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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)

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Direct Relief staff packs requested medicines and medical supplies for Advance Community Health, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Caroline Vance/Direct Relief)

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Hurricane Preparedness Packs are built inside Direct Relief's warehouse. The packs contain essential medicines and supplies and are prepositioned in hurricane and typhoon-prone areas around the world. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

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Insulin, donated by Eli Lilly, pictured inside Direct Relief's temperature controlled cold room. A recent donation from Eli Lilly will allow Direct Relief to ship a regular supply of insulin to nearly 30 clinics across the United States. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

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A shipment of critical insulin for the Syrian American Medical Society is staged for pickup in temperature-controlled packaging at Direct Relief’s warehouse in California on April 17, 2018. (Martin Calderon/Direct Relief)

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79,365 lbs of medications, nutritionals and medical supplies from Direct Relief arrive at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan. (Photo: Lara Cooper)

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Eli Lilly

Disease Prevention

Forging the Links of Cold Chain Medication

United States

“A Treatment is Only as Good as the System That Delivers It”

Diabetes

In More than 35 Countries, Insulin Reaches Children and Young Adults

Hurricane Florence

Direct Relief Makes Available $100 Million in Medicine

Hurricanes

Medical Aid Prepositioned as Hurricane Florence Approaches East Coast

Diabetes

Managing Diabetes, Across the U.S. and Around the World

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Insulin Reaches Syrian Children with Diabetes

Hurricane Maria

Direct Relief Airlifts 79,365 lbs of Emergency Medical Aid to Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria

Insulin Reaches Clinics, Patients Navigating Post-Storm Life

Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew: The Response Continues

Direct Relief Commits $250,000 for Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery Efforts

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Measles

On the Frontlines of Samoa’s Measles Epidemic

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