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Operational Update

Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 03/27/2026 - 04/03/2026

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 567 shipments of requested medical aid to 35 U.S. states and territories and 19 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 1,020,352 ...

Extreme Weather

Hawaiʻi Flooding: Direct Relief Response Continues Following Historic Kona Low Storms

Direct Relief continues to support communities across Hawaiʻi following a series of powerful Kona Low storms in March that brought extreme conditions across the islands. The first storm ...

A clinical volunteer wearing a light blue JahJah Foundation T-shirt, a black headwrap, and protective dental loupes performs a procedure on a patient in a mobile clinic.

Hurricane Melissa

After Hurricane Melissa, Providers Treat Infection and Trauma in Jamaica’s Hard-Hit Communities

In a hurricane-battered community in western Jamaica, nurse Joan Rosegreen sat down to take a young mother’s vitals – and was startled. “Her blood pressure was exorbitantly high,” she said ...