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BENI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - A doctor wearing full protective gear speaks to a patient in the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The DRC is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

DRC Ebola Outbreak

Ebola Continues to Spread, Even as Medicine Advances

Two major setbacks hit the Democratic Republic of Congo in the midst of the central African country’s ongoing struggle to contain an Ebola outbreak that has claimed the lives of more than 1,700 people. After a confirmed case in Goma, ...

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Shipments bound for Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal leave Direct Relief's warehouse on July 19, 2019, containing medical aid for flooded communities in the region. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Extreme Weather

Medical Aid En Route as Deadly Flooding Continues in South Asia

Medical aid bound for Dhulikhel Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, as the hospital's emergency response team works to reach patients in flood-impacted c...

Diabetes experts from across the United States convened at Direct Relief's headquarters on July 18, 2019, as a part of the Community Health Summit, which focused on improving diabetes care for the most vulnerable. The meeting was held in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in order to share the learnings of past award winners from the BD Helping Build Healthy Communities program. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Diabetes

For Underserved Patients, A Fresh Approach to Diabetes

Diabetes experts from across the country convene at Direct Relief headquarters for Community Hea...

Asekanadziwa Mtangwanika, a nurse, takes a cancer patient's blood pressure at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. (Photo courtesy of UNC Project Malawi)

Cancer

Malawi’s Changing Cancer Landscape

July 18, 2019

Shipments of essential medical aid, including protective equipment, are staged at Direct Relief's warehouse on July 17, 2019, for transport to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the second largest outbreak of Ebola is ongoing. The shipment is bound for the country's Ministry of Health, to be used in health facilities across the country, bolstering public health response to the outbreak. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization designated the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

DRC Ebola Outbreak

Protective Gear Bound for Frontlines of DRC Ebola Outbreak

July 17, 2019

An emergency response worker from HOPE Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, helps a woman out of the water. Direct Relief is supporting the hospital with essential medicines, and will continue shipping requested medical aid to facilities responding to the flooding. (Photo courtesy of HOPE Foundation for Women and Children)

Flooding

Floods, Landslides Batter South Asia

July 16, 2019

A staff member at Baptist Community Health Services shows off the sorted contents of a Direct Relief Hurricane Prep Pack. (Photo courtesy of Baptist Community Health Services)

Hurricane Barry

After Bracing for the Worst, Louisiana Health Centers are Ready for Next Time

July 15, 2019

A resident stands in flood water outside a home near Lake Pontchartrain, after Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Lewisburg, Louisiana U.S., on Friday, July 13, 2019. Barry is threatening to bring life-threatening floods after making landfall in Louisiana on Saturday, as the tropical storm lashes the state with as much as two feet of rain. (Photo by Nicole Craine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Hurricane Barry

Barry Hits as Hurricane, Lashes Louisiana

July 13, 2019

Population change in New Orleans. July 12, 2019 at 12 am. Map by Andrew Schroeder, research and analysis director at Direct Relief.

Hurricane Barry

As Storm Threatens New Orleans, Lower Ninth Ward Residents Stay Put

July 12, 2019

Medical aid for communities threatened by Tropical Storm Barry is prepared for delivery at Direct Relief's California warehouse. (Photo/Tony Morain)

Hurricane Barry

As Tropical Storm Barry Nears Gulf, FedEx & Direct Relief Mobilize Aid

July 12, 2019

A staff member at Baptist Community Health Services sorts the contents of a Direct Relief Hurricane Prep Pack. Packs were placed at strategic locations across Louisiana in preparation for extreme weather. (Photo courtesy of Baptist Community Health Services)

Hurricane Barry

Health Centers Gear Up for Tropical Storm Barry

July 11, 2019

Emergency Medical Packs leave Direct Relief’s warehouse. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Hurricane Barry

Tropical Storm Barry: Emergency Aid Deployed

July 11, 2019

Direct Relief, Merck, Softbox and Volans-i tested a program that would deliver cold-chain medicines via drone in case of disaster.(Photos courtesy of Merck)

Central America and the Caribbean

Drone Delivers Cold-Chain Medicines Between Islands in Caribbean

July 10, 2019

Dr. Dumba examines a young patient at the clinic in the Belameling refugee camp in Uganda's Moyo District. (Photo courtesy of Healing Kadi Foundation)

Africa

His Patients Fled Violent Conflict to Uganda. He Followed Them.

July 9, 2019

Dr. Armen Arshakyan talks with his patient during medical visit

California

Stars of Hollywood's Saban Clinic Shine

July 8, 2019

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