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BENI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - A doctor wearing full protective gear speaks to a patient in the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The DRC is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

DRC Ebola Outbreak

Ebola Continues to Spread, Even as Medicine Advances

Maternal Health

Zarway, a Midwife Success Story from Last Mile Health

Culpeper to Copenhagen: A Week in Transatlantic Humanitarian UAV Trainings

Midwife Kit

Last Mile Health: Midwife Kits Reach Twenty Clinics in Liberia

Midwife Kit

A Kit for Every Midwife: International Confederation of Midwives Endorses Midwife Kit as Global Standard

Community Health

A Day in the Life of Community Health Workers

Community Health

A Bold Experiment: 50 Years of Community Health in the U.S.

Theo, a frontline healthworker with Last Mile Health in Konobo, LIberia. Each day Theo and his colleagues travel hours by motorbike on treacherous roads to extend health care to people in Liberia’s most difficult to reach villages.

Community Health

From the Field: Providing Care in Liberia’s Most Remote Villages

Ebola

Ebola Crisis Mapping Lands Direct Relief in Fast Company’s Top 10

West Africa Ebola Outbreak 2014-2015

747 Jets to West Africa as Ebola Response Pivots toward Recovery

Pallets of medical supplies from Direct Relief offloaded at airport

Ebola

First Ebola Treatment Unit for Local Health Workers Arrives in Sierra Leone

Ebola

More Ebola Aid Bound for Liberia and Sierra Leone

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Japan's Self-Defense Forces respond after Typhoon Hagibis. The country, which is vulnerable to a number of natural disasters, has a sophisticated disaster management system in place. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces)

Typhoons

Typhoon Hagibis Cuts a Destructive Path through Japan

Smoke from the Sandalwood Fire above a Dollar Tree in San Fernando, California, on October 11. The fire had burned through nearly 5,000 acres as of Friday afternoon, killing one and causing episodes of respiratory distress and other medical issues. (Noah Smith/Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

California’s Wildfires Jeopardize Community Health

Power outages throughout California, as of Thursday evening. (Map by Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

Healthcare Providers, Patients Confront California Power Outages

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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DRC Ebola Outbreak

Ebola Continues to Spread, Even as Medicine Advances

Maternal Health

Zarway, a Midwife Success Story from Last Mile Health

Culpeper to Copenhagen: A Week in Transatlantic Humanitarian UAV Trainings

Midwife Kit

Last Mile Health: Midwife Kits Reach Twenty Clinics in Liberia

Midwife Kit

A Kit for Every Midwife: International Confederation of Midwives Endorses Midwife Kit as Global Standard

Community Health

A Day in the Life of Community Health Workers

Community Health

A Bold Experiment: 50 Years of Community Health in the U.S.

Community Health

From the Field: Providing Care in Liberia’s Most Remote Villages

Ebola

Ebola Crisis Mapping Lands Direct Relief in Fast Company’s Top 10

West Africa Ebola Outbreak 2014-2015

747 Jets to West Africa as Ebola Response Pivots toward Recovery

Ebola

First Ebola Treatment Unit for Local Health Workers Arrives in Sierra Leone

Ebola

More Ebola Aid Bound for Liberia and Sierra Leone

The Latest

Typhoons

Typhoon Hagibis Cuts a Destructive Path through Japan

California Wildfires

California’s Wildfires Jeopardize Community Health

California Wildfires

Healthcare Providers, Patients Confront California Power Outages

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