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California's Disaster Response Future is Digital, Democratic and Diverse

Direct Relief's emergency response team hands off medical supplies to staff at the Petaluma Health Center in response to the Kincade Fire. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

The Kincade Fire is Eroding Mental Health

When Direct Relief receives a donation of insulin, it is stored in the organization’s 2,800-square-foot cold room, which stays between between 36 and 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The room is stacked floor to ceiling with temperature-sensitive medications, like insulin and vaccines, and where that medication is packed into special cold shipping containers that keep temperature consistent until the insulin arrives at the health center, clinic or hospital able to store it and administer to patients. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Disease Prevention

Forging the Links of Cold Chain Medication

Lawson Koeppel, executive director and co-founder of Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition, center, assembles naloxone kits, which contain the opioid overdose reversing drug. Volunteers Christopher Wagner and Charles Fisher help load the kits before taking them out into the community. The group is committed to preventing overdose deaths in Roanoke. (Photo by Stephanie Klein-Davis for Direct Relief)

Opioid Epidemic

In the Heart of Appalachia, One Group Works Overtime to Reduce Overdoses

Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian: Population Movement – A Live Story

A shipment of more than 14,000 pounds of medical aid are unloaded in Nassau on Monday. (Dan Hovey/Direct Relief)

Hurricane Dorian

757 Aircraft Lands in the Bahamas, Carrying Vital Medicines

Hurricane Dorian

After Dorian, Damaged Supply Lines Demand Creative Logistics

Those most vulnerable to natural disasters include populations over 65, very young children, and people with disabilities. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian: Who’s Most at Risk?

“Without the support of BD and Direct Relief I wouldn’t be able to spend so much time with the patients and provide this type of (collaborative) practice model.”
Lisa Tackett PharmD, a clinical pharmacist at Neighborhood Health in Nashville Tennessee, conducts a consultation with a patient.
A award from BD and Direct Relief has made it possible for Lisa to transition from a traditional retail pharmacists role into a patient interfacing role as clinical pharmacist. PHOTO: DONNIE HEDDEN

Community Health

Community Health Centers Awarded $1.2 Million to Help Vulnerable Patients

Direct Relief and Baxter International Foundation staff tour Erie Family Health Center, one of four health centers in the Chicago area to received the Transformative Innovation Award. (Photo by Melissa Blackmon for Direct Relief)

Community Health

The Baxter International Foundation and Direct Relief Launch Program to Improve Diabetes Care in Underserved Communities

Dr. Iftikher Mahmood is the founder of HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh. The group is working to end fistula, a devastating birth injury, in the region by 2030. (Noah Smith/ Direct Relief)

Obstetric Fistula

Fistula is Devastating. This Doctor Is Working to End It.

Medical staff check in patients at this week's health fair in the San Juan Convention Center, which hosted thousands. (Talya Meyers/Direct Relief)

Puerto Rico

The Irresistible Draw of a Health Fair

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Direct Relief's Gordon Wilcock meets with a doctor in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian hit the islands as a Category 5 hurricane in August.

Health

A Year of Disasters Brings Another Year of Response

Measles

On the Frontlines of Samoa’s Measles Epidemic

California

California's Disaster Response Future is Digital, Democratic and Diverse

Direct Relief staff load shipments, including emergency medicines and supplies bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, into a FedEx vehicle Tuesday. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief photo)

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California Wildfires

The Kincade Fire is Eroding Mental Health

Disease Prevention

Forging the Links of Cold Chain Medication

Opioid Epidemic

In the Heart of Appalachia, One Group Works Overtime to Reduce Overdoses

Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian: Population Movement – A Live Story

Hurricane Dorian

757 Aircraft Lands in the Bahamas, Carrying Vital Medicines

Hurricane Dorian

After Dorian, Damaged Supply Lines Demand Creative Logistics

Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian: Who’s Most at Risk?

Community Health

Community Health Centers Awarded $1.2 Million to Help Vulnerable Patients

Community Health

The Baxter International Foundation and Direct Relief Launch Program to Improve Diabetes Care in Underserved Communities

Obstetric Fistula

Fistula is Devastating. This Doctor Is Working to End It.

Puerto Rico

The Irresistible Draw of a Health Fair

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Measles

On the Frontlines of Samoa’s Measles Epidemic

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