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Dominican Republic

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

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Hurricane Dorian

As Disasters Go, Hurricanes are Predictable

A satellite photo of Tropical Storm Dorian as it gains strength off the coast of South America. (Photo courtesy of NOAA.)

Hurricanes

Hurricane Dorian Rakes Treacherous Path through the Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl is tracking westward, and Direct Relief is reaching out to partner facilities in the region.

Hurricanes

Direct Relief Monitors Hurricane Beryl, First Atlantic Hurricane of 2018

Nearly 8,000 pounds of essential medical aid from Direct Relief, including items like antibiotics, surgical and wound care products, arrived to assist St. Maarten Medical Center, an organization treating patients affected by hurricanes.

Hurricane Maria

Major Flooding in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria Barrels over Island. Direct Relief Mobilizing Aid.

Click on the map above to see current locations and projected paths of Hurricanes Irma and Jose and the sites where Direct Relief has prepositioned emergency medical material in anticipation of health risks and disruption to healthcare supply lines in a hurricane emergency. The map updates automatically with a live feed from NOAA.

Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma Blasts Through Caribbean, Leaving Destruction in Wake as Florida Braces for Landfall

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A medical provider at Alta Med, a health center with 35 sites in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, provides care to a patient in Dec. 2020. The health center sees more than 300,000 patients each year, and Direct Relief has shipped protective gear and requested medical essentials to the provider throughout the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Alta Med)

Covid-19

Operational Update: More than 1 Million Defined Daily Doses of Medication Shipped This Week

A Kheir Center staff member vaccinates a senior patient. (Photo courtesy of Kheir Center)

Health

Global Update: Health Equity Fund Launched; A New Disaster Response Collaboration; Medical Aid to Sierra Leone

Free Clinic of Meridian staff member, Desiree Wilson, takes a patient's vital signs during a regularly scheduled appointment. (Photo By Revere Photography for Direct Relief)

Health Equity

Direct Relief Establishes “Fund for Health Equity” with Initial $75 Million

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