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Medical staff from Evangel Hospital in Jos, Nigeria, receive a shipment in March, 2019, from Direct Relief, outfitting doctors with surgical tools to repair obstetric fistula. (Photo courtesy of OFSTAR Project)

Obstetric Fistula

Equipping Doctors in Nigeria for Life-Restoring Surgeries

April 13, 2019

Essential medications and supplies arrived at Al-Rahma Hospital in northwestern Syria in March 2019. The shipment was sent to support healthcare to displaced communities in Syria and neighboring countries. (Photo courtesy of NuDay)

Syria

Caring for Patients in Syria Amid Conflict

April 11, 2019

With cases of measles surging across the U.S., health officials in California are conducting outreach to contain the disease. (Direct Relief photo)

Measles

Measles Meds Arrive in California to Suppress Outbreak

April 10, 2019

Storm patterns in the Indian Ocean show cyclone paths since 1924.

Cyclone Idai

Rethinking Disaster Preparedness in Southern Africa After Cyclone Idai

April 9, 2019

Sandbags are lowered to bolster a levee on the Loup River in Nebraska on March 23, 2019. Flooding has already inundated many parts of the Midwest, and another blizzard is expected this week, which could bring even more. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force)

Extreme Weather

With Blizzard on the Way, Midwest Braces for More Flooding

April 8, 2019

IV solution, antibiotics and oral rehydration salts, all used to help patients treat and recover from cholera, are staged for shipment on Friday in Direct Relief's warehouse. The shipment is bound for Sofala Province in Mozambique, where the supplies will be distributed to health facilities working to treat patients with cholera. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Cyclone Idai

With Cholera, Cyclone Idai Deals Another Blow

April 8, 2019

Health staff from Mountain Heart Nepal treat patients in the the Bara District of Nepal after flooding swept through the region. (Photo courtesy of Mountain Heart Nepal)

Nepal

After Deadly Storms in Nepal, Local Doctors Treat Survivors

April 4, 2019

The International Health Collective holds monthly clinics in Tijuana Progreso, Mexico, with each event seeing about 60 patients. The collective is made up of health professionals and medical students, affiliated with UCSD, who travel from San Diego to Mexico with medicines from Direct Relief and others to provide care to the medically underserved community. (Photo courtesy of International Health Collective)

Mexico

Doctors, Health Students Cross Border for Patient Care in Tijuana

April 2, 2019

Medical supplies arrive to equip staffers with Health Alliance International, one of local groups Direct Relief is supporting as part of Cyclone Idai response in Mozambique. (Karoline Albuquerque/Direct Relief)

Cyclone Idai

Needed Medications Arrive in Mozambique

April 1, 2019

Pharmacists fill prescriptions at the Hebron Charitable Clinic, which Direct Relief supports with ongoing shipments of essential medicines. (Photo courtesy of Anera)

ANERA

Supplying the Hebron Charitable Clinic with Medicine

March 31, 2019

A Firehawk flown by Los Angeles County Fire fights the Woolsey Fire that blazed through Malibu on Nov. 9, 2018. Santa Barbara County will soon also fly a Firehawk. (Photo courtesy of Erick Madrid)

California Wildfires

California Adds a New Firehawk Helicopter to Its Firefighting Fleet

March 29, 2019

Lots sit empty after the Camp Fire burned through neighborhoods in Paradise, CA on Nov. 8, 2018. (Andrew MacCalla/Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

After the Camp Fire, People with Disabilities Find Homes

March 27, 2019

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