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About three months ago, a woman in labor arrived at Hospitalito Atitlán, in rural Guatemala, with life-threatening complications. Her baby hadn’t yet been delivered. The obstetrician on staff broug…

Over 30,000 residents were asked to evacuate northwest Dominican Republic after the Caribbean nation endured torrential rains in early April. Since the first storms, rains continued into May, creat…

Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation today announced the third cohort of the Innovation Awards in Community Health, supporting infectious disease prevention and management in underserved communi…

A tornado struck the southeastern end of Enid, Oklahoma, on the evening of April 23, damaging at least 40 homes and causing minor injuries. No fatalities have been reported, though several homes we…

The Hawaiian Islands have experienced what some estimate is the worst flooding in 20 years from a series of storms, including one that hit Oʻahu over the weekend. The storms have led to the rescues…

In response to a devastating series of storms impacting the Hawaiian islands, Direct Relief is dispatching shipments of critical medical aid to equip local health providers. Direct Relief emergency…

Local Search and Rescue teams are a critical part of disaster response, from California to Ukraine.

Medical shipments departed this week for community health providers in Hawai’i, Illinois, and more experiencing outages and severe weather impacts.

St. John’s Community Health Center is tackling Los Angeles’ housing crisis by connecting patients to vital rental assistance.

Ahead of International Women’s Day, Direct Relief shines a spotlight on four women leading in the humanitarian space.

As a severe 2026 flu season strains U.S. health systems, Direct Relief’s new test-to-treat initiative provides millions in vaccines and antivirals to safety-net clinics.

The Nor’easter winter storm has turned into a ‘blizzard bomb,’ as the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions in the U.S. saw upwards of 20 inches of snow from Sunday evening into Monday morning. Origin…

Direct Relief—one of the world’s largest providers of charitable medical aid—announced today that its support for Ukraine has exceeded $2.2 billion, underscoring both the urgency of the ongoing cri…

Evernorth, the health services division of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), has partnered with Direct Relief to donate more than 41,000 lifesaving prescription medications for rapid deployment during na…

The power was out, the pipes had frozen and burst. Even if doctors could have cared for patients in the dark, it wouldn’t have been possible: The snow was so deep they couldn’t get into the buildin…