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Medical aid arrives in the Bahamas in the days following Hurricane Dorian. (Courtesy photo)

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Direct Relief Tops 2019 Charity Lists

Direct Relief's delivers a generator and battery to the Free Clinic of Simi Valley. The unit provided the clinic with emergency backup power during the Saddleridge Fire in Oct., 2019.

California Wildfires

Direct Relief Commits $1 Million to Bolster Health Services During California Blackouts and Fires

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

“Without the support of BD and Direct Relief I wouldn’t be able to spend so much time with the patients and provide this type of (collaborative) practice model.”
Lisa Tackett PharmD, a clinical pharmacist at Neighborhood Health in Nashville Tennessee, conducts a consultation with a patient.
A award from BD and Direct Relief has made it possible for Lisa to transition from a traditional retail pharmacists role into a patient interfacing role as clinical pharmacist. PHOTO: DONNIE HEDDEN

Community Health

Community Health Centers Awarded $1.2 Million to Help Vulnerable Patients

Direct Relief and Baxter International Foundation staff tour Erie Family Health Center, one of four health centers in the Chicago area to received the Transformative Innovation Award. (Photo by Melissa Blackmon for Direct Relief)

Community Health

The Baxter International Foundation and Direct Relief Launch Program to Improve Diabetes Care in Underserved Communities

Medical aid reaches Puerto Rico in the weeks following Hurricane Maria, and has continued since. Next week, Direct Relief will disperse the latest round of funding to help health centers and other nonprofits on the island continue recovery efforts. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Announcements

Nearly Two Years After Maria, Philanthropy Still Flows to Puerto Rico

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Community leaders Allison Cox and Kim Hill, a volunteer firefighter, drop off respiratory masks in Buxton, New South Wales, Australia, which was badly impacted by recent fires. Both have been working to meet community needs since fires broke out in the area last year. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Australia Wildfires

Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Fire-Ravaged New South Wales

IHRC founder Sarah Ziegenhorn, far right, distributes Naloxone to drug users in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of IHRC)

Opioid Epidemic

In Iowa, an Unlikely Activist Tackles the Opioid Epidemic

Victoria is experiencing extreme fire conditions as Australia's summer begins. Photo: Chris Alleway/Direct Relief

Australia Wildfires

Australian Wildfires – A Live Story

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Direct Relief Tops 2019 Charity Lists

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Direct Relief Commits $1 Million to Bolster Health Services During California Blackouts and Fires

Disease Prevention

Forging the Links of Cold Chain Medication

Community Health

Community Health Centers Awarded $1.2 Million to Help Vulnerable Patients

Community Health

The Baxter International Foundation and Direct Relief Launch Program to Improve Diabetes Care in Underserved Communities

Announcements

Nearly Two Years After Maria, Philanthropy Still Flows to Puerto Rico

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Australia Wildfires

Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Fire-Ravaged New South Wales

Opioid Epidemic

In Iowa, an Unlikely Activist Tackles the Opioid Epidemic

Australia Wildfires

Australian Wildfires – A Live Story

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