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A patient is prepared for a fistula surgery at HOPE Hospital on January 17, 2018, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo by Rajib Dhar for Direct Relief)

Obstetric Fistula

Equipping Surgeons to End Obstetric Fistula

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

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

Modeling aims to target vaccination campaigns and protect more people against t...

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

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

Los envíos de naloxona, que revierte las sobredosis de opioides, salieron del almacén de Direct Relief el 21 de marzo de 2019 con destino a Corporación SANOS en Caguas, Puerto Rico. El centro de salud de la comunidad no solo brinda atención primaria, sino también servicios de salud mental y tratamiento de adicciones, y trabaja para combatir la sobredosis de opioides en la isla. En la foto también se muestran los envíos de naloxona a Camuy Health Services, Centro de Servicios Primarios y NeoMed Center. También se incluyeron hisopos con alcohol, jeringas y otros suministros en los envíos. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Opioid Epidemic

Continúan los Envíos de Naloxona para Revertir los Efectos de Opioides a Los Centros de Salud de Puerto Rico

April 16, 2019

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Obstetric Fistula

Equipping Surgeons to End Obstetric Fistula

Mozambique

After Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, Recovery in Mozambique Continues

Predicting the Spread of Cholera in Mozambique

Paraguay

Floods in Paraguay Displace Thousands

Maternal Health

Celebrating Moms and Midwives Around the World

California Wildfires

Six Months After Deadly Wildfires, Recovery Continues

Texas

Direct Relief Donates $1.4 Million Texas Free and Charitable Clinics

Cyclones

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

Cyclones

India, Bangladesh Facing Strongest Cyclone in Decades

Cholera

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

Cyclones

Cyclone Kenneth Sweeps Through Mozambique

Cyclone Idai

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

Measles

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

Opioid Epidemic

Shipments of Naloxone Continue to Puerto Rico Health Centers

Opioid Epidemic

Continúan los Envíos de Naloxona para Revertir los Efectos de Opioides a Los Centros de Salud de Puerto Rico

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