Site Navigation

Work
News
About
Get Involved
Donate

Central America and the Caribbean

Direct Relief, Merck, Softbox and Volans-i tested a program that would deliver cold-chain medicines via drone in case of disaster.(Photos courtesy of Merck)

Central America and the Caribbean

Drone Delivers Cold-Chain Medicines Between Islands in Caribbean

A mother and baby spend time at the Danja Fistula Center in Southern Niger. Direct Relief is committed to supporting healthy births around the world, and is working to equip local healthcare providers. (Photo by William Vazquez)

Maternal Health

Celebrating Moms and Midwives Around the World

A family from Colon, Honduras traveled for eight hours by bus to arrive at the Ruth Paz hospital in San Pedro Sula, to have their five-ear-old daughter examined for heart issues. The family is one of many who travel great distances to be seen by the staff at Ruth Paz Foundation Hospital.(Photo by Francesca Volpi for Direct Relief)

Honduras

With Few Options for Care, Families in Honduras Journey to Ruth Paz Foundation Hospital

Una paciente joven y su madre en una de las salas de espera de Ruth Paz. (Foto de Francesca Volpi para Direct Relief)

Honduras

Con Pocas Opciones de Atención, Las Familias en Honduras Viajan al Hospital Fundación Ruth Paz

A Shipment of Medical Aid Departs Direct Relief's Warehouse in Oct. 2018. (Tony Morain/Direct Relief)

Haiti

Medical Deliveries to Haiti Continue Amid Civil Unrest

Since 2011, Direct Relief and the Life for a Child Program have partnered to ship insulin and supplies to manage Type 1 diabetes to more than 35 countries, including to children like Manuel. He receives supplies to manage his diabetes through his local health center in Bolivia. (Photo by Alejandra Arevalo Castrati for Life for a Child)

Diabetes

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

Show More Stories

The Latest

A staff member at Baptist Community Health Services shows off the sorted contents of a Direct Relief Hurricane Prep Pack. (Photo courtesy of Baptist Community Health Services)

Hurricane Barry

After Bracing for the Worst, Louisiana Health Centers are Ready for Next Time

A resident stands in flood water outside a home near Lake Pontchartrain, after Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Lewisburg, Louisiana U.S., on Friday, July 13, 2019. Barry is threatening to bring life-threatening floods after making landfall in Louisiana on Saturday, as the tropical storm lashes the state with as much as two feet of rain. (Photo by Nicole Craine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Hurricane Barry

Barry Hits as Hurricane, Lashes Louisiana

Population change in New Orleans. July 12, 2019 at 12 am. Map by Andrew Schroeder, research and analysis director at Direct Relief.

Hurricane Barry

As Storm Threatens New Orleans, Lower Ninth Ward Residents Stay Put

Giving is Good Medicine

You don't have to donate. That's why it's so extraordinary if you do.

$

Get Involved

Three Ways to Make a Difference

Invest in a healthier world.

Rally your community to help others.

Put your business to work for humanity

Become a Strategic Partner

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Instagram
Tumblr
Youtube

About

Contact
Careers
Support

Financials

Annual Reports
Donation Policies
In-Kind Valuation

Accreditation

Charity Rating
EIN: 95-1831116
VAWD®

Governance

Leadership
Privacy Policy
Transparency

6100 Wallace Becknell Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93117