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Healthcare providers with Bumi Sehat Foundation see the smallest patients on Oct. 16, 2018, at temporary clinic set up in Palu, Indonesia, to treat people displaced by last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami. (Photo courtesy of Bumi Sehat Foundation)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Caring for Mothers and Babies After the Earthquake

With limited access to healthcare and nutrition, pregnant mothers and their babies are at particular risk after disasters. Local midwives are working to c...

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Click on the dashboard above to explore. (Map by Andrew Schroeder and Kristin Cothern/Direct Relief)

DRC Ebola Outbreak

Ebola Crisis Accelerates in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Health officials in the region are working to quell th...

Mexico Beach, Florida, was demolished by Hurricane Michael's impact in the Florida Panhandle. Many in the region are still displaced from the storm, and health centers and free clinics in Florida's Panhandle are working to regroup and continue serving patients. Direct Relief is issuing $250,000 for emergency costs to support their efforts. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Michael

Direct Relief Commits $250,000 to Storm-Impacted Health Facilities

Direct Relief today committed an initial $250,000 in cash and made available its current inventory of more than $85 million in medications and other medical products in response to the ...

Direct Relief's Andrew MacCalla hands off an emergency medical backpack to Dr. Eileen Ramsaran, who was conducting medical care at a hurricane shelter in Panama City on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The shelter was filled with medically vulnerable people who had been evacuated from local hospitals. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Michael

Vulnerable Patients Cared for at Local Shelters

October 15, 2018

Mexico Beach, Florida, was demolished by Hurricane Michael's impact in the Florida Panhandle. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael Leaves Path of Devastation Across Southeast

October 12, 2018

Panama City locals walk past destroyed buildings as Direct Relief brings medical supplies and funding to the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in the Florida panhandle on Saturday, October 13, 2018.

Hurricane Michael

In Hurricane Michael’s Wake, Health Facilities Turn to Facebook to Inform Patients

October 11, 2018

Map of social vulnerability and Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael Strikes Some of the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

October 10, 2018

Devastation in Palu, Indonesia, is pictured on October 9, 2018. Responding in the area are members of the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center, which has been conducting search and rescue in the days since the earthquake and tsunami struck, as well as medical outreach, shelter care and food distribution. Direct Relief is supporting MDMC with funding to continue their critical work in the region as recovery begins. (Photo courtesy of MDMC)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Local Indonesian Groups Continue Medical Outreach in Disaster-Impacted Areas

October 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael gathers strength in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of NOAA)

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael Escalates into Category 4 Storm

October 10, 2018

Hurricanes

Tracking Hurricane Michael on Approach to U.S. Gulf Coast

October 8, 2018

A Muhammadiyah volunteer measures the blood pressure of a woman seeking care at one of the organization's medical outposts set up in Palu, Indonesia, after last week's earthquake and tsunami. Muhammadiyah is one of the local groups Direct Relief is supporting. (Photo courtesy of Muhammadiyah)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Indonesian Groups Going to Heroic Lengths in Tsunami Aftermath

October 5, 2018

Destruction in Palu, Indonesia. (Gordon Willcock/Direct Relief)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcano – Day 7

October 5, 2018

Muhammadiyah volunteers support relief efforts after an avalanche in Central Java. (Photo courtesy of MDMC)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Direct Relief Issues $100,000 for Indonesia Tsunami Response

October 3, 2018

Direct Relief has offered $30 million of medical inventory for survivors of the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Sulawesi region last week. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Emergency Supply Cache to Aid Tsunami Survivors

October 3, 2018

Destruction in Palu, Indonesia. (Gordon Willcock/Direct Relief)

Indonesia Earthquake 2018

Indonesia, AHA Centre Review Offers of International Aid

October 1, 2018

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