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Extreme Weather

As Oahu’s North Shore Reels from Brunt of Storm, Medical Aid Reaches Flooded Communities | VIDEO

The Hawaiian Islands have experienced what some estimate is the worst flooding in 20 years from a series of storms, including one that hit Oahu over the weekend. The storms have led to the ...

Extreme Weather

Direct Relief Dispatches Emergency Medical Aid Amid Devastating Hawai’i Flooding

In response to a devastating series of storms impacting the Hawaiian islands, Direct Relief is dispatching shipments of critical medical aid to equip local health providers. Direct Relief ...

A healthcare worker in a white uniform sits at a desk, holding the hand of a young boy as she performs a blood glucose check.

Diabetes

Across Tanzania, Medical Refrigerators Preserve Life and Health for Kids with Diabetes

The technology Tanzania’s children with diabetes needed most urgently wasn’t a cutting-edge treatment. It was refrigeration. Local public health clinics across Tanzania provide monthly ...