When storms knock out electricity, health workers still need to care for their communities. In the Philippines, Direct Relief’s Power for Health initiative is helping rural health facilities maintain essential care services with solar power and battery storage.

Working with Health Futures Foundation, Inc. , or HFI, since 2014, Direct Relief has funded 17 projects and has worked with the Philippines’ Wadah Foundation on one project. 17 systems are at barangay health stations, which are community clinics providing primary care, and one is at a birthing center in Palawan . Thirteen projects are complete, with five underway.

The Philippines again ranked highest for disaster risk in the 2026 WorldRiskIndex, reflecting both its exposure to hazards such as typhoons, earthquakes, and floods and its vulnerability to their effects.

At the Moriones Barangay Health Station in San Jose, Tarlac, health worker Alona Morales said the installation makes caring for patients at night safer.…