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Vaccinations taking place in Puerto Rico. Photos courtesy Med Centro.

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Global Update: Puerto Rico Kicks Off Vaccine Awareness Campaign, Vaccines Arrive in Mexico

A look at Direct Relief's activities around...

Staff at Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Desjardines, Haiti, conduct testing in the facility's lab. Direct Relief supplied the hospital with PPE and ICU kits to support care for Covid-19 patients since the pandemic began, and has been an ongoing partner of the hospital since the 2010 earthquake. Over the past seven days, the hospital received diabetes management supplies from Direct Relief. (Courtesy photo)

Covid-19

Operational Update: 16 Countries, 39 U.S. States and Territories Receive Medical Support Over Past Week

Haiti, Pakistan, Cameroon, Colombia, and 12 other countries all received medical aid from the organization over the past ...

A Day in the Life: Catatumbo, Colombia

A day in the lives of residents in Colombia's Catatumbo region, and the health personnel offering...

In collaboration with Direct Relief and the US and Mexican governments, FedEx delivers 1.35 million J&J vaccines to Toluca, Mexico on June 15, 2021. (FedEx photo)

Covid-19

Direct Relief Helps Deliver 1.75 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses to Mexico, Belize, Bolivia and Paraguay

June 15, 2021

Covid-19

Third FedEx-Donated Humanitarian Charter Arrives in India

June 14, 2021

Direct Relief's warehouse in California. (Photo: Tony Morain)

Health

Operational Update: 329 Shipments, 42.2 Tons of Aid, 2.9 Million Defined Daily Doses of Medication

June 11, 2021

Puerto Rico

For Children in Puerto Rico, Elevating the Standard of Care

June 10, 2021

A Challenges, Inc. volunteer sets up a mobile site to distribute naloxone and clean supplies to drug users in South Carolina. (photo courtesy of Challenges, Inc.)

Opioid Epidemic

As Overdoses Spike, the Lines Around Abstinence-Based Opioid Treatment Are Starting to Blur

June 8, 2021

Carlos Leon meets with a patient enrolled in Westside Family Healthcare's HCV treatment program. (Photo courtesy of Westside Family Healthcare)

Disease Prevention

For Patients with Hepatitis C, a Model of Community Care

June 7, 2021

Surgeons with the Independent Doctors Association provide care for a patient in Syria. The organization received $195K worth of prescription medications over the past week from Direct Relief. (IDA photo)

Covid-19

Operational Update: Medical Support for 11 Countries Bolsters Patient Care

June 4, 2021

A midwife listens to a fetal heartbeat using a Pinard horn. (Photo by Kate Holt for Jhpiego)

Maternal Health

The Newly Launched Global Midwives’ Hub Helps Midwives Undertake Research and Support Advocacy

June 3, 2021

Medical aid departs Direct Relief's warehouse for Nepal on May 21, 2021, in response to a Covid-19 surge in the country. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Health

Global Update: Airlift to Nepal, Hurricane Season Begins

June 2, 2021

Amid ongoing drought conditions, much of the Western U.S. is at risk of extensive wildfires., Experts in health and emergency response are working to determine how to better to respond to health impacts resulting from wildfires, like the Thomas Fire, pictured here in the hills above Santa Barbara, California, in Dec. 2017. (Photo by Donnie Hedden)

California Wildfires

To Prepare for California’s 2021 Wildfire Season, Health Officials Begin with Data

June 1, 2021

A roadside sign in the Navajo Nation in April of 2020. (Photo by Jonathan Schell for Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Navajo Nation Doctors Reflect on a Year of Covid-19

May 31, 2021

Direct Relief-chartered airlift carrying hundreds of oxygen concentrators lands in Nepal. Photo: Pranjal Sharma/Direct Relief

Health

Operational Update: Airlift Lands in Kathmandu, Hurricane Prep Underway

May 28, 2021

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Health

Global Update: Puerto Rico Kicks Off Vaccine Awareness Campaign, Vaccines Arrive in Mexico

Covid-19

Operational Update: 16 Countries, 39 U.S. States and Territories Receive Medical Support Over Past Week

A Day in the Life: Catatumbo, Colombia

Covid-19

Direct Relief Helps Deliver 1.75 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses to Mexico, Belize, Bolivia and Paraguay

Covid-19

Third FedEx-Donated Humanitarian Charter Arrives in India

Health

Operational Update: 329 Shipments, 42.2 Tons of Aid, 2.9 Million Defined Daily Doses of Medication

Puerto Rico

For Children in Puerto Rico, Elevating the Standard of Care

Opioid Epidemic

As Overdoses Spike, the Lines Around Abstinence-Based Opioid Treatment Are Starting to Blur

Disease Prevention

For Patients with Hepatitis C, a Model of Community Care

Covid-19

Operational Update: Medical Support for 11 Countries Bolsters Patient Care

Maternal Health

The Newly Launched Global Midwives’ Hub Helps Midwives Undertake Research and Support Advocacy

Health

Global Update: Airlift to Nepal, Hurricane Season Begins

Covid-19

Navajo Nation Doctors Reflect on a Year of Covid-19

Health

Operational Update: Airlift Lands in Kathmandu, Hurricane Prep Underway

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