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Direct Relief staff deliver medical aid to Gulf Coast Health Center in Port Arthur, Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey. Access to vital medicine is often jeopardized after a hurricane. (Photo by Bimarian Films for Direct Relief)

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A rapid response team in the Democratic Republic of Congo conducts exercises to prepare for exposure to Ebola. Cases of the disease, two of which were fatal, were recently discovered in Uganda, and health officials are on high alert to prevent further spread of the disease. More than 1,400 people have died as a result of the outbreak since last year. (Photo by Tania Seburyamo for the World Health Organization)

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States that have reported measles cases this year, with current outbreaks pinpointed in green. The graph shows the change in total cases annually since 2010. (Map by Direct Relief)

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