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Parts of Jefferson City, Missouri, were seriously damaged by tornadoes that swept through the area this week. (Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Public Safety)

Tornadoes

Missouri Reels from Deadly Tornadoes

Tornadoes ripped through southwest Missouri overnight, leaving three people dead in their wake. The midnight tornadoes, part of a larger band of storms in the Midwest, also left at least 20 people injured and caused significant damage in ...

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Danja Fistula Center, Niger (Courtesy photo)

Obstetric Fistula

Equipping Surgeons to End Obstetric Fistula

While surgery and surgical tools are essential to ending fistula, they are only part of th...

Medical staff from Health Alliance International unload medical supplies from Direct Relief at temporary clinics in Mozambique in April, 2019. Direct Relief has been supporting the work of local groups in Mozambique as they work to treat patients still impacted by the two cyclones that swept through the country earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of Health Alliance International)

Mozambique

After Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, Recovery in Mozambique Continues

It’s been eight weeks since Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, bringing destructive winds and torrential rain that created dangerous flooding, effectively creating an inland sea and ...

Epidemiologists at Harvard School of Public Health, with whom Direct Relief, Nethope, Facebook's Data for Good team, and the Northwestern University School of Medicine have been collaborating since the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, have updated their model to understand how the emergence of cholera cases could spread to better target vaccination efforts.

Predicting the Spread of Cholera in Mozambique

May 15, 2019

Flooding has inundated communities across Paraguay after seasonal rains swept through the region. Direct Relief is working with agencies responding, including Paraguay's Ministry of Health, to coordinate shipments of requested medical aid. Here, emergency responders help residents evacuate. (Photo courtesy of Paraguay's Secretariat of National Emergency)

Paraguay

Floods in Paraguay Displace Thousands

May 14, 2019

A mother and baby spend time at the Danja Fistula Center in Southern Niger. Direct Relief is committed to supporting healthy births around the world, and is working to equip local healthcare providers. (Photo by William Vazquez)

Maternal Health

Celebrating Moms and Midwives Around the World

May 9, 2019

The Camp Fire destroyed most of the town of Paradise, California, as pictured here in December, 2018. (Andrew MacCalla/Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

Six Months After Deadly Wildfires, Recovery Continues

May 8, 2019

Direct Relief staff deliver emergency medical aid to staff at Christ Clinic in Katy, Texas, in the days following Hurricane Harvey. Christ Clinic and 10 other free and charitable clinics are the recipients of Hurricane Harvery recovery and resiliency funds from Direct Relief. (Photos by Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Texas

Direct Relief Donates $1.4 Million Texas Free and Charitable Clinics

May 7, 2019

Families evacuate in Odisha, India, before Cyclone Fani came ashore on Friday. (Photo courtesy of Odisha Police Department)

Cyclones

Millions Evacuate as Deadly Cyclone Fani Lashes India, Churns Towards Bangladesh

May 3, 2019

Cyclone Fani is on track to make landfall on Friday in India. (Map courtesy of earth.nullschool.net)

Cyclones

India, Bangladesh Facing Strongest Cyclone in Decades

May 2, 2019

A medical worker fills a bucket with clean water outside an emergency treatment tent at the Macurungo Urban Health Center in Beira, Mozambique, on Friday, March 29, 2019. Cyclone Idai hit the Mozambican coast earlier this month, devastating the port city of Beira and killing at least 700 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Cyclone Kenneth is dealing a second blow to the country. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cholera

If Cyclone Kenneth Leads to Cholera in Mozambique, Who Is Most at Risk?

April 27, 2019

Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall over Mozambique on Thursday, displacing thousands just a month after Cyclone Idai devastated the country. (Satellite image courtesy of NASA/EPA)

Cyclones

Cyclone Kenneth Sweeps Through Mozambique

April 25, 2019

Tropical Storm Kenneth is tracking towards the Mozambique/Tanzania border later this week.

Cyclone Idai

Weeks After Cyclone Idai, Mozambique Braces for Second Impact with Tropical Storm Kenneth

April 23, 2019

Measles

The Global Measles Epidemic Isn’t (Just) About Measles

April 20, 2019

Shipments of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses, left Direct Relief's warehouse on March 21, 2019, bound for Corporacion SANOS in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The community health center not only provides primary care, but also mental health and addiction treatment services and is working to combat opioid overdose on the island. Also pictured are shipments of naloxone to the Camuy Health Services, Centro de Servicios Primarios and NeoMed Center. Alcohol swabs, syringes and other supplies were also included in the shipments. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Opioid Epidemic

Shipments of Naloxone Continue to Puerto Rico Health Centers

April 16, 2019

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