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Abaco Island, Bahamas, post-Hurricane Dorian. (Peter E. Howard/University of Miami)

Hurricane Dorian

After Hurricane Dorian, What’s Next?

Pascual Torres speaks with a group of patients at a Siempre Unidos clinic. (Photo courtesy of Siempre Unidos)

Honduras

Marginalized Hondurans Find Supportive Care, Friendship at Local Clinic

A solar nanogrid is unveiled in Grand Fond, Dominica, on Oct. 4, 2019. The nanogrid provides emergency power, water purification and refrigerated storage for medicines like vaccines. (Photo by Chad Ambo for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Maria

Switched On, Off the Grid in the Caribbean

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

GMR's donated ambulances on their way to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian (Photo Courtesy of Global Medical Response)

Hurricane Dorian

After Ambulances in the Bahamas Were Swamped by Dorian, a New Fleet Arrives

Jamaica's First Lady Juliet Holness visits Direct Relief headquarters on Sept. 26, 2019, when she received a tour of the organization's medical warehouse and briefings from staff. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Jamaica

Jamaica’s First Lady Visits Direct Relief Headquarters

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Abaco Island, Bahamas, post-Hurricane Dorian. (Peter E. Howard/University of Miami)

Hurricane Dorian

After Hurricane Dorian, What’s Next?

Pascual Torres speaks with a group of patients at a Siempre Unidos clinic. (Photo courtesy of Siempre Unidos)

Honduras

Marginalized Hondurans Find Supportive Care, Friendship at Local Clinic

With wildfires in California increasing in frequency and scale, preemptive power shut-offs have begun to take place in order to prevent future blazes. However, lack of power can bring its own health risks, and many health centers across the state lack the necessary back-up power options to sustain health operations for an extended amount of time. (Photo by Donnie Hedden for Direct Relief)

California

Blackouts Reveal Widespread Vulnerability in Healthcare System

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