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Healthcare Provider Ines Mendoza in the pharmacy of the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, in Goleta, California. The Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics are among the hundreds of community health centers across the U.S. that received Bayer-donated IUDs to bolster reproductive health services for uninsured women this year. (Photo by Erin Feinblatt for Direct Relief)

Giving Back

Direct Relief: 2021 Impact Report

Direct Relief improves the health and lives of people worldwide affected by poverty or emergencies. This year, the organization supported local healthcare facilities, public health ...

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A woman receives prenatal care at the Adama Martha Memorial Community Health Center in Sierra Leone pre-pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Jericho Road Community Health Center)

Maternal Health

The Risks to Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan African: “They’re Focused on Just Getting Through It.”

A mother in the West African nation of Togo was seven months pregnant when a community health worker went to her home to connect her with prenatal care for the first time. She had given ...

Health

Improving the Health of African Migrants in the United States: A Story Map

Improving the health outcomes of African migrants in the U.S. largely depends on how comfortable they feel seeking out health services. That was a key finding of research conducted by ...

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Covid-19

Vaccine Inequities Persist Globally as Omicron Variant Spreads

December 4, 2021

On Dec. 2, 2021, more than 2.1 million doses of Astrazeneca vaccine arrived in Toluca, Mexico, as a result of a donation between the U.S. and Mexico governments, with logistical support from Direct Relief. The organization, in close coordination with FedEx, has assisted with delivery of more than 10 million Covid-19 doses between the two countries. (Photos courtesy of U.S. Health and Human Services)

Covid-19

Operational Update: With Latest Shipment, Direct Relief Facilitates More than 10 Million Covid-19 Vaccines between U.S., Mexico

December 3, 2021

Medical staff process a Covid-19 test earlier this year. Concerns have arisen globally over the past week as the Omicron variant has been recorded in at least 24 countries. (Courtesy photo)

Covid-19

New Covid-19 Variant Causes Concern Globally, Found in U.S.

December 2, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are prepped at a Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic vaccine event earlier this year. Uber is providing rides for patients to health centers and free clinics so they can get vaccines or booster shots in their communities. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Health Clinics Have Until Year-End to Use Uber Ride Credits for Covid-19 Vaccinations

December 1, 2021

A midwife cares for an infant at a hospital in Idlib, Syria, supported by the Syrian American Medical Society, or SAMS. Direct Relief provided requested medical aid to SAMS over the past week. (SAMS photo)

Covid-19

Operational Update: 1.2 Million Doses of Medication Shipped to 10 Countries This Week

November 26, 2021

Dr. Felix M. Valbuena, Jr., CEO of CHASS, at the weekly summertime CHASS "Mercado" in 2019. The Detroit health center focuses on holistic approaches to chronic disease management, like increasing access to healthy food options. (Noah Smith/ Direct Relief)

Health Equity

In Detroit, A Team Care Model Increases Support for Diabetic Patients

November 23, 2021

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