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Growing Up in Wartime Ukraine With a Rare Condition

As residents of Ukraine’s cities brace for another winter of air attacks, potentially requiring them to hunker down in freezing homes and shelters, many parents are equally worried about their ...
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El Niño Conditions Supercharge Hurricane Polo, Multiple Storms

Warm waters and El Niño conditions have created an active Pacific storm season. Multiple hurricanes have tracked through the Pacific Ocean so far this year, and Direct Relief has responded to ...
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Nolo Threatens Hawai’i’s Big Island Just Weeks After Lala’s Destruction

Hawaiʻi’s Big Island may see up to three feet of rain as Hurricane Nolo builds momentum in the Pacific. Nolo is not expected to make landfall, but forecasters warn of catastrophic damage, ...
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Direct Relief Tracking Hurricane Nolo’s Impacts Across the Pacific

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 615 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories, and to 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 10.6 million ...
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As Hurricane Nolo Approaches Hawaiʻi, Direct Relief Sends Additional Emergency Medical Aid

After months of severe weather, Direct Relief is rushing urgently needed medical aid to Hawaiʻi to help local healthcare providers sustain care as Hurricane Nolo approaches. Hawaiʻi is preparing ...
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Direct Relief Announces $40 Million Campaign in Support of 2.5 Million Safe Births Globally

Direct Relief announced a milestone campaign to raise $40 million to support more than 2.5 million safe births worldwide. The effort expands upon the organization’s long-standing mission to equip ...
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Responding to Nepal Floods, Supporting Cancer Prevention in Uganda, and More

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 555 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories, and to 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 9.8 million defined ...
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Ukrainian First Responders Learn Life-Saving Birth Skills in Lviv

In Lviv, Ukraine, a room full of first responders, including paramedics, gathered to learn from experts about how to not only save lives, but also bring life safely into the world. Supporting ...
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Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine Tops $2.5 Billion

Direct Relief’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine has surpassed $2.5 billion. Medicines and supplies donated by more than 100 pharmaceutical and medical product companies have ...
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Venezuela Earthquakes 2026

Direct Relief has delivered or has en route 206 pallets of medical aid — $31.2 million in value — to health partners in Venezuela, and disbursed $550,000 in emergency grants to seven Venezuelan ...
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‘Beams of Light in a Dark World’: Rural Health Providers Care for Patients with Few Options

This story is part of a series on rural health in the United States and the organizations filling the gaps for patients. Part one of the series can be found here. Dr. Rose Gillin said she always ...