bee Busy Health member, and also one of them. I came as a refugee to this country, too," she said. Yusuf stands in front of a mobile health unit, donated by Direct Relief, which was being used to provide health services beyond health center walls (Photo by Donnie Hedden for Direct Relief)

Texas

Building Bridges of Trust into Houston’s Ethiopian Community

August 2, 2019

Yusra with her father, Hamisi Mohamed Kaundu, at Muhimbili National Hospital. (Kelsey Grodzovsky/Direct Relief)

Rare Disease

A Six-Year-Old with a Rare Disease Finds Answers – and Treatment

August 1, 2019

Smoke from the Tucker Fire, photographed on July 28. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fire Service-Modoc)

California Wildfires

Tucker Fire Ignites as California’s First Major Blaze of 2019

July 31, 2019

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