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Abaco Island, Bahamas, post-Hurricane Dorian. (Peter E. Howard/University of Miami)

Hurricane Dorian

After Hurricane Dorian, What’s Next?

Hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history, struck the Bahamas nearly two months ago, causing more than 60 deaths, inflicting at least $7 billion in damage, and devastating the island’s health ...

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Pascual Torres speaks with a group of patients at a Siempre Unidos clinic. (Photo courtesy of Siempre Unidos)

Honduras

Marginalized Hondurans Find Supportive Care, Friendship at Local Clinic

For HIV positive patients, sex workers, LGBTQ community members, and other vulnerable Hondurans, the organization Siempre Unidos provides health services, education, and a safe p...

With wildfires in California increasing in frequency and scale, preemptive power shut-offs have begun to take place in order to prevent future blazes. However, lack of power can bring its own health risks, and many health centers across the state lack the necessary back-up power options to sustain health operations for an extended amount of time. (Photo by Donnie Hedden for Direct Relief)

California

Blackouts Reveal Widespread Vulnerability in Healthcare System

Last week’s widespread electricity blackouts across California revealed a dangerous vulnerability in America’s health care safety net. Modern health care is built on the assumption of ...

A solar nanogrid is unveiled in Grand Fond, Dominica, on Oct. 4, 2019. The nanogrid provides emergency power, water purification and refrigerated storage for medicines like vaccines. (Photo by Chad Ambo for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Maria

Switched On, Off the Grid in the Caribbean

October 16, 2019

Smoke from the Saddleridge Fire crosses the I-5 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley last week. (Noah Smith / Direct Relief)(Noah Smith/DIrectRelief)

California Wildfires

In the Haze of the Saddleridge Fire, Helping Patients Breathe

October 15, 2019

Japan's Self-Defense Forces respond after Typhoon Hagibis. The country, which is vulnerable to a number of natural disasters, has a sophisticated disaster management system in place. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces)

Typhoons

Typhoon Hagibis Cuts a Destructive Path through Japan

October 14, 2019

Smoke from the Sandalwood Fire above a Dollar Tree in San Fernando, California, on October 11. The fire had burned through nearly 5,000 acres as of Friday afternoon, killing one and causing episodes of respiratory distress and other medical issues. (Noah Smith/Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

California’s Wildfires Jeopardize Community Health

October 11, 2019

Power outages throughout California, as of Thursday evening. (Map by Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

Healthcare Providers, Patients Confront California Power Outages

October 10, 2019

When Direct Relief receives a donation of insulin, it is stored in the organization’s 2,800-square-foot cold room, which stays between between 36 and 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The room is stacked floor to ceiling with temperature-sensitive medications, like insulin and vaccines, and where that medication is packed into special cold shipping containers that keep temperature consistent until the insulin arrives at the health center, clinic or hospital able to store it and administer to patients. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Disease Prevention

Forging the Links of Cold Chain Medication

October 10, 2019

GMR's donated ambulances on their way to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian (Photo Courtesy of Global Medical Response)

Hurricane Dorian

After Ambulances in the Bahamas Were Swamped by Dorian, a New Fleet Arrives

October 9, 2019

Dr. Chuck Fenzi inventories medicines at the Westside Neighborhood Clinic. Since 2017, Direct Relief has provided health centers, clinics, and organizations across the country with over 350,000 vials of Naloxone, including the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. (Amarica Rafanelli/Direct Relief)

Opioid Epidemic

To Address the National Opioid Crisis, This Health Center Acts Locally

October 8, 2019

A satellite image shows Super Typhoon Hagibis on Oct. 7, 2019 as it impacts Guam and the Federated States of Micronesia. (Photo by NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS))

Typhoons

Super Typhoon Hagibis Rapidly Gathers Strength Over the Pacific

October 7, 2019

A Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services crew sets off to perform mosquito containment work. Like many other countries in the tropics, the Marshall Islands has been fighting to contain an outbreak that first appeared in June of this year. (Photo courtesy of Jack Niedenthal.)

Disease Prevention

This is the Worst Dengue Year in Nearly a Decade. It May Get Worse from Here.

October 4, 2019

Jamaica's First Lady Juliet Holness visits Direct Relief headquarters on Sept. 26, 2019, when she received a tour of the organization's medical warehouse and briefings from staff. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Jamaica

Jamaica’s First Lady Visits Direct Relief Headquarters

October 1, 2019

Baseball legend Carlos Delgado is giving back to children in Puerto Rico, through his foundation, Extra Bases, which is working to connect children on the island to medical care. (Photo courtesy of Extra Bases)

Puerto Rico

Carlos Delgado, Major League Legend, Steps Up to Bat for Puerto Rico’s Kids

September 30, 2019

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