Hygiene Kits

Medical aid, including PPE and Emergency Medical Backpacks for triage care, arrives in Port-au-Prince on August 18, 2021, for distribution to St. Boniface Hospital. (Direct Relief photo)

Extreme Weather

Direct Relief Emergency Situation Report (8.23.2021)

August 20, 2021

Direct Relief delivery of medical supplies, personal hygiene kits, and a generator to Families Together, a nonprofit clinic in Tustin, Calif., during local wildfires on October 28, 2020. (Noah Smith/ Direct Relief)

Wildfires

With Fires Raging Just Miles Away, Health Facilities Step Up for Patients

October 29, 2020

Volunteers walk past roadside damage in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, after a March 3 tornado cut through the town. (Photo courtesy of Charis Health Center)

Tornadoes

First a Tornado. Then Coronavirus Fears. This Tennessee Health Center is Picking Up the Pieces.

March 19, 2020

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Syria’s Newly Displaced Strain a Health System Already in Crisis

February 25, 2020

Direct Relief's emergency response team hands off medical supplies to staff at the Petaluma Health Center in response to the Kincade Fire. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

California Wildfires

Stress Headaches and Fluttering Heartbeats. The Kincade Fire is Eroding Mental Health.

October 31, 2019

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