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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.

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)

Hurricane Maria

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

Hurricane Maria

76-Ton Airlift of Medicine and Medical Supplies Lands in Puerto Rico

MD Resident Albert Antonyan conducts a skin screening for patient Tandra Tinsley at the Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc., known as CHASS, in Detroit last month as part of a community skin health event sponsored by the Vaseline Healing Project.(Photo by Stephanie Parshall for Direct Relief)

Unilever

Caring for Skin, One Screening at a Time in Detroit

Nepal Earthquake 2015

After the Quake, the Gift of Sight

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Emergency Update: Direct Relief’s Response to the Syrian Crisis Continues

Sr. Audelio, who developed an unrelated vision problem four years ago, became distrustful of medical care after a prescription worsened his symptoms. Nearly 15 years later, he agreed to seek dermatological care and undergo much-needed treatment. (Andrew Testa/Unilever photo)

Disease Prevention

More Than Skin Deep: Patients in Mexico Receive Dermatological Care

As Tropical Storm Cindy Barrels Across Gulf, Emergency Supplies Ready

Hurricanes

Threatened Communities Stocked with Emergency Medicine at Hurricane Season’s Start

Tents, provided by Barebones, are being used as portable medical clinics in Aleppo, Syria. Many hospitals and health clinics have been destroyed, and Direct Relief sent tents, medicines and medical supplies in August 2017 to several organizations supporting Syrian refugees and people who have been displaced from their homes within Syria.(Photo courtesy of the Independent Doctors Association)

Syrian Refugee Crisis

As Syrian Civil War Wages On, Direct Relief Aids Refugees in Country and Beyond

On August 2, 2016, a Nepali man visited a medical mission being held in a small village near the border of Tibet. His entire family died in the Gorkha earthquake in April, 2015, yet he was smiling when he arrived at the mission. When the doctors asked him why he was so happy, he responded that it was "God's destiny" for him to be happy.

Helping People in the Himalayas See Again #HelptheHelpers

The World is Full of Helpers #HelptheHelpers

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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.

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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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Vaseline

Obstetric Fistula

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

Hurricane Maria

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

Hurricane Maria

76-Ton Airlift of Medicine and Medical Supplies Lands in Puerto Rico

Unilever

Caring for Skin, One Screening at a Time in Detroit

Nepal Earthquake 2015

After the Quake, the Gift of Sight

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Emergency Update: Direct Relief’s Response to the Syrian Crisis Continues

Disease Prevention

More Than Skin Deep: Patients in Mexico Receive Dermatological Care

As Tropical Storm Cindy Barrels Across Gulf, Emergency Supplies Ready

Hurricanes

Threatened Communities Stocked with Emergency Medicine at Hurricane Season’s Start

Syrian Refugee Crisis

As Syrian Civil War Wages On, Direct Relief Aids Refugees in Country and Beyond

Helping People in the Himalayas See Again #HelptheHelpers

The World is Full of Helpers #HelptheHelpers

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Measles

On the Frontlines of Samoa’s Measles Epidemic

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